LorraineCNA

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1. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

   LorraineCNA replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   Just a few more points. I edited my original post but apparently it got lost in cyberspace. We are qualified to draw up meds. We learn the same "Six Rights" they teach in nursing school. It's also our office policy that all injections are also checke...

2. what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

   LorraineCNA replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, I realize this is an old thread but I haven't been here for awhile. I'm a CMA. I work in a very busy family practice. I draw blood, do ekg's, BP's along with other vitals, AI's, PPD's, etc. We also take sick calls...which consists of simply ge...

3. Please give any advice

   LorraineCNA replied to MarsMe's topic in General Nursing

   Hi there! I'm a CMA in a busy family practice. We always confirm appointments a few days ahead. When we call we remind the pt to bring a list of their current meds along with the dosages. Some still forget but for the most part they're pretty good wi...

4. Cna Questions And Requirments

   LorraineCNA replied to spoiledbrat0627's topic in General Nursing

   Like the other posters suggested, it's usually easy enough to find the training for free. Get the phone book out and call the LTC facilities near you and ask if they offer the classes, most do. The test isn't difficult (I took it in PA). The written ...

5. lpn or rn in office setting

   LorraineCNA replied to nursewannabee's topic in Ambulatory

   I don't know where you are location-wise. I'm a MA in Pennsylvania and there are very few openings here for LPNs outside of the LTC arena. Docs offices here hire mostly MAs and RNs. We have one RN for 5 MAs. She's going to retire end of this year and...

6. Would nurses support MA licensure?

   LorraineCNA replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in PA and I'm legally allowed to give injections here. I seriously considered LPN school here. Unfortunately, the nearest school was 45 minutes away and even farther for clinicals. I had two kids still in school at the time and couldn't imagine h...

7. Would nurses support MA licensure?

   LorraineCNA replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

   Nope, there is no "license" for MAs. Just voluntary certification. That's another problem, there are so many different agencies offering "certification". Some of them don't even require formal schooling. I'm certified (CMA) through the AAMA, as far ...

8. Would nurses support MA licensure?

   LorraineCNA replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

   Just goes to show the differences in pays across the board. I took almost a 3.00 an hour pay cut going from CNA to CMA. Good point on getting paid what the market demands. Lorraine CMA, CNA

9. Would nurses support MA licensure?

   LorraineCNA replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, I highly doubt the physicians would support it. They'd be crazy to. Just figure what the doc where I work saves by having us 5 MAs instead of having to hire receptionists and nurses. Plus, we're all interchangeable (MAs) someone from back office ...

10. Would nurses support MA licensure?

    LorraineCNA replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that aspect. However, if the docs couldn't get MA's for a Walmart wage and had to compensate us better, would they not be inclined to go back to hiring licensed personel? The reason they hire us now is that there is such a drastic differ...

11. Would nurses support MA licensure?

    LorraineCNA replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think we expect to as "monitarily valuable" as LPNs. I do however expect to be more "monitarily valuable" than an employee at Wally-World. I work for one of the major hospital networks in PA and one of my co-workers whose daughter just starte...

12. Would nurses support MA licensure?

    LorraineCNA replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I think that's rather presumptuous. I have no desire to become a nurse. I like performing the "technical" duties. I also like the diversity of the position. There's also a good bit of responsibility involved in the job. That's akin to saying that LPN...

13. Would nurses support MA licensure?

    LorraineCNA replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    OBRA went into effect in 1987 so CNA isn't that new. I wasn't aware of the the military aspect as I have no background in that area. Lorraine CMA, CNA

14. Would nurses support MA licensure?

    LorraineCNA replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I like that aspect of it myself. I guess the aspect I DON'T like about it is the fact that I can make the same pay at Walmart (well...almost). It just seems to me that MAs are kind of a non-entity in the medical community. No one seems to k...

15. Would nurses support MA licensure?

    LorraineCNA replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    >...some of my coworkers were just hired off the street That's part of the reason that I think licensure or at least mandated certification should be put in place. Where I work, we also do 90% of the injections (AI's, immunizations, etc.). I don't...