Are MAs licensed/certified? Can a graduate of a nursing program work as one?

[wish_me_luck]

Hey,

I have graduated from nursing school and I am not licensed yet. There might be a possibility of denial (see my other thread under nurses with disabilities); but I am thinking I could be a medical assistant until I am able to get licensed if at all. That way I am not totally out of the loop. I just don't know much about them as far as if they are certified or licensed or anything that would require a process like I am going through right now with the RN license.

[wish_me_luck, BSN, RN]

thanks for responses. I was panicking so much that I called the Virginia Board of Nursing. The woman I spoke with explained that nothing as far as physical or mental impairment/illness is an automatic denial. It is done on a case by case basis. And she added that just because you have an illness doesn't mean it would cause an issue in patient care. Apparently, I misunderstood when filing my application. But, that being said, I do not regret disclosing it (better safe than sorry). I did get a letter from my psychiatrist with dx, tx, and prognosis and sent a letter on my own behalf with it. Bottom line is if you are in treatment for the illness/problem, you will be okay.

She was really nice. I am sure if I did something wrong, they wouldn't be so nice; but they are nice. I thought I would throw that in there because of people being concerned about denials or revoking licenses quite a bit on here. If you have a concern, I would just ask.

[KimberlyRN89, BSN, RN]

thanks for responses. I was panicking so much that I called the Virginia Board of Nursing. The woman I spoke with explained that nothing as far as physical or mental impairment/illness is an automatic denial. It is done on a case by case basis. And she added that just because you have an illness doesn't mean it would cause an issue in patient care. Apparently, I misunderstood when filing my application. But, that being said, I do not regret disclosing it (better safe than sorry). I did get a letter from my psychiatrist with dx, tx, and prognosis and sent a letter on my own behalf with it. Bottom line is if you are in treatment for the illness/problem, you will be okay.

She was really nice. I am sure if I did something wrong, they wouldn't be so nice; but they are nice. I thought I would throw that in there because of people being concerned about denials or revoking licenses quite a bit on here. If you have a concern, I would just ask.

:) Glad it all worked out for you. Best of luck on the NCLEX !