CMAtoRN

Congratulations!!! Happy for you:yeah:

Hello! Good to hear from you! I am hoping to do the same thing! I am just beginning prerequisites though so I am sure I have a long way to go til entering the Nursing Program!

Great! I am starting prerequisites to get into the RN program. So I will probably be working full time soon and in school. How exciting lol I original actually wanted to be a RN but at the time MA was there and I chose to get my foot in the door with it. I love it though.:)

I am looking for a job too CTH3989! I just passed the pre screening test for Sutter Health so I am waiting for an interview now:)

Renewing it is pretty much the same thing ...except the hands on part might be a little shorter depending where you go. It costs the same too..as far as I know.But if you are planning on working at a hospital be careful because some of them don't accept online courses. I just renewed mine and the hospital I am going to be working for didn't accept any online courses for the BLS even if it is a renewal..

Good luck!

Yeah I'm trying to move back to the bay ..Sac sucks! lol

Oh ok. Yeah I used to live in Vallejo.

Yes!!!!!! I feel you. I would give anything to get into Nursing School! It's my child hood dream and it pumps through my veins. I would like to wish you good luck! And I am sure your time is coming! Good Luck!

Hello! Welcome and Good Luck!!

Thank you for commenting and Good Luck!!! I can't wait til I get done with prerequisites! Whew! lol

First Hello!:) What were you classes like? Well I went to a vocational school so I only had one class, but we had different modules. They were great! It really depends on your instructor and how they have the class organized. My instructor was a flight nurse and a NP in Oncology and Hematology, so she was wonderful and pushed us. It also depends on how you adapt to the tasks of a medical assistant. I did exceptional well, I was even given the task of being a class manager to the other students:) What is the average pay? I would say it depends on a lot of things. Realistically hospitals get pay the most. With clinics depending on the clinic and state you can start of minimum wage. But in my area California most of the MAs I know start off atleast at 14-18 dollars an hour. Hospitals pay more than clinics of course. But I would suggest you google the average salary in your area for medical assistant. A typical day for me is coming in to work early making sure all of the charts are up for the patients who are coming in for the day. Then I assist the Physician if he needs me for any procedures. I also room the patients, check them in and out, take their vitals, make sure they are in the right position and that the room is prepped correctly for any exams. I also administer injections, obtain blood samples, perform urinalysis, and do some administrative work as well. It really depends some days I'm doing only one thing in one department and sometimes I'm helping with everything! lol so it depends. And no this wasn't too much:)

Nice!!! I can't wait for the day I get accepted to Nursing School!!! Good Luck!!! :yelclap:

Hello, I am a CMA and I live in Northern California. As far as I know, no MAs are not being phased out..if anything they are more in demand, that is why all the schools are making sure they have a MA program for people to join. I have noticed a lot of schools that did not teach Medical Assisting before now do. I too, have noticed that a lot of places want 1-2 years experience. I just say it depends on your area. For example, up here in San Francisco there is a ton of jobs for MAs so you will eventually find something, and in San Francisco the minimum wage just got changed to 10 dollars and some change so they start MAs at atleast 15 and up an hour. The only reason why I personally want to go into Nursing is because I have always wanted to be a Nurse. It is my dream, I get all warm and fuzzy inside talking about it lol But yeah I took MA just to get my feet wet. But Good Luck to you! I'm pretty sure you will do fine in whatever you do!

Sounds good! I wish you the best, if there's anything you want to ask me about being a MA or any questions you have I will try to answer it to the best of my ability. Good Luck in the MA program!