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What is the difference between Doctor And Nurse?

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G. Roland

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G. Roland, Professor, Austin

Answered Jun 11, 2020

The medical field is one of the most important fields to work in. People's health depends on healthcare and the people that are working in the field, such as the nurses and doctors. Though nurses and doctors are both equally important, there are differences between them.

One of those differences is in regards to the amount of education each need. Doctors spend more time studying to become one than nurses do. Nurses follow a normal length of time, similar to obtaining a bachelor's degree—the length of time of studying leads to another difference, which is pay. Doctors are paid a higher salary than nurses are.

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B. Strickland

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B. Strickland, Sales Manager, MBA, Houston

Answered Jun 11, 2020

A doctor has a much bigger responsibility to his patients, the nurse who assists him. Doctors go to school to be taught how to diagnose and treat a patient appropriately, and if they work in a hospital, of course, they know how to perform surgeries. A doctorate is a master's course that needs to be taken even after you have graduated from a bachelor's degree.

After the master's degree, a doctor needs to go through rigorous training, and then he is ready to put what he learned into practice, which depends on what he specializes. A nurse must stand beside the doctor and provide compassionate care to the patient through careful collaboration. The fundamental purpose of a nurse is to carry out the doctor's orders. However, nurse practitioners have more education than the typical nurse. They may also diagnose the patient and dispense medications.

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C. Marcus

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C. Marcus, Content Developer, Washington

Answered Jun 11, 2020

Doctors are the medical personnel that lead the way when it comes to medical operations, while those that assist them are referred to as nurses. The doctors are actually recognized to be more superior to nurses. However, it takes more years of studies in school to be a doctor than to be a nurse. There are also actually different kinds of doctors, which include a neurosurgeon, a psychologist, and an ob-gyn.

The understanding of real medical work is with the doctors, and they take the responsibility of diagnosing patients and prescribing the treatment, which is to be undergone. This actually indicates that a doctor has more responsibilities than a nurse. Hence, the income earned by a doctor is more than that of the nurse.

A nurse just needs to graduate from a four-year academics course from a medical line, and then he or she can undergo some exams and apply for the nurse position.

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