The Tunde Tele Blog

admin answers:

One, the CRNA, is an RN (registered nurse) with a masters degree who sedates people and makes sure that they are stable during surgery. To become a CRNA you need 4 years to get a BSN then at least 1-2 years experience in the ICU or other ccu unit, although most CRNA’s have an average of 7 years, then you must complete a grueling masters (MSN degree) or doctorate (DNS degree) program which is usually about 36 months (3 years) long. And then they must be certified by the board by taking a test so that they can practice as CRNA’s.

The other job I can not comment on because I’m not farmilar with them. I think they may just “assist” the Anestesiologist or CRNA. Sort of how a CNA is not a nurse they are Certified Nurses “Assistants”.

admin answers:

I presume you are going to graduate from a degree in nursing aide because it is only 2 years. Naturally you are eligible for any nursing school in Metro Manila. You will finish 3 more years to graduate to a BSN. Are you eligible for entry? Where in Singapore? Surely it depends on your employer if they need someone like you perhaps.

Why not upgrade yourself first before you embarked on a quest for a job anywhere else in the world. As a nursing aide all you do is take out the patient stool or clean the hospital or ward or in short a janitress, they just sweeten the word NURSING on it, it is like a cake with almost nothing on it and doesn’t taste too good but if you put on glitter and much funfare to the cake wouldn’t you like to taste it naturally because you dress it up a little bit. Because you are not even license to use the syringe or inject them to patients.

Yes that is quite true, the nursing schools in the Philippines are quite good and some are excellent in producing nursing graduates, some even top the board exams. And of course, the salary of a nurse in the Philippine is in a dismal state because the Philippines government have no funds to increase the basic salary of the nursing profession that is why more and more nursing graduates are going to the middle easter countries or other parts of the world or to the US to migrate and earn more than they should be earning.

admin answers:

I love people who have no idea what they are talking about.

You can be an RN with either a 2 or 4 year degree. Good demand.

An NP is a person who first got a 4 year RN, then got a graduate degree.
Also, good demand.

A PA has a graduate degree. Most make $70k / year and up.

admin answers:

Physician Assistants practice medicine. Nurses do not. Physician assistants diagnose, and treat illnesses and write prescriptions while nurses cannot do any of these…for more information on Physician assistants check out aapa.org and www.physicianassistantforum.com

admin answers:

Nurse Practitioners are registered nurses who have gotten advanced schooling (masters degrees). PA is some who received usually a health-related bachelors degree and then attended a program with a PA program.

PA school is a little bit harder to get into than a NP program. However, if you want to be a NP you have to a nursing degree first. Also most NP programs like for you to have nursing experience before you apply. However, many PA schools like young, fresh out of college applicants.

Some things NPs do:
Educating and counseling patients on treatment options and self-care skills
Diagnosing, evaluating, managing, and treating chronic and acute disease and illness
Performing procedures and surgeries….etc

Which is what a PA does as well. The salary may be a little bit different as well.

For more in depth information on NP such as specific salary information, complete list of job duties, educational requirements and more see this article: http://www.registerednursern.com/nurse-practitioner-np-salary-education-certification-advanced-practice-registered-nurse-aprn/