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I NEVER SAID I WAS A NURSE. I never said I was even qualified as a nurse. I would see the patients get the c/c and make the suggestions b/c I researched and learned at the Rep lunches not just taking the free food. I read the PDR. I never signed scripts. I wrote them out, told the Dr. what I did and he would decide if I was right or not. Making a suggestion to a Dr. is not a crime. One said I was only 21 and not old enough to have enough experience to know what to do. I'm 32 a mother and have been learning long before I ever got in school and learning ever since I got out. I never represented to anyone that I was a nurse. I always introduced myself as a Medical Assistant. I would do the physiical part that I was capable of but the pts still saw the dr. I would take the patients to the room and work to anticipate what the Dr. would need. I no longer work in this office b/c the Dr.s wife wanted me to do things outside my scope and I refused and said I had to and I wouldn't so I quit. Thank you to the people with the suggestions about furthering my education. I appreciate that but it saddens me that SO many of you think MA's are not qualified or smart enough to do things after what they learn in school. It saddens me that so many people here are so harsh, this is not the welcoming, kind place I thought it was. I will think twice before I return. DiAnne

Dear Motorcyclemama At the risk of sounding rude, which I don't mean to be, MA's are NOT necessarily office personnel. Some people to go to school to specifically become a Medical office assistant but this does not make them an MA it makes them a MOA. I am not just trained to do a few injections. I am trained to do EKG's, assist on small surgeries, set up pt't for x-rays and then develop them, phlebotomy using all gauges of needles, EKG Tredmill stress testing. When I was working in a doctors office I was seeing my own patients and writing Rx's and then having the Dr. sign off on them. I check in patients into the exam rooms and depending on their ailments am able to suggest medications to the Dr. which I have also spent an entire quarter in school learing the differences of. I have also removed stitches, lanced abcesses, given complete physicals in addition to the paperwork of prior authorizations and worked with insurance companies. You are very mistaken if you think that MA's are in no way shape or form a nurse. I feel that I am an incredible Medical Assistant and love what I do. With the amount of interraction I have with the patients I feel that I am far from office personnel. DiAnne :balloons:

I am new to allnurses.com and I was wondering how come you don't include Medical Assistants in any of your groupings?? I went to school for 18 months to get my honors degree and I have wanted to be a nurse all my life (eventually I will work my way up to RN). Your website was discovered by while trying to find a college in my area (Indianapolis) that has a LPN course that will accept my transferring credits (still haven't found one). But if you could answer that question as to why MA's are not included it would be greatly appreciated. Also if anyone knows of a college in the Indianapolis area that accepts credit transfers from Indiana Business College--Medical that would also be appreciated. Thanks DiAnne (VERY proud MA):balloons: