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  1. Concerned mother..question about clinicals

    sonomala replied to caltripp's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No way, no how, forget it. In 3 months as a CNA, I was punched at, hit, grabbed, kicked, spit on and verbally abused by many

  2. I have a dilemma..Ughhhhhhhh

    sonomala replied to *Miss*'s topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Can you challenge the test? In NC you can do that twice but if you fail twice you have to take the class. What are your hour requirements? Down here it is one 8 hour shift in 2

  3. Who's Getting a Flu Shot?

    sonomala replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If I were you I would get the shot, talked to a nurse this morning at the Ped office. Not getting the shot for high risk like asthma isn't safe. Bad mouth me all you want, I'm not going to sit back...

  4. CNA vs Medical Assistant

    sonomala replied to smellyacres's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    20 an hour isn't going to be from MA or CNA. If you want that kind of money you need to look at RN, Resp. Therapist, radiology or Medical Lab Tech. Most local community colleges have those kinds of...

  5. Gagging during the breif change... Help!

    sonomala replied to TiffanyLovesPink's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree with the other suggestions. You'll get over it and one day you'll find yourself on a break with your uniform covered in bits of stuff and you'll be eating without thinking about it all. Of...

  6. CNA vs Medical Assistant

    sonomala replied to smellyacres's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    MA school for me, for two years is 4500 including books but I'm getting a full ride with Pell grants so I'm not paying a thing out of pocket and I'm getting money for living expenses. CNAs where I am...

  7. CNA to Phlebotomist to Med Aide......

    sonomala replied to misspink789's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes its possible and its a good idea. It increases your job prospects and the odds that you'll get a job in a hosp. If your state has it, you might want to do CNA2 or NA2 which is about a three month...

  8. CNA vs Medical Assistant

    sonomala replied to smellyacres's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This has become a good debate with some very good posts on both sides. Personally, I love my MA program. I'm in the second semester (at a comm college), I'm joining the honors program, got invited to...

  9. Who's Getting a Flu Shot?

    sonomala replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've got kids. We're all getting

  10. Anyone going beyond their CNA license??

    sonomala replied to sunflower777's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm a CNA, in the Medical Assisting program (love it, see other posts lol) and after I'm done this in the fall, I plan enrolling in either the sonography or radiology

  11. Wish I had known..

    sonomala posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Spent four months in a CNA program that cost me about 400 dollars not including gas and child care. Spent three months working as CNA only to get laid off. Luckily a friend referred me to the local...

  12. Pray for Me

    sonomala replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I will pray for you! Your going to do

  13. Interesting..

    sonomala posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just thought I'd share with the other CNAs. In my Medical Assisting program there is a Paramedic who is going back for a new career. I was mentioning about being a CNA and the place where I had...

  14. Unrealistic

    sonomala replied to justme01's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    For your state test you might have to. On the job, odds are no

  15. NICU Per-Diem or LTC Full-time????

    sonomala replied to NhNikki's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    NICU all the way, its the kind of job most of CNAs dream about. Even if you do clerical your job will be wayyyyyyyy better then 40 hrs of

  16. Don't know how to cope with it all.........

    sonomala replied to MossyOakGirl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm sorry your having such a rough time. Something that stood out was you said you had to empty sharps containers? Thats a new one for me, anyone else have to do

  17. Hospital vs. Nursing Home

    sonomala replied to WldChrry's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The others are right ltc your going to do a lot of daily care things, dry rounds every 2 hours where I worked, showers, denture care, making beds ect. I'm told Cnas in the hospitals have it much...

  18. Can I bring these stuff to clinical?

    sonomala replied to tavia_yeung's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    We had to bring 2 black pens, a watch with a second hand, a pocket size notebook and our skills list with us each day or we lost points. We left all of our coats ect in the activities admin office...

  19. How much do CNA's make these days and is the pay worth the workload?

    sonomala replied to Lala27poodles's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Out where I am in NC the pay is around 8 dollars an hour. Its sad that one can make more money flipping burgers then helping take care of an elderly

  20. CNAs who work the overnight shift, i need your help!

    sonomala replied to hwalls's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I worked over night and day shift. I think overnight is easier in terms of lifting but in terms of stress on the body it is much harder. I was a healthy active woman when I started the over night...

  21. Wish I had known..

    sonomala replied to sonomala's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I found out about it through one of our local parenting magazines. I don't know if its just our area or state by state thing. You might try doing a web search for "Child Development/ child subsidy"...

  22. Submitting Chicken Pox paper to school to be in clinical?

    sonomala replied to tavia_yeung's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I had to have the titer done before my cna class. I was worried because I had a mild case of chicken pox when I was 13 and the doctor then said I might not have gained immunity from it. Luckily the...

  23. Should I start off as CNA or Medical Assitant.. need advice!

    sonomala replied to josebeltran88's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I did CNA and am now in college to become a medical assistant. The job outlook all depends on your area and what kind of program you go to. Mine is through the community college and with pell grants...

  24. FED UP CNAS!!!!

    sonomala replied to marineswife0809's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I saw that happen tons of times! It sucks for hard working

  25. CNA wanting to be a MEDICAL ASSISTANT...will this be better

    sonomala replied to amethyst26's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm a cna who is in an MA program :) Out where I am, MAs have it made. Doc offices are always hiring them. All 4 major hosp got rid of their lpns, they were told to upgrade or say bye bye. And the doc...