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Hi tchisholm71, I don't think so because you either have to have a 4 year degree or a license that allows independent practice. You can look at the info here: Certification & Renewal | CCMC I'm sure with all your experience you won't have any trouble getting your RN or certification. Good luck!

Yes, thank you! Btw, no one has responded to my complaint I submitted on the website. Surprise, surprise. Thanks to most of you for your replies and good luck!

People like you are exactly why I hate posting on this site. You can answer a question without being condescending, believe it or not. Where on the website does it say that? I looked about 10 times. I do think that website is hard to find information on, so I may have been looking in a different place that wasn't updated (though the info *should* be updated everywhere, in my opinion). I also re-read the emails I received and none if them say anything about 10-31. I could have applied earlier than you or got a different email for some other reason, it's an imperfect world. I'm so sick of some nurses and their attitudes. Some nurses are so nice and some are scum of the Earth, it's like there's no in between.

I never cared what job a man had if I was attracted to him unless it was something I was ethically against for some reason (for example, one guy I was casually dating started working for a political candidate I had a lot of problems with - that actually didn't end it itself, but our political disagreements did!) I've also never been attracted to someone BECAUSE of their job. I don't think most people think anything negative about men being nurses anymore.

I always did. I worked 3 12s and we didn't get overtime until we were over 40 hours a week. So I did get paid for the time, but not overtime as I USUALLY didn't hit 40 hours a week... Now I'm salary so I don't get anything for working extra!

Hi Sheena, I just took the test yesterday and CCMC is only open Monday through Friday. I did send them a complaint though, but who knows when or if I'll hear anything back. I wasn't given any information on the exam when I applied to take it or afterwards, so I just read about it on the website. The website still says you get your preliminary result immediately and doesn't talk about any exceptions for a new blueprint, so that's what I was going from. Thanks for the info so I won't be paranoid it's just me! I really don't even know what to suggest studying. It was all over the place. I bought a book from Trivium Test Prep "CCM Certification Study Guide 2015-2016" on Amazon. I think it did help some. There were some worker's comp and occupational health questions on there I wouldn't have known otherwise since I never worked in those areas. The book doesn't go into a lot of detail since it's designed to be faster to read than some other ones. There's a lot of questions about communication and negotiation skills that aren't too hard, but can be confusing since like boards a lot of the questions have 2 answers that could be correct. Doing the practice tests on the CCMcertification.org website was helpful since they are true to the format of the test, even though it's a new blueprint now. Some of the questions were very similar to the ones on the real test. The questions in the book I bought really aren't. Good luck on your test!

Hello, I just took the CCMC exam today for CM certification. On the website it says you'll get your preliminary result immediately, but I didn't. The notification I got was "In alignment with certification best practices, CCMC is conducting a passing standard study with the CCM exam. A passing standard study is conducted whenever a new exam blueprint is introduced to establish a cut score for passing the exam. The study will allow CCMC to review the impact of the new passing standard based on the exam results prior to releasing the final results." I can't get my result until 10/31/16. So it seems like they're not releasing results right now. But I can't help thinking this is because I failed. Has anyone else gotten this message and later found out they passed? I think this is absolutely ridiculous. It needs to say on the website or confirmation e-mail that they are not releasing results at this time. It doesn't say anything except that you get an immediate preliminary result. The person at the testing center didn't know anything about it. I seemed to be the only one there today for this exam. I don't mind waiting a few days or even weeks, but this is 2 1/2 months for a computerized test in 2016. I don't like being a guinea pig without being told.

I can't figure out how diet pop became "healthy." The hospital where I used to work had a huge menu for patients. Where I work now they have two or three entree choices a meal and some of our patients are there for two months so it's the same thing over and over.

Yes, I do have the right to be angry at women who think that men are better leaders than women just because they're men.

I'm so sorry for your loss. I think this is the worst disability denial I've ever heard and I've heard some doozies. Yet the frequent fliers I used to get on Med/Surg who would stop taking their meds to have a hospital vacation were on it... I've definitely taken care of some younger cancer patients who lost everything whether they had much to start with or not.

Yes. I worked with someone who was the valedictorian of her class and she was not a good nurse to say the least. One of the salutatorians from my class was dumb as a brick - I can't imagine what she's like as a nurse.

It just seemed to me that the women didn't think the other women were fit to be leaders. Some of them had great ideas for fundraisers and the guy that got elected did pretty much nothing. We only had 35ish in our class so everyone knew everyone.

The male nursing students in my class were definitely given special treatment and attention while in school, but I haven't seen anything on the job, though I have no doubt it happens. It made me so mad that every class would elect a male class president even though the majority of students were female.

I think there should be healthy options, but I wouldn't support ONLY healthy foods. Sometimes I need a Pepsi or a candy bar on a bad day...patients need a treat sometimes too...especially in rehab where I work - they're working it off! Also, all some patients will eat is junk food and if they're very elderly, dying, etc. who cares, let them eat it...I'd rather them just eat ice cream than eat nothing at all. I think hospitals could be more supportive of healthy eating by actually giving their staff time to eat. I work 12 hour shifts and I get up at 5 am...I often don't get to go to lunch until 1:30 or 2, so by then I'm starving. No time for a dinner break and I don't get home until 8:30 starving again and I have to eat and go to bed so I can do it again the next day. That's really unhealthy. If we had appropriate nurse to patient ratios and workloads maybe we'd get to eat like normal people.

I knew what you meant. In fact, you got a few mean responses just for posting this, right? (So did I when I asked about leaving bedside nursing.) I've had lots of jobs and never had so many mean coworkers until I started nursing. There's some no matter where you work of course, but some jobs you can just do your own work and try to stay out of the drama...in nursing you need each others' help at least some of the time. It is possible to get a non bedside job right after nursing school. A girl I went to school with and worked with got a job in a doctor's office right away after graduation. We were both nurses' aides on the same floor and she was a terrible aide. My boss didn't want to hire her as a nurse, yet she got the (I'm assuming) easier job and I was stuck on the same Med/Surg floor. I'm guessing she got the job because she knew someone. After I was a nurse for about a year I tried like heck to get a non-hospital job (I didn't want to work in a nursing home either) and couldn't find one, so I just changed hospitals and it's a little better, but still not good. I was very nervous in nursing school too and I still am sometimes (after two years), but I'm able to deal with it and I'm told it doesn't show. What I can't deal with is the toxic coworkers I have now. I'm working on my BSN and hoping with more education and experience I'll find something decent.