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The term "physician assistant" seems pretty gender neutral and appropriate. They have similar education requirements to a nurse and perform (in practice) simil
by antisthenes 10y ago
The term "physician assistant" seems pretty gender neutral and appropriate.
They have similar education requirements to a nurse and perform (in practice) similar functions.
- tptacek 10y agoNo, because they're not physicians assistants. They can see patients independently and prescribe drugs without ever interacting with a doctor. The NP practices at places like Walgreens don't even have doctors on staff.
- dragonwriter 10y ago> No, because they're not physicians assistants. They can see patients independently and prescribe drugs without ever interacting with a doctor. In a minority of jurisdictions in the US, NPs can practice without the supervision of a physician, whereas PAs, in all jurisdictions, must be in a relationship with a supervising physician. But both PAs and NPs, generally, can see patients and prescribe medications, within state-specified limits, without interacting with a physician in the course of performing that function.