MA's being used as "nurses"

Thank you so much!

After reading how MA's were thought of on here it made me sick. Thanks to everyone who stuck up for MA's. We go to school and work hard too. I know it's not the same education and not for nearly as long, but we still work hard for what we do. I want to work in a DR. office and just want to supplement my husbands income and to have something of my own. This makes sense to me now. My foot is in the door and I'll have a job.

We are referred to as "nursing staff". I am the RN and there is an MA. I have actually been yelled at for delagating to the MA. She answers questions and sometimes does things that are so far out of her scope. I went on vacation and the office manager (non-clinical) actually had the MA administer BCG and it is chemo...makes me sick!!!!!!

Why shouldn't we be hired for nursing positions we have put our time and money into going to school to become a medical assistant. I have received my degree in Medical Assisting just the same as all you other nurses have received a degree.

Thanks for the responses- I'm glad I'm not the only person dealing with this- I'm also glad that MA's are somewhat limited in their duties. They are not limited at my office at all- they do phone triage, cath pts, change sp tubes, instill intravesical chemotherapy, etc. I have brought my concerns to the docs several times, and now am looking for another job because I cannot watch patient safety being compromised anymore.