Editing question

[potioncat]

Lee:
> some of them are almost equal to Physician Assistants, and they can
> prescribe and treat to some extent.

Potioncat:
I think that should read, some Physcian Assistants are almot equal to Nurse practicioners.
:-)

>Lee 
> So, clinician is, really, a good term as one never knows to what degree the
> nurse has authority.

Potioncat:
Clinician works because it can refer to any of several medical professions.

I do agree that the occupation "nurse" can mean a very wide rage of education levels, skills and jobs. For example, as an RN I was once an ICU nurse. But I couldn't walk into an ICU job now without re-training.