Nurses are distinctly underpaid in relation to their responsibilities -- in the
hospital, they are the ones who keep you alive. maggie
Jim Devine wrote:
> I have no complaints about PAs. When I was on the HMO, the doc's office
> assigned me to the PA (since they treated me as a second-class citizen).
> Then I went on the Preferred Provider plan and got the doc himself. He's
> fine, but too much into prescribing pills as a solution to all ills. I'm
> back on the HMO now (I've got to cut costs!) so I'm a second-class citizen
> again (I get sent out to get my blood checked for cholesterol rather than
> having it done in-house), but I wouldn't mind seeing the PA again.
>
> Many nurses complain about the high pay that PAs get, though.
>
> At 08:17 PM 02/27/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> >Yeah, but Physicians Assistants make more, on average, than nurses and can go
> >into practice for themselves. Also, at least for women, PAs often provide
> >better care than MDs -- for ex., PAs are midwives and provide routine
> >gynecological care. I went to a PA for years instead of a gyno, and she
> >pulled me through a couple of problems the gynos couldn't identify. Also, PAs
> >are frequently trained in abortion and can provide services in a doctors
> >office in many places where there are absolutely no other service providers
> >available. maggie coleman
> >
> >Jim Devine wrote:
> >
> > > Some nursing jobs have been taken over by Physicians' Assistants, who are
> > > basically low-paid MDs.
> > >
> > > At 12:17 PM 2/26/01 -0800, you wrote:
> > > >Part time nurses under temporary contracts are doing quite well, although
> > > >hospitals are downgrading many traditional nursing jobs to have
> > > >non-professionals take over.
> > > >--
> > > >
> > > >Michael Perelman
> > > >Economics Department
> > > >California State University
> > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >Chico, CA 95929
> > > >530-898-5321
> > > >fax 530-898-5901
> > >
> > > Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine
>
> Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~JDevine
