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  1. School asks for private info?

    lillymom replied to malarwen's topic in General Students

    At my school, for the RN program, we have to turn in a dental form, immunization history, and health assesment. I haven't seen the papers yet but when I went through school for CMA they made us turn...

  2. Reality Check for Nursing Hopefuls

    lillymom replied to DedHedRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    All I have to say is I am meant to be a nurse. I have always felt this way but have never had the opprotunity to go to school for RN until now so hopefully I will get in this year. The job outlook...

  3. Critical Thinking!!!!!! Whatever!!

    lillymom replied to clandestine-approach's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am not in nursing school yet so I can't really say. I just took the class because I thought it would be an asset for making the best decision in a timely manner. This class made us draw outlines,...

  4. Unlisenced assistive personell replacing nurse positions

    lillymom replied to Italia23's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Italia - No I wasn't upset at all. You have the right to your opinon and to seek medical care that you find appropriate. I wouldn't want anyone who wasn't trained and educated properly to administer...

  5. Unlisenced assistive personell replacing nurse positions

    lillymom replied to Italia23's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Okay this thread is getting heated so I am just going to say that some schools teach differently and since my state's scope of practice is broader I would guess that they teach more here since I do...

  6. Critical Thinking!!!!!! Whatever!!

    lillymom replied to clandestine-approach's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well I took a critical thinking course as my humanities. I thought it would look good on my resume. It was a mistake on my part. My thought was that it would teach you how to think on your feet and...

  7. Unlisenced assistive personell replacing nurse positions

    lillymom replied to Italia23's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This is confusing but I think it may be directed to me. Why would there be a need to have a nursing Dx if there is a medical Dx by the MD and they "do it" (make Dx) all the time, at least everywhere...

  8. Unlisenced assistive personell replacing nurse positions

    lillymom replied to Italia23's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  9. Does this *really* bother any other nursing students??

    lillymom replied to Italia23's topic in General Students

    I am a CMA and people call me a nurse all the time. I let the pt. know I am not a nurse because I am proud of my title and spent two years getting it (none of the 2 years were pre-req's all major...

  10. Unlisenced assistive personell replacing nurse positions

    lillymom replied to Italia23's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i am a cma in nc. i do agree that a cma should never call themselves a nurse but most people call me that anyway and i do correct them but they don't care. i also have an associate's degree, not a...

  11. Was this a A Violation of Hipaa?

    lillymom replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Oops I didn't mean for the accommodations to be in bold my laptop goes crazy from time to

  12. Was this a A Violation of Hipaa?

    lillymom replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry that this office treated you badly. I work in a doctor's office and we often have patient's that are unable to use their hands to fill out paperwork. In these situations we have the nurse...

  13. No gloves ever?!?

    lillymom replied to dizzyray822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ditto. I forgot to put on gloves on my first day in the doctor's office when I did a finger stick for glucose. The doc pulled me aside and said if I forgot again I would be gone. The pt. told on me...

  14. Terrible first clinical experience (CNA)

    lillymom replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately this is how it is in many, many LTC facilities. The pay for CNA's is horrible and so is the work load. Facilities end up hiring people who don't care because most people who do care...

  15. Is anyone confident about getting into Nursing School?

    lillymom replied to Student4_life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I feel quite confident that I will be accepted to the ADN program. Our school goes by points; unweighted GPA, healthcare experince - 2pts, residency - 2pts, final grade in A&P I & II - 1 pt...

  16. Questions about office nursing!

    lillymom replied to luvapug's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Well I'm not a nurse but I am a CMA and have worked in a few MD's offices. Most offices have people to fill-in when someone is out(my job) so it usually isn't a problem to call in. Sometimes it can...

  17. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

    lillymom replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. Well from my point of view and from the responses the OP has written it seems as though they may be a tad bit self absorbed. Maybe they don't understand what is like to work nights. Maybe they...

  18. Turns out I have to take the CNA test

    lillymom replied to bustthewave's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.asisvcs.com/indhome.asp?CPCAT=0734NURSE I just passed the CNA test in Dec. Go to the link and click on candidate handbook. This is directly from the company that does the testing. The...

  19. Missed my appointment

    lillymom replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a doctors office and if it is not habitual and you apologize it shouldn't be a big deal at all. They may charge you a fee for not showing up without canceling 24 hrs in advance. Just because...

  20. Chemistry Help

    lillymom replied to my4helpers's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My chemistry teacher used a site called chemfiesta.com a lot to help us learn. I printed some worksheets off of it to do but I'm not sure how good his notes or lectures

  21. Nursing School/Tattoo Vent

    lillymom replied to LikesToWander's topic in General Students

    I think it is very wrong for them to kick you out after they told you it would be okay if it was covered. It kinda seems like they just wanted your money. I can understand that they would not want...

  22. Clinic nurse

    lillymom replied to digitalgirl20's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I don't assume I'm a nurse. and as I clearly stated I am a CMA, but the MD's and LPN's call me a nurse. I do not correct the MD because they know I'm a CMA and so do the nurses, and CMA is on my name...

  23. Taking 13 credits for a Summer semester in order to make January admissions!?

    lillymom replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't know about your school but mine offers a lot of proficiency exams for this same reason. They give you the final exam and if you pass you don't have to take it. You can challenge CNA in NC...

  24. Clinic nurse

    lillymom replied to digitalgirl20's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I am a CMA and our scope of practice is quite broad. We practice directly under the MD's liscense so it is more of a question what the MD will allow the MA's to do as far as NC is concerned. I do...

  25. Vent: I HATE MY JOB! If you hate your pre-nursing job, let it all out!

    lillymom replied to stefanyjoy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I hate to say this since you work there but I despise insurance companies!!! I do prior authorizations for pharmacy medications in a specialty office and it is a pain in the butt. Occasionally I will...