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that would be such a cool and rewarding job to have

Does all nurses still do the christmas cards every year to eachother i rember they did a few years back but its been a while.

I understand your frustration but not all MA's are traind like that I am a Certifeid Medical Assistant and in New York State I had to go for my Associates Degree in Appiled Science and then do a 160 hour internship and then sit for a 4 hour 300 question exam before i could have CMA at the end of my name. I am surprised that she said that to you and good for you for telling her that I highly respect Nurses my Aunt is a Nurse manger for the NICU in salt lake city and my Cousin is a Nurse. I hope to also become a Nurse. Do you think its a good Idea to go for my ASN and get my feet wet in the nursing profession and then go back for my BSN ? any suggestions would be very helpfuil. thanks

I agree with you 100% I highly respect RN's and LPN's and i also understand that they are above me and I hope to become an RN and be part of a rewarding profession sry if i spelled it wornge.

I am a certified medical assistant and ive learned that I am in no way a Nurse I hope to become one someday. I have been tought to say I am Doctors so and so Medical Assistant. I think it is the way they have been tought and according to the American Association of Medical assistants it states that we are not nurses and to not use that unless you have the credintals to use that. But i can see your frustration I went to a Drs apt and the Persion who was taking my vitials said im the drs Nurse and it statd on her name tag that she was a certified medical assistant so i said oh where did you go to school for nursing and she said i didnt so i said you shouldnt call your self a nurse unless you have taken the proper classes and passe the NCLEX exam so then you can use the ASN or BSN RN distaction at the end of your name and she huffed off annyoed that i caught on to her. i dont mean to step on anyones toes if i did and if i did im sorry.

my brother had the same thing and he had surgery done to help it and his hands dont sweat babdly anymore

or if a pts family member comes out of the room and snaps there fingers and expects you to get up right that seccond and go take take care of that persion.

I would treat John make sure vitals are stable call the physican and explian the situation and see if the dr would like a neuro consult to come down. I would also possibly call social work down to assess the siutation to see if a long term care facculty would be a good option. I'm Not too sure if that's a good way to go about I am a somphmore in nursing school and haven't taken any critical thinking classes yet.

I hear ya Aprilma2rn I am a current medical assistant and I have the same passion (hope passion is spelled right) as you do to become an RN. Good luck I'm a current nursing student took a semster off but I'll be back soon.

I have learned with pt confidentiality what you see here stays here and I have lived by that I am in nursing school going for my BSN

I would play it safe and let the MD do it so your license is protected

wow im surprised that a doctor would come out and say that in stead of saying the surgery took longer than expected.

if i could get my dream car it would be a 1965 GTO maby blck with red flames or green

I was accepted into the nursing program too for Fall 09. I am a transifer student so i am looking foward to starting the program

Thats a very good point . Thank you for puting that I never thought of that im a new rn student and I will be starting in the Fall of this year.