tiredstudentmom

OMG!!!!!! I am so sorry that this happened to you... Vent away! Something smells rotten in the state of Denmark! I hope that you can get past this and find somewhere more suitable.

Like Mahatma Ghandi stated: "Be the change you want to see in the world." I feel that if I go into nursing, I can be the nurse I'D want taking care of my family, friends, and myself. I feel a calling, so to speak, to do this thing called "nursing"....

How about twins- I'm dead serious about this- One mother named her twin boys- L'rangejello and L'monjello. (that's right- orange jello and lemon jello) My mom in law told me about that! What a doozie that pair of names!

Yeah, I truly dislike how some educational institutions (some allegedly so! ) mislead in the name of financial gain. Guess we need to be thankful for the professionals (MA's, Nurses, etc) that are conscientious and do an awesome job everyday!

I am amending my statement: All MA's have a scope of practice, though it may not be w/ the Board of Nursing... AMT registers MA's and many other ancillary healthcare personnel.

I don't understand why so many folks let one bad example typify a whole group. One MA who goes way beyond her skills, education, etc, shouldn't overshadow all MA's. As with any profession, medical or otherwise, grouping all of one kind of person toge...

Sometimes, the best thing we can do or say... is nothing. Especially when confronted by someone who may just be what you say, nervous, testing you... Perhaps they feel threatened or insecure. Whatever the reason, it may be best to let it go and ignor...

starsgirl78, I am truly sorry that you have had such a trying job experience! Hopefully you will or have found something that is much better suited for you.

I too have felt that sort of sting, reprimanded when someone violated my personal space. Some things, well, just have to be let go. It would be different, if this person said this to you directly, face to face... This is obviously someone who is quit...

I agree w/ the 2 above posters... I myself am in LVN school post being an MA. The theories, skills go beyond that of an MA so it is definitely worth it to go through the entire program. Where I go, the only class you could get exempt from is Anatomy/...

Please let us know which position you decide on. Inquiring minds want to know... :

Let us know how it goes. I am still in nursing school myself (LVN) so it would be nice to find out how others are fairing in the real world.

My patients understood when I explained to them that I was a medical assistant. Many folks are familiar w/ MA's...I still say that if you are a Medical Asst. then say that you are one, not that you are a nurse. As someone who has been on both sides o...

As there isn't anything wrong w/ being an MA, I agree that each professional practice w/in their scope, ya know? I myself was an MA for 5 yrs. I had to know meds, phlebotomy, learned phone triage, and even charge entry...however, I NEVER called mysel...

This give me and other prospective LVN/LPNs another avenue to explore. At my school's oreintation, we were told that most likely, almost definitely,we wouldn't be acquiring our ideal job at first. Sometimes we have to take what we can get in the curr...

My worry, other than she is working stoned, is that she is PREGNANT and smoking, which is so inane and incomprehensible! I can't believe that this wasn't brought up. If nothing else, say something to her about harming the baby long term...we never kn...

Oh my! What I have to look forward to in a few months when I start clinicals in my LVN program! So glad that there are topics like this out there so I know how much "fun" we'll all be having!

I'm sorry to hear about your plight, it must be so utterly frustrating to be going through this. Have you searched other RN schools in the area? LVN schools that aren't private-for-profit? Even though you can't go back to the school you started at, t...

Even though most of the responses here are from 4 years ago, when the economy was quite different from what it is today, I find the information so very helpful. I can relate to many of the obstacles as I have been through CNA training (even though I ...

I thank you for this insightful post. I was a medical assistant for 5 years and gained skills as well as knowledge that led me to pursuing nursing licensure. I chose the LVN route and was unsure of even attaining employment. Now I feel like that ther...

I myself haven't even started nursing school, but have to admit I'm still excited. OP, I'm sorry that you have had such a bad time. I would take the sage advice given. I found myself a reputable community college w/ a great lvn-rn bridge program that...

1.psychiatry (how'd they know?! JK!) 2.ophthalmology (NO way...not my cup o' tea) 3.nephrology 4.med oncology 5.preventative medicine 6.plastic surgery 7.neurology (there they go w/ the brain again!) 8.neurosurgery I included the top 8 because 4-8 ti...

I'm not in nursing just yet (although I was a medical asst in a geriatric/adult internist's office for 5 yrs) but I had to choose peds. I don't think I could hack it sticking kids all the time, plus knowing that some are neglected, abused, etc. I hav...

I was an MA myself, though I didn't spend 2 yrs doing so! lol! Some other folks I have talked to don't want to go through with the nursing school and like being an MA. Personally, it was a good experience for me because I ended up kinda easing my way...

Hi all, I have come to toot my own horn! lol! I made my way into an LVN program (with a plan to bridge almost immediately after!) and am pleased as punch that I'm making 3 A's and 1 B for the 4 classes I'm taking right now! Start nursing school in 6 ...