RedhairedNurse2Be

I think it would be better to drop the class now and try again in the fall. You have to make time to study. If there is a tutoring center at your school, go there and figure out what is confusing you. Also talk to the professor. Figure out your learning style (tons of info online) and how to study. Also do not cram before a big test. Study a few hours every day and you will know the material enough to not have to cram it in.

That is odd. Where I live, the MA program is 9 months at a vocational school and LPN is a year at community college and vocational school, and the duties are almost the same. If you do go to a MA program keep in mind there is a lot unemployed right. I even have CMA and I havn't had a job since October 2010.

Another thing I hate is people who use the wrong tense of words. For example, I was watching Lizard Lick Towing last night for the first time, and the repo guy said," that house looks like it is habated". I had to change the channel because I felt my brain cells dying a slow painful death. No offense to anyone who loves that show, but I hear people all day use the wrong words, and after awhile it gets under your skin.

I was taking a patient down to the dining room for lunch one day. She was refusing to go. She would only go if my mom and sister agreed to come along. Since she was diabetic and needed to eat I played along. I told her my mom and sister were downstairs waiting for us. She then sat in her wheel chair and let me take her downstairs without a problem.

Nursing school and keeping the baby will be hard but if you really wanted to, you could make it work. Being a mom is the hardest job I ever had especially while attending school but I never regretted it. Talk to your director, counselors, doctor, clergy, and parents. Your parents may surprise you and show you support. You also have your friends. How is the father feeling about this? There is also state resources that you could use as well. Let's not forget about adoption as well because that is a win win for all parties invoked. Good luck I hope you make the right choice.

Both are national exams and I think both would transfer if you moved to another state. The only think that would be different is the skills MA are allowed to perform in their state. In Michigan MA can do a lot such as EKG, blood draws, PFT, injections, vitals, as well as front office work.

Thanks, but I have given up on finding a MA job here in Michigan. My husband has a good paying job so I don't have to work while attending school. In the meantime I'm focusing on being and volunteering at a hospital until I go back to school July 10. Going to Nursing school will be hard with MA hours.

Congrats on the interview. I hope you get the job. I've applied everywhere in my county and the surrounding areas and only got interviews. I wish you well. I would have lived an OB or Peds job.

I agree, but if the rules of class state everyone is required to do it, they should follow the rules. I also agree this instructor is a little odd in her teaching methods. If you can find another CNA program. This one sounds like the making of a bad reality show, like Big Brother meets healthcare. Being a good CNA takes time, and just because a person struggles and needs help doesn't mean they can't be good.

Some states have child care assistance. You just fill out an application at the welfare office and verify you are going to school.

Hello. I'm a CMA. I'm currently unemployed but in school for Nursing. Where I live there is a MA surplus and jobs are competitive. I will be volunteering at a hospital next week, and next summer I will be taking a CNA class because my school decided to make it a requirement.

Both certifications require you to sit for an exam. However, both are accredited by different groups. Different states prefer different cert. To sit for both exams a person has to pass a accredited MA training program and provide proof as well as the transcript when applying. As far as I know there is no difference in duties, but thing vary slightly state to state.

With HHA jobs some of the duties are driving clients around to run their errands and help with shopping, and taking them to appointments. A bus pass would not work for this job. Many companies want you to own the car, have insurance coverage.

I was doing peri care one night with one of my favorite residents, an really nice nice elderly gentleman. While I was helping him get ready we were talking and he asked what my husband does for a living. I told him my husband is an independent filmaker/writer, but for the most part he shoots music and promotional videos for various bands and stuff like that. He replies,"he doesn't shoot Media does he,". We both we started laughing really hard, partly because I didn't even know Media was in this man's vocally because he was always such a gentleman.

See if you can transfer to Peds at your hospital. Not everyone fits in with certain things. I worked as a CNA in Assisted Living and even though I loved my residents I don't think elder care is my calling. Not every nursing duty will be glamorous, but this is important work. Try a new deptment and if you're still not happy you will know for sure.

When I was in MA training there were a few people who could not do basic Math to save their lives, and it wasn't that hard. It was stuff like Bill has an office copayment of $20, and hands you a $50. How much do change do you give back/credit his account. I am horrible at math, and that was a no brainier for me. There was another student who could not figure out how to turn on a computer in 2009! Last I knew these people are unemployed, and I think healthcare workers everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief. It's people like them that makes entry level workers look bad.

Mine was a crediated, I forget the organzation. My school covered text books, set up my externship sight, covered liability while on externship, covered liability for the class because we used other as guinea pigs, and paid for equipment needed for the class. They even bought everyone their first stethoscope. It also covered lifetime job assistance(even though their leads were the same ones I found), and I get mock interviews if I ever need it. When you think about it, it almost equal to a commituy college program. If you complete an accredited program, you're more likely to get hired, but where I live there is a surplus of MA and CNA running around.

I actually went to Ross Medical Education Center. They have campuses in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. It was expensive. I paid $13,000, and I had student loans from when I was a Social Work student at a nearby university. I learned a lot though, but I was only able to get hired for Assisted Living, so a lot of what I did learn I forgot.

I took care of this older lady (over 100 years old). She was one of the nicest people I've ever met. One day a Physical Theripist came to do an assentment on her. The 3 of us walked the halls because he didn't believe me when I said that she doesn't use a walker at her age. After the guy left this lady said, "That was nice of your husband to go on a walk with us, he is very good looking,". I've had never seen that guy ever. It was funny though, and she was right about the guy being good looking, lol.

I went to a trade school to earn my certificate, and then I had to pay to take the optional CMA exam. There are programs where you can earn an assoicates degree in it, but most are certificate.

If you go to a community college and received student aid, you can only take so many credits before the cut you off. I wouldn't retake this class because like OP said you will review this in the Nursing courses. In the meantime study what you had trouble with and focus on A&P II.

The ones I own are not long enough, and even if they were I would not tuck them in. If you're heavy, tucking just makes them tight around the middle, and does not look flattering.

It's a pretty easy course if your school is anything like mine. If you know the metric system, decimals, and fractions you will do well. I took this course when I trained to be a MA, and it was easier and I'm horrible at math. Pharm is what scares me.

Personally I would go to the Med/Surg floor because you will see more diverse patients, and would be better of you wanted to do a different specialty later.

At my last job the housekeeping staff wore dark green scrubs and the CNA wore khaki pants and a dark blue polo shirt. Families of the patients we'd always confusing us. One time I went to do a check on one of my patients and his daughter asked if I was their to fix the A/C. When they learned I was their CNA for that shift they apologized, and said management should make us wear scrubs. Even our name badge didn't look professional. I think only medical personal should wear scrubs. At the hospital in my town, the scrubs are colored coded by position, and their signs everywhere explaining the uniforms to patients.