floatnurse2000

To the person who said MAs are apparently not taught to give injections properly??? I am very sorry you feel that way. I used to teach clinically in a MA program where the MAs went to school LONGER then I did back in the day when I was in LPN school. the MAs had a 2 year program and received associate degree. The MAs were VERY well prepared to give injections and draw blood. As a matter of fact I can tell you that I have worked with some RNs that refused to draw blood because they did not have enough practice in school. So as we all know there are good and bad RNs, LPNs, and MAs in this world so let's not be jealous the MAs are making great money and working 8-5 weekdays and holidays off and working in doctors offices and is rare to get these jobs as an RN. Go back to school then and learn how to be the awesome multitaskers like the MAs I work with you may learn something. I supervise a wonderful group of highly skilled RMA and CMA certified medical assistants and we pay them very well, and have a low turn over. Now the RNs I have had to hire in MA positions (hard to get a job here as new grad RN with no experience) I have had the worse luck with RNs refusing to draw blood and do this and that has caused me more headaches. So don't let the jealous green monster take over because RNs here say the MAs are taking jobs is so untrue, there are limited places in the docs office for RNs, the MAs are taught to work in a doctors office we RNs are NOT taught what MAs are taught its plain and simple. No reason to bad mouth anyone we are all a team from the mail room to the doctors so don't become a person no one wants to work with that thinks they are better then someone else because I could care less what you have on your badge if you are unkind to others you have no place in medicine!!!!

I love working the flu clinic! Usually at our flu clinic for the public we have 2 nurses and 1 receptionist to take care of payments. We are responsible for making sure we get all the supplies from purchasing etc.. It is a nice layed back but busy environment and a bit of a change of pace.

Talk to your supervisor, the hazing is quite ridiculous in many places. Bullies do not belong in the workplace.

They need to start checking for alcohol too! After all they are both horrible for your health and can kill you, I'm sick and tired of them choosing certain bad habits and ignoring alcohol.