Jun 25 2020
Love20
Medical Tools and Ribbons

Physician Assistant Skills (With Competencies Checklist)

By Physician Assistant
Whether you're considering a career as a physician assistant or have graduated from a master's degree physician assistant program and are interested in what health care practices are looking for, it's good to know you have the skills to be a PA. The role of the physician assistant is growing....
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Jun 18 2020
Love17
Nursing Accessories: Calendar and Telephone

Life As A First Year Nurse (New Nurse Advice)

By Nurse Practitioner
You are a new graduate, and life is exciting! You’ve finished your master’s nursing program, passed your APRN examination, and you're certified to work as an advanced practice nurse. By this time, you've been hired for your first job, and you might think you've jumped over all the hurdles you’ll...
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Jun 04 2020
Love17
Nursing Burnout Image

Burnout in Nursing (What is Nurse Burnout and How To Combat)

By Nurse Practitioner
Stress is not inherently dangerous or problematic. What can make stress challenging is an individual's perspective. In other words, how you interpret the meaning of a stressful event can focus energy on the positive or the negative. Personality traits also have an influence over whether you think something is positive...
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May 28 2020
Love15
PA Uniform and Scale

How to Become a Physician Assistant (Degree, Schooling, and Requirements)

By Physician Assistant
Physician assistants are part of a growing field of medical professionals. And the job outlook for PA-Cs is growing much faster than average. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a 31% job growth for physician assistants between 2018 to 2028. The profession was originally developed to fill...
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May 21 2020
Love14
Family Portrait

Primary Care Physician Assistant: Role, Contribution, & Jobs

By Physician Assistant
Physician assistants play an important role across the continuum of healthcare, from birth to death. Their role has expanded in the last three decades as healthcare professionals seek to fill the gap left from doctor shortages across the United States. It's estimated the shortage in primary care medical doctors will...
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May 14 2020
Love12
Vintage Nurse Bag

Nursing Model vs. Medical Model (Similarities & Differences)

By Physician Assistant / Nurse Practitioner
If you want to work as a mid-level practitioner, you have two choices: nurse practitioner or physician assistant. Nurse practitioners work under a nursing model, while physician assistants practice under a medical model. Both career tracks are rewarding and both have pros and cons. The differences between the medical model...
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May 07 2020
Love11
Time clock stamp machine

How Many Hours Do Physician Assistants Work? (PA Work Hours)

By Physician Assistant
Have you wondered how many hours PAs work each week? Maybe you're trying to decide if you want to become a physician assistant, or you’re graduating from PA school, or maybe you're just comparing the number of hours you work to other full-time physician assistants. Whatever the reason, we're here...
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Apr 30 2020
Love9
Medical Worker with Choices of Specialties

Do You Want To Become A PA? Here’s Who Should vs Shouldn’t

By Physician Assistant
"Why do you want to be a PA?" This might be the top PA school interview question and prompt for your personal statement in your application. As you consider your answer, remember the admissions committee is looking for more than a rehearsed, two-minute elevator speech. They already know the benefits...
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Apr 23 2020
Love9
Jobs Newspaper

The 5 Best Places To Find Physician Assistant Jobs

By Physician Assistant
For the past several years, U.S. News has ranked the PA profession as one of the top three jobs in the nation. U.S. News states: "Health care occupations continue to dominate the U.S. News 2019 Best Jobs rankings, with demand in the field highest for workers to fill roles such...
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Apr 16 2020
Love9
Coffee Paper Cups and Bad

Physician Assistant Burnout (Symptoms and Treatment)

By Physician Assistant
Burnout is a relatively new term coined in 1974 by Herbert Freudenberger. In his book Burnout: The High Cost of High Achievement, he identified symptoms of burnout, suggesting "much had to be attributed to the times we live in, the swift acceleration of change, the depersonalization of neighborhoods, schools, and...
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