So I've binge watching WAY WAY too much ER lately (personally I prefer it over House, Scrubs etc.). And on the show, in addition to the usual doctors, nurses and specialists, there are also two other characters: a physicians assistant, and later on, a nurses aide.
My question is: what is the difference between a physician's assistant and a nurse (if any) and what does a nurses aide actually DO?
I only ask because both concepts are fairly foreign down here. (Using ER as the same example, if you watch one of the episodes whereRiver Song Elizabeth Corday starts, she mentions about getting her Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians(?) and tries to compare it to the US system, Australia uses a slightly similar system)
My question is: what is the difference between a physician's assistant and a nurse (if any) and what does a nurses aide actually DO?
I only ask because both concepts are fairly foreign down here. (Using ER as the same example, if you watch one of the episodes where
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