I'd love to have a preceptor like you! I will be in preceptorship next month before graduating in May with an ADN. Facilities for preceptorship are extremely limited here, and I fear being put in a...
My husband went to NOLA after Hurricane Katrina with his Air Nat'l Guard unit. A lot of the guys got MRSA. He got that PLUS a strep infection of one leg. The MDs were worried it was NF, but...
From the OP I take it the MAs were generic-off-the-street-on-the-job-trained MAs and not Certified or Registered MAs. I am a CMA (AAMA) for almost 12 yrs. and a SPN. It burns my bum that so many...
My thoughts and prayers are with you!!!! I agree with the advise of others in regards to the boot camps. Several of my friends through the years have had to send their kids for some "tough love"....
I had the same problems. My fix came with 3/4-length orthotic inserts (Dr. Scholl's type--a LOT cheaper than seeing podiatrist). I slip them in which ever pair of shoes I'm wearing. It took a few...
I was diagnosed with CFS initially, but the CFS was brought on by having Lyme Disease. Most screening tests for Lyme miss many more positives than they catch. The Igg/Igm Western Blot done through...
I was working in a hematology/oncology office in Central La. during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. It was horrible trying to help people who were receiving chemo and not having access to their records....
i have experienced that at every office where i have worked. one office a "ya-hoo" receptionist who couldn't find her butt with a hand full of fish hooks, took the messages. she would just write...
It depends on if the MA is Registered or Certified. I am a Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA) in Louisiana, but was trained at the University of Alaska, Anchorage for 2 yrs. My last job was...
For nausea, any ginger product will work. I am fond of ginger snap cookies (can't stand ginger ale). A PA I worked with would tell his patients to mix mineral oil and peach nectar and drink it for...
I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease a couple of years ago along with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I took fish oil for my triglycerides; it didn't seem to help my arthritis (have had knee surgery in there,...
:yeah:i'm so happy for you and your new daughter found each other!!!! your thread has had me crying and laughing. it's horrible what you each have endured to get you where you are today. wishing...