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  1. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    kms_rn replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The MA program where I teach is an Associate Degree program. Medical assistant is just a name for a job--like "cashier." It could apply to anyone in the clinic such as the receptionist or biller (MA's...

  2. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    kms_rn replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Medical Assistants are specifically trained to work in a doctor's office. They are trained to do injections, phlebotomy, EKG's, urinalysis, sterilization, etc. The doctors hire them because that's...

  3. I'm sure this has been said.. MA's calling themselves Nurses

    kms_rn replied to AprilN's topic in General Nursing

    Medical Assistants are specifically trained to work in physician's offices. That's why they are preferred for that role. They learn things like basic lab testing, phlebotomy, how to set up procedure...