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  1. MA?? any out there

    crisscross replied to jewelz78's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh boy, be prepared for the comments you're about to get. MA's are not well received on this site. On the other hand, I will tell you that my experience as an MA has been wonderful. I have never...

  2. 16.50 Starting Wage for a Grad Nurse???? Oh No! Say it Ain't So.....

    crisscross replied to chattypattyCRNA2B's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I'm just an MA in TX and I make 14 dollars an hr, with benefits. I sure as heck better make more than 16.50 when I finish nursing

  3. Messing with the lab tests.

    crisscross replied to Akura's topic in General Nursing

    Just stop by the doctor's office before you have your blood drawn and tell them you'd like to add the test... should be no problem. If you add it on your own, when the results come back the doctor is...

  4. What is that smell?

    crisscross replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    I know EXACTLY what you're talking about! I have an 18 yo son, he's clean, I do his laundry, ( I know, I know) and still... there's THAT

  5. Patients always needing something no matter what.

    crisscross replied to OliveVinesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ya know, pts don't know how good they've got it. My first child was born in a European hospital in the early 80's and after 10 hrs of labor during the hottest part of the year I was taken to a room...

  6. Is 'E.R' the tv show accurate?

    crisscross replied to AussieJack's topic in Emergency

    The character I miss the most is Dr Romano! He was great comic relief! He was a jerk, sure, but he had the best comments and every now and then they would show that he did have a

  7. What do patients say that irks you?

    crisscross replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love when pts come to doctor and tell me " I have bronchitis. I need a shot and a prescription for antibiotics and cough medicine." sheesh, should I tell the doctor he can just skip this room and...

  8. Funny patient names by nurses

    crisscross replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    Here we have a psych named Dr Looney and a proctologist named Dr

  9. Breastfeeding at 2 1/2 years???

    crisscross replied to Murse901's topic in General Nursing

    Do you remember the title of this documentary? I'm very curious to know what "it didn't end well" means. Are they serial killers? Sexual predators?

  10. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    crisscross replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: that has me

  11. Vet tech calling herself RN

    crisscross replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    Phlebotomists are not "giving it a try"! And it doesn't matter what your title is, drawing blood requires a certain skill and a lot of practice. There are many nurses who would be completely lost...

  12. Vet tech calling herself RN

    crisscross replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. So, a phlebotomist is not allowed to draw your parents blood? That's what they are trained to

  13. Any nurses working in doctor's offices?... is this the norm?

    crisscross replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, I see MA bashing again. Believe it or not the MA's are not taking the lab results and just randomly stamping "WNL" on them. What a ridiculous statement to make! Honestly, I'm tired of reading...

  14. What do patients say that irks you?

    crisscross replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just love when I tell a pt that I need to give the injection in their hip and they say "oh, you just wanna see my butt". I usually reply " yep, it's the highlight of my

  15. Good Housekeeping Artice?

    crisscross replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    It's the November 2005 issue. The title of the article is "What Doctors Wish You Knew". As an MA in a clinic my personal fav was "befriend one of the assistants and get her direct telephone ext....

  16. *rant* "Nurse" at office answering questions.

    crisscross replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    BTW, the inj was Toradol and Phenergan. Not something I want to be guessing at and giving without the doc

  17. *rant* "Nurse" at office answering questions.

    crisscross replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree. I don't mean to keep picking on the doctor I work with because it's not just him, but he likes to stand there as he's going through lab results and messages "telling" me what to do with...

  18. *rant* "Nurse" at office answering questions.

    crisscross replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    WOW! What MA's cannot do is actually more enlightening than what they can do. Does this mean I shouldn't be reading TB tests? How about UA's? I also administer mini-mental exams to the elderly, or...

  19. *rant* "Nurse" at office answering questions.

    crisscross replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the info. I may print that out and post it in our clinic. Forgive my ignorance but does it include catherization? We insert and remove urinary caths all the time. Regarding the PA, she...

  20. *rant* "Nurse" at office answering questions.

    crisscross replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    DusktilDawn, I've read your reply and I completely agree and understand. Thank you for replying in a calm and sensical manner which I think will help other MA's reading this to understand. Maybe I...

  21. *rant* "Nurse" at office answering questions.

    crisscross replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Okay, this is my first post on this site but I've "visited" for quite a while. I am a Certified Medical Asst. and have been working for the same clinic for the past 10 years. Everyone at the clinic,...