How many factory workers can do 2 more years past BSN and become nursing practioner or physician assistant?
Nurses can become Nurse pratitioners but they cannot beome PAs. at least nor in our neck of the woods. So they can go to Engineering and become an assistant. Ten times as much responsibliity and just as hard work for twice an nurses entry level salary ... at best?
Oh here in midwest/IL nurses can and often do become PAs—depends on what they want to do after they get their BSN—either become Nurse Pract. or PA. Daughter has been examined/treated by both—one a midwife who works for ob/gyn & one a PA that works for dermatologist, and they seem to have equal levels of expertise and responsibility.
That said, we may be spoiled—we have excellent health care facilities and personnel in my community, and I realize that may not be the norm.