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I am in the same position. I am working on my pre req's for Nursing next Septmeber. I was advised to take Bio, then Chem, then Micro and A&P 1 & 2. Good Luck......

I am a MA in a doctors office, and there are many times when I am at work and because I look spanish, I am called upon to translate spanish for a patient. I don't speak spanish or any other language for that matter. One of my parents is Hispanic, but I was never taught the language. Now I am interested in learning Spanish. I know a few words here and there. I can say take off your shoes, or sit down, or even sit still for 1 minute. But that is as far as I get. Even that little spanish confuses people because then they assume I speak spanish and end up speaking spanish to me.. I want to know if anyone learned spanish for work and how did you do it? I attempted to take a spanish for beginners class but it was soo boring that I never completed the course. I also have books like spanish for dummies. Please help..

I am a MA in CT and make $13 an hour in a private doctors office. That is good but from what I see on the internet and hear from other MA's in other office, I should be getting about $14 or $15 if not more. I am not a LPN but I am a CNA in a hospital and the LPN gets close to $20 an hour. Its almost the same amount of school you need to go to for your MA. Best bet is to go for your LPN. Besides more $$$, you have better hours in a hospital, and you get great benefits. I love working in the private office, but in the long run I prefer the hospital setting. Also I am planning on becoming a RN, so that LPN course sure would have helped..... Good Luck!!!!!

I recently did my taxes and I heard that I could have written off my scrub uniforms, my shoes, and other things that I am required to wear for work. I work 6 days a week, so any reimburstment I can get is always helpful. Especially with how many scrubs I purchased last year.. Do you know if this is actually true? If so, what else can I write off that is work related? Thanks in advance....

Thanks for all the advice.. I made an appt to see my primary doctor but I requested to see a different MD. Thanks...........

Its odd that you said cramping, because that is what its like.. And there is definetly no swelling or redness.. And it doesn't feel warm to the touch.. It is just a very strong cramp mainly in the back of my calf. Kind of like when you get a charlie horse but not as bad..

I am a medical assistant M-F and usually one day on the weekend I work as a nurses assistant. We all know that as a nurses assistant you are on your feet the whole 8 hours, going in and out of rooms, answering numerous calls at once. Sometimes after my shift is over I get this horrible pain in my right calf which usually lasts a good 5 or 6 hours. I started experiencing this pain after I started working in the hospital. I am not complaining about what I do, but I am wondering if this is a common problem in Nursing or is there something wrong. One year ago I went for a check up and mentioned it to my primary doctor, she did not take me seriously at all. She told me to try applying heat to the area, which I did, but nothing came of it. I can't help but think that my doctor should send me for a cat scan or something to make sure nothing is wrong. One side of me thinks it is related to being on my feet for the 8 hours, (if that is the case I do not want to experience that everytime I work in the hospital..) On the other hand a side of me feels like something is terribly wrong.. Any advice????