Johnkc8rak

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1. Don't pounce me, I really do not know!

   Johnkc8rak replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ambulatory

   The RN in the office work at is the manager. Beside's all of the daily running of the office (A full time job in it's self). She also does all of the education training for the pt's. We have a lot of PT/INR's and diabetics. We take the vitals/blood,m...

2. Differences between Medical Assistants and Registered Nurses?

   Johnkc8rak replied to MA2006's topic in General Nursing

   Is your friend crazy? I have been a MA for the last year now in a awesome clinic. We have one RN and the 3 of us MA's. There is a major difference in what she does vs what we do. She does the education part of the pt work. We have a lot of people on ...

3. Medical Assistant's using LASERS?

   Johnkc8rak replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   I work as a full time ma and i would never want to mess with a laser on a pt. You sure it's a laser like they use in surgery? There are different grade's of laser's also. Maybe a state allow's non md's to use low power one's like they sell for non me...

4. rx refills

   Johnkc8rak replied to minnesotanurse100's topic in General Nursing

   The only scripts that we write out at the office i work at are the one's going to mail away pharmacy's like Medco (With the MD ok and him signing it) . Other wise we use a service called oncalldata. It has the pt's info on it. What pharmacys they ha...

5. Is it logical that we're warned against losing >3lbs/wk but gastric bypass is OK?

   Johnkc8rak replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   You sould take a look at obesityhelp.com. It's not a easy out if you look at the site. Its not a quick fix. Its a life style change. I have not had it but from what i have read. I also have a close friend who has had it. Once people have this operati...

6. claiming to be what she isn't

   Johnkc8rak replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

   In my own doctor's office, there was a very uppity MA who insisted that she was my doctor's nurse. I asked my doctor about it, and she said, "No, that X is an MA." She no longer works at that office. Twice she wrote out prescriptions for medications ...

7. Does Your Facility Have the flu shot yet?

   Johnkc8rak replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

   I work at a 3 doc office and we have been giving them out for the last few week's. A whole lot of our pts are going to Flordia for the winter and are getting them here before heading South. Last Wed i did 22 flu shot's in 3 hour's. Busy morning. Joh...

8. who really uses PDA software for nursing school?

   Johnkc8rak replied to ava'smomRN's topic in General Students

   Try the Dell Axim X30 or X50. A lot of memory for $240-380.00 There is a medical forum on Aximsite.com John

9. Medical Assistant Certificate Question

   Johnkc8rak replied to Talk2much555's topic in General Nursing

   I have been told that it is highly recomended that you take the CMA or RMA test. I am studying right now for the CMA. Here in the Cleveland Ohio area. Most of the MA job's want you to be a CMA. CMA mean's you have gone to a school that is accredite...

10. Medical Assistants

    Johnkc8rak replied to nrollins's topic in General Nursing

    Hello nrollins vbmenu_register("postmenu_1082166", true); . I just got done with MA school and i have a interview at a Ortho office Thursday afternoon. Start pay is $13.00 (Not min wage ). If the LPN program's in your area have a long wait like th...

11. Phasing out LPN's.

    Johnkc8rak replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Safety

    I am a new MA. Thought i would come over here and see what i could learn on this site. What i find is what seems to be a bunch of people who are stuck on a ego trip. You sould go back and reread your posts. You sould be welcoming ma's.RN's you compla...