LorraineCNA replied to Nurseinthemaking's topic in General Nursing
to find out if this is going to be a national trend? I'm in MA school, I chose this because of the wait here to get into LPN school and also the fact that there is not a single LPN program local to...
Amen to that! I told my husband I'll be glad to get to my externship so that I can actually have evenings that I don't have to spend studying. Go to work, come home and not have to be reciting medical...
I guess that was by big thing...to do something attainable. I was afraid that if I tried to go for nursing between the stress and the having to travel all the time with the weather, I'd get disgusted...
Became a "Q"? I really wanted to go for LPN but the nearest school to me was 45 minutes for the classes, farther for clinicals. With kids still at home and the weather here in the winter (PA) I...
Sounds like you've really "stepped up to the plate" for this place. I can understand your not wanting to step outside your scope of practice though. The shame of the situation is that it all comes...
I have to jump in here on that one. Yes, she knows how to do all that. It seems to be a common misconception here that MA's are uneducated people the docs are pulling in off the street. The reality is...
I'm going 8.5 months for MA, 6 months classes, 2.5 externship. I just told my husband the other day that if I'd done the LPN route, I'd be halfway done. Unfortunately, that wasn't an option because of...
I know exactly where you're coming from. I'm a CNA and will shortly be a MA (one more month of classes then 2.5 months of externship). I REALLY wanted to go to LPN school. I'm 47 and didn't want the...
Hope it's okay if I ask this question here although I'm not a nurse. I'm an MA student (no flames please). I'm looking to buy a good stethoscope. I have a slight hearing loss in one ear due to...
There are ads here (Pennsylvania) all the time for training classes sponsored by local nursing homes. Get the phone book and just start calling nursing homes and asking if they offer classes. Legally,...
SOME nurses deserve a great deal of respect. I've worked with nurses I've respected and I've worked with nurses whom I didn't respect. Title has nothing to do with respect. You don't "deserve"...
Amen. I worked the same type of scenario, pretty much the same ratios. I guess I "impersonated" a nurse all the time since when a resident would call out "nurse, nurse", I was the one who went to make...
So, the poster who said that MA's probably don't "understand" ethics, licensing, etc. wasn't being condescending or arrogant? Or how about the statement that we're just "pulled off the street" with no...
I know perfectly well what the nursing "practice" entails, which in part is why I decided I didn't want to go the nursing route. Let's take LTC for instance since that's the arena I'm familiar with....
From what I understand, (I'm still in school) the office has a procedure manual pretty much stating what type of calls take priority in detail. I.E. these symptoms rate here on the scheduling list,...
the majority of MA's aren't just people yanked in off the streets with OTJ training. Most are either certified or registered with either the AAMA or AMT. To qualify for the testing for certification...
Sorry if this double posts...computer glitch here. There are so many to choose from! I have the Dorlands pocket medical dictionary in print but I'm getting a PDA from hubby for Christmas and my oldest...
you don't take this the wrong way, but a lot of people have the wrong idea of what owning your own business is like. My husband has been self-employed for the last 30 years. Here's the reality of it....
that was supposed to be a smiley. :) One other thing...I'm well aware that I'll probably be making the same $ as an MA that I did as a CNA. Since this is an additional income for us, a job conducive...