RedhairedNurse2Be

RedhairedNurse2Be

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  1. Should it be this hard?

    I think it would be better to drop the class now and try again in the fall. You have to make time to study. If there is a tutoring center at your school, go there and figure out what is confusing you. Also talk to the professor. Figure out your learn...
  2. Start MA school? yay or nay?

    That is odd. Where I live, the MA program is 9 months at a vocational school and LPN is a year at community college and vocational school, and the duties are almost the same. If you do go to a MA program keep in mind there is a lot unemployed right. ...
  3. My pet peeves

    Another thing I hate is people who use the wrong tense of words. For example, I was watching Lizard Lick Towing last night for the first time, and the repo guy said," that house looks like it is habated". I had to change the channel because I felt my...
  4. Funniest/strangest dementia patient stories

    I was taking a patient down to the dining room for lunch one day. She was refusing to go. She would only go if my mom and sister agreed to come along. Since she was diabetic and needed to eat I played along. I told her my mom and sister were downstai...
  5. Confused between school and preganacy

    Nursing school and keeping the baby will be hard but if you really wanted to, you could make it work. Being a mom is the hardest job I ever had especially while attending school but I never regretted it. Talk to your director, counselors, doctor, cle...
  6. Difference between CMA & RMA

    Both are national exams and I think both would transfer if you moved to another state. The only think that would be different is the skills MA are allowed to perform in their state. In Michigan MA can do a lot such as EKG, blood draws, PFT, injection...
  7. Where are all the MAs?

    Thanks, but I have given up on finding a MA job here in Michigan. My husband has a good paying job so I don't have to work while attending school. In the meantime I'm focusing on being and volunteering at a hospital until I go back to school July 10....
  8. Where are all the MAs?

    Congrats on the interview. I hope you get the job. I've applied everywhere in my county and the surrounding areas and only got interviews. I wish you well. I would have lived an OB or Peds job.
  9. I had a terrible day at school today... Accused and feel awful.

    I agree, but if the rules of class state everyone is required to do it, they should follow the rules. I also agree this instructor is a little odd in her teaching methods. If you can find another CNA program. This one sounds like the making of a bad ...
  10. Single Mom, how can I get help with Expenses while in Nursing School?

    Some states have child care assistance. You just fill out an application at the welfare office and verify you are going to school.
  11. Where are all the MAs?

    Hello. I'm a CMA. I'm currently unemployed but in school for Nursing. Where I live there is a MA surplus and jobs are competitive. I will be volunteering at a hospital next week, and next summer I will be taking a CNA class because my school decided ...
  12. Difference between CMA & RMA

    Both certifications require you to sit for an exam. However, both are accredited by different groups. Different states prefer different cert. To sit for both exams a person has to pass a accredited MA training program and provide proof as well as the...
  13. Home Health Aide Requires You to Know How to Drive

    With HHA jobs some of the duties are driving clients around to run their errands and help with shopping, and taking them to appointments. A bus pass would not work for this job. Many companies want you to own the car, have insurance coverage.
  14. Funny things patients say !

    I was doing peri care one night with one of my favorite residents, an really nice nice elderly gentleman. While I was helping him get ready we were talking and he asked what my husband does for a living. I told him my husband is an independent filmak...
  15. ICU yuck

    See if you can transfer to Peds at your hospital. Not everyone fits in with certain things. I worked as a CNA in Assisted Living and even though I loved my residents I don't think elder care is my calling. Not every nursing duty will be glamorous, bu...