Pros And Cons Of NP And Pa's

Even though physician assistants and nurse practitioners are educated, trained and conduct a large portion of medical services, the licensed physician is still responsible for all medical services provided. However, in the end, the physician reviews and signs off on every patient treated by a physician assistant or nurse practitioners.

A common misconception is that NP and PA are not capable to practice at the same level as physicians, however the majority of NP’s and PA’s do perform a majority of the same task’s and quality of care that physicians conduct on patients.