Thujone

Thujone

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  1. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    Haha, thanks, I'm sure he will bloom sooner or later. I could start an ADN program in the Fall of 2012, but I don't feel like paying 20k for tuition (private school) :0, or being that much in
  2. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    Well the reason I am getting my CMA first is because I can't start the ADN program until Fall of 2013. Everything just lines up perfectly that way because I will be graduating the CMA in the Spring of...
  3. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    In order to be certified as a Medical Assistant one must complete a CAHHEP approved program, and only then are they even allowed to take the national test for certification that is offered by the AAMA...
  4. NON-Nurses Giving Shots in MD Offices

    A lot of states allow Medical Assistants to give certain kinds of injections and to draw blood. A Medical Assistant with an Associates Degree have two years of training which is plenty for their scope...
  5. Wondering Mind

    I often have those thoughts in my head too. I am also an INTJ. I found the only thing that helped relieve me of my stresses is putting my stressors into someone else's hands. There was a time, not too...
  6. I have a five step plan that has helped me be on the presidents and deans list a my college several times. 1. Read the chapter. 2. Highlight the most important information from each subheading. 3....
  7. I absolutely can't find my friends popliteal pulse. I have only attempted to find this pulse location on one other person, and it took some practice, but I eventually felt it REALLY good. However,...
  8. compliance with hand hygien

    Wash hands or be
  9. I was able to get their popliteal pulse by using a very light touch. I think I was pressing to hard before. Although when I found the other persons popliteal pulse I pretty much had the entire weight...
  10. How should I study during nursing school??

    I have a 4 step process for studying, and it has never failed me in any class. 1. Read the material 2. Highlight the most important part of each subheading/paragraph 3. Create questions for the...
  11. What do you guys think?

    I am currently enrolled in an Associates Degree CMA program, but in the Fall of 2012, I will be accepted into a LPN diploma program (12 months.) I like the CMA program thus far, so I don't really want...
  12. Curious female here! :)

    After I first graduated from HS my first major was Biology, I wanted to be a Physician. I was not prepared for the college life at that time, so I dropped out after a semester and took a year off from...
  13. What do you guys think?

    I am doing to occupy my time I suppose. I can't start the RN program until 2013, so I have to do something until then
  14. Freshman male student unable to enroll in nursing program

    Do another
  15. Should I Take Chemistry?

    I would take Chemistry if I were you. You may want to apply to several different schools when the time comes, and since most school's require that class, it would be a good idea to have
  16. High school level math is used in CNA, MA, LPN, and RN programs. The math involved does not exceed this level; however, there is a lot of memorization of formula's and you will have to know how to do...
  17. Hello MA to LPN???

    There are no MA to LPN programs that I am aware of, but general education courses like Anatomy and Physiology or General Psychology do transfer. LPN programs are usually through technical schools. LVN...
  18. LPN versus CMA

    Let me put some of my thoughts on this. First, a little history on me. I am currently a CMA student who will be attending RN school right after I graduate with an Associates Degree in Medical...
  19. When I am trying to read with a piece of candy in my mouth (like a Life-Saver,) I am able to maintain focus better. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone know of any studies done on this, and...
  20. Anyone on here been through/enrolling in the Gaston College LPN program next Fall? I have some questions if you are. I am wondering what the minimum cumulative score is for acceptance? I have a 3.25...
  21. Gaston College LPN School

    I hadn't heard anything about being on the CNA I registry giving one an extra point. I am on the registry, so hopefully, that will increase my
  22. Gaston College LPN School

    Thanks for your reply, garnetgirl29. I am quite shocked to hear about your friend. The LPN's program coordinator told me that for the past two years, people with 9 points and up have been accepted...
  23. Not my day

    I have the highest average grade in my class, 97.2, and my teacher had the audacity to call me out because I have had a few tardies. These rules were not made for people like me, they were made for...
  24. Not my day

    This is an exemplary example of constructive criticism. I respond best when a response is worded like such, and I think that most other people do to. Also, this is the only post offering a solution....
  25. Not my day

    Thanks for the advise