what the heck are medical assistant schools doing !

[lauralassie]

I'm an RN, in the ER. I know of 4 people who, in my opinion have been rooked into MA (medical assistant ) schools. Each on of these people have been told that , MA , can do everything an RN can do. Not sure about you but I don't think the Cardiac Thorasic Dr's want an MA to care for a crashing patient at 2:00 am. My best freind completed an ma course, her med list MOM, TD, Botox(go figure why this is even on a med list for an ma)etc. As compaired to an RN list of inatrops, ca blockers etc..

Any one have any ideas of how to stop the practice of ma schools comparing ma 's to Rn's?

[LorraineCNA]

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 checked by either another MA or the nurse prior to administration. As for the

reaction point, that's why we're not permitted to do any injections unless Doc is on-site.

My school BTW was 6 months, 4 days a week followed by a 3 month full-time externship (where I ended up staying on).

Oh...and yes, it does ire me that the cashiers at ALDI's grocery make the same money I do. However, with no certification or licensure mandatory, that's not likely to change.

Lorraine