Annie-CMA

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1. What is the difference between Medical Assistant and CNA?

   Annie-CMA replied to girl8582's topic in Career Support

   Although Medical Assistants are typically found in an office, it doesn't mean they have to push papers. I work in a multi-physician, multi-disciplinary practice where I am strictly "back-office" ~ meaning I work directly with patients. In addition to...

2. Medical Assistant vs. CNA

   Annie-CMA replied to girl8582's topic in Career Support

   I disagree that Medical Assisting is more clerical than hands-on. Instead I believe it all depends on what type of office you work in. For instance, I am strictly back office ~ all hands-on. The only clerical work I do pertains to charting, calli...

3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

   Annie-CMA replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   To the morbidly obese, diabetic, three-pack-a-day-cigarette-habit, 3L-round-the-clock-O2-toting patient: Stop smoking! Don't tell me how difficult it is for you to breath and that the doctor isn't doing anything for you when you walk into our office...

4. Oh no! please...please not that

   Annie-CMA replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

   Hands down! The combination of the marble-sized object that flopped out of the patient's ear onto the floor, the smell (yes, there really was a smell!), the color of the blob and the very warm exam room had me politely excusing myself! I did not, ho...

5. I want to know about medical assisting field

   Annie-CMA replied to dayavincent's topic in General Nursing

   Last year I made a huge career change. After more than two decades running numbers, reconciling ledgers, preparing balance sheets and income statements and pushing papers in general, I became a Medical Assistant. Was the education expensive? Yep. To ...