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1. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

   mrnurse2u replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe it's a per-county deal. Is it really not the case that at some point CNA-type training is given in any program? I know that in the count in which I live, there is such a high demand for...

2. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

   mrnurse2u replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   In some states, such as Minnesota, CNA's that take extra training and get an endorsement to pass meds have a slightly different title, namely "Medication Nursing Assistant: MNA", and they can only do...

3. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

   mrnurse2u replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   AMEN!

4. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

   mrnurse2u replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Steph, In my post I said "CNA or equivalent training." At our community college, the equivalent training course is called "Basic Skills for the Health Care Provider". Perhaps your school did...

5. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

   mrnurse2u replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   That is super-scary. Nurse practioners have prescribing powers to. I think this all comes down to the stereotype that still exists in the minds of many: doctor=man=powerful-healer;...

6. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

   mrnurse2u replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   What state do you live in? In California, they say MA is good experience, but counts nothing towards becoming an RN (nothing transfers from an MA program to RN). Being an LVN (LPN) is a different...

7. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

   mrnurse2u replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   I think some doctors just see MAs as "cost effective" nurse alternatives if you know what I mean. If a doctor allows an MA to do something beyond their authority and education, the doctor is...

8. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

   mrnurse2u replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Student Nurse, First of all, good for you to study to be a nurse! Keep it up! Also, good for you to be sensitive to the different roles people in health care have. You will soon find that...

9. Graduating HS, I want to be a nurse HELP!!

   mrnurse2u replied to Manning626's topic in General Nursing

   CONGRATULATIONS on graduating early! I applaud your goal to become a nurse. I can answer some questions for you. 1) An ADN (Associate Degree in Nursing) and BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing)...

10. migraine faker at the ED!

    mrnurse2u replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    Hear hear! Great points. If a nurse can't vent here, that's a shame. As for the girl with the sudden need to play the part of a migraine sufferer, there's only so much time a nurse or doctor has to...