Why don't you want to do nursing instead?

Nurses who have done the prescribers course can prescribe (theoretically) anything from the BNF. In practice (and this applies to doctors too) they can only prescribe from the PCT's guideline (i.e.- the medicines that are paid for by the PCT). There are strict guidelines for prescribing for all healthcare professionals, including doctors, and nurses can prescribe the same amount as doctors.

With first had experience of the day-to-day running of a Walk-in centre, the nurses are top dog. There may be a doctor there (usually only for a couple of hours, sometimes there are no doctors on), but these doctors are not "supervising" the nurses- they are there in case their expertise or opinion is sought after by one of the nursing staff. The doctor is not overseeing them, not signing anything off- just seeing patients.

oh and also bc getting bulled by sister isn't my idea of fun.

In all seriousness, can we save the drs vs. nurses things for another thread? It's been quite interesting so far.

Ooo, patronising! Can deffo see why your username is Sarky. However, I will not do as you say, as you did not ask nicely! In order to answer the question you have to slightly cover doctors vs. nurses anyhows, that is obvious, as a decision for a person who wanted to do medicine would have to weigh-up the pros and cons of both. I respect doctors as much as nurses tbh.

They're both caring careers. Both in medicine obvs. Why not nursing? If you fail at medicine would you become a nurse?

Ooo, patronising! Can deffo see why your username is Sarky. However, I will not do as you say, as you did not ask nicely! In order to answer the question you have to slightly cover doctors vs. nurses anyhows, that is obvious, as a decision for a person who wanted to do medicine would have to weigh-up the pros and cons of both. I respect doctors as much as nurses tbh.

I got this one in an interview in February. I just made a big point of doctors being a more significant point of communication (they basically relay all the information from the other teams - haemotology, pharmacy, etc. - to the patient).

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* medicine = more responsibility

Ah bit this required the nurses to do specialist training to do these whereas you just need to so your degree in medicine. There is also restrictions to them as well

<snip> At the end of the day a Dr is senior to you so you do as you are told (within reason obviously) and unless you have real cause fro concern you should just get on with it.

how about considerably less responsibility, and until you are in a career grade post the ability to hide behind 'trainee' status ...

A doctor does NOT out rank a Nurse , a Doctor makes a request to the nursing Staff in the plans of care they prescribe.

i think you need to support that incorrect assertion.

as a registered Nurse once you are out of preceptorship you are accountable for your caseload on a shift to shift basis, you also hold ongoing accountability for any patient you are named nurse for.

a Junior Doctor never holds the ongoing responsibility or accountability for a patient that is vested in the Consultant or Staff Specialist under whom the patient is admitted.