Prescriptive Authority and the Physician Assistant

Description

1-Describe and explain the following:
a-Overview of PA role.
b-Qualifications.
c-Education.
d-Certification.
e-Legal Foundation of Prescriptive Authority.
2-What are the prescribing practices of physician?
3-As primary care nurse practitioners (NPs). continue to develop their role as prescribers of medications, what will become most important?
4-What is the significance for a primary care NP who will practice in a state in which the governor has opted out of the federal facility reimbursement requirement. How does this define how NPs may write prescriptions?
5-Do CRNAs require a DEA number? Why or Why not?
6-What does the current trend to transition the NPs to the Doctorate level mean? Why has the American Association of Colleges of Nursing recommended this?
7-What is an important difference between physician assistance (PAs) and NPs?