why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

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As I was taking care of a pt, she mentions she's also a nurse. I asked what her specialty is and where she works at. She says she works at a clinic as an MA. In my head, in what universe is an MA a nurse?!

Becoming an MA or a CNA is NOT a step toward becoming a licensed nurse. The rest of your post is so unintelligible, I cannot even begin to respond.

It sounds like a drunk person slurring and making no sense lol.

Too far? Sorry

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They freak me out. ever since I read 'it' and watched that true crime movie about John Wayne Gacey:eek:

No, not clowns. I like spiders.

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Combining two common phobias, there apparently is such a thing as a Clown Spider:

Freak.

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It sounds like a drunk person slurring and making no sense lol.

Too far? Sorry

Calls CPS.

The Homer Simpsons Skull Girl poster apologized, and said she would work on grammar/punctuation. Here's a shock- she was actually agreeing with us.

We just didn't know it because we can't read gcjsbcmbsjbjb!!,,,,,

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Calls CPS.

The Homer Simpsons Skull Girl poster apologized, and said she would work on grammar/punctuation. Here's a shock- she was actually agreeing with us.

We just didn't know it because we can't read gcjsbcmbsjbjb!!,,,,,

I just spit out my water that I was drinking. Ohhhh, I'm laughing so hard.

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Specializes in critical care.
Sorry lack of punctuation can really send things into a frenzy...what was meant is TITLE matters if it is earned, not to go around calling yourself a nurse if you don't carry the licences that gives you the title...Sorry for the miss interruption

Miss Interruption!

She needs to be the next Little Miss character.

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Specializes in Pediatrics/Developmental Pediatrics/Research/psych.
I wouldn't say I have a phobia of clowns. I certainly hate them and think that they are the creepiest things ever, but not to the extent of a phobia. I HATE spiders though. If one was on my windshield while I was driving, I might crash. No joke.

"Why did he have to say follow the spiders? Why couldn't it be follow the butterflies?"

---Ronald Weasley

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"Why did he have to say follow the spiders? Why couldn't it be follow the butterflies?"

---Ronald Weasley

Won Won!

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Specializes in DD, PD/Agency Peds, School Sites.
Thank you & I am too!

Did I ever mention hospital? No. I never worked in a hospital but I saved many lives when I worked in corrections & psych.

Yep. Can't tell you how many prison alarms and school 911 calls I've been involved with.

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Many people don't understand the difference until they go to school and work for it. I know I truly didn't when I was a EMT. Now I do.

I 100% agree with this. I also hear MAs come back with "I do everything a nurse does". Ok you see the tasking that we do, but do you see/understand the reasoning behind it all? No, no you don't.

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When I was a tech in the ED years ago my colleague and I would response "I'm not a nurse but maybe I can help " 95% of the time it was a tech/aide request (sometimes nurse consult such as "do they still have a fever, room 3 is asking for a warm blanket" or "can room 5 have a drink/snack/get up to the bathroom") other times we would alert the nurse

It was easy and truthful.

Years later I was in the ED with my then young child. I know for a fact the hospital (and state regulations) policy prohibited medication (other than topical antibiotics such as bacitracin or silvadene) to be administered by anyone other than a licensed nurse, APN, PA-C or physician. The tech came in with Tylenol. I knew the tech and commented that I didn't realized she attended & graduated nursing school. (Her badge was covered in stickers. The only visible part was her name and the "essential personnel"). She didn't. She claimed the doctor let her do this "all the time". (Turns out the statement was "tech can you let nurse know to check orders on room #". ) ED director and nursing administration were down to speak with "irate patient mom". To make matters wrong I knew the dose was wrong simply by the volume in the cup--at least a 3 fold overdose.

That is HORRIBLE! How dare they put a child's life in danger. I would have sued.

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It's just plain IGNORANCE to be honest. On the MA/CNA part because they try to take credit for accomplishments they don't have. Again, they will never understand until they work for that degree. Hate to say it, but also ignorance on patients' part because they don't know any better and are not familiar with medical field.

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