Lisa CCU RN

Lisa CCU RN RN

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  1. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well........ I don't know any PA's. I do know some MA's. The only ones that I've never heard refer to themselves as nurses are the ones who work with RN's. Like I said before, maybe I have been...

  2. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    JJJoy, has the right idea and a very cleaver one at that. Instead of arguing amongst ourselves, we need to address the problem. Maybe that is why no one knows who we are? OP, go back to that clinic...

  3. friend taking weight loss pills, I'm concerned

    Lisa CCU RN replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    I took it for four days, but stopped because my BP would not go down

  4. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    No, not that at all. My beef is that fact that some poster's went off on this tangent saying " I'd never return there" and " I wouldn't let her touch me". I just thought that was a bit much. As far...

  5. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well, for one thing, the school isn't called medical assistant school. I don't know if I can say the name here or not. I never attended, but I don't think there is one book that said medical assistant...

  6. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes indeed. I was just commenting on the tone some posters seemed to take. Maybe I took them the wrong way, but some seemed "holier than thou" and I was pointing out that while a doctors role is...

  7. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    ITA...

  8. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Wow. It's funny how judgmental some people are. Not everyone knows you take an exam to become a nurse. My friend who USED to go to that school is NOT stupid, she was TOLD that by a recruiter, so I...

  9. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Thank

  10. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ya'll must hang out with a much brighter bunch of people than I do. The problem with "common sense" is that what is common to one person is not always common to others.

  11. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Not true. As a CNA, I have inserted foleys, done blood glucose checks, enemas, and could have done venipuncture, just never got that

  12. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I guess not. Like I said, I let that golden oppotunity go:uhoh3:. You'd be surprised what people don't seem to know. I have seen CNA's who swore they were nurses, which is why I don't ever want to...

  13. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I didn't catch that the first

  14. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I didn't see that part:o . I just know in my experience, I was told by a recruiter at a MA school, that I would be a nurse if I finished their program and I have known three other people who seem to...

  15. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes, I do realize this, my problem is that others don't. I was going to go to a MA school until I say what crap it was. YOu come out making less than you would at Mickey D's. THe recruiter told me...

  16. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Which most of the public is entirely unaware of. Most MA's schools are rip offs and I know for a fact, that one particular MA school tells the MA's they are going to be working in the NURSING field as...

  17. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I used to be a lay person and I am now realizing that all those people at my doctor's office where I am from were MA's. I actually have something else to say about MA's, but I can't do it on a public...

  18. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    But she NEVER said she was a RN or an LPN. Some people are just ignorant, which means they just don't know. Like I said, I know for a fact they never tell you in MA school to NOT say you are a nurse...

  19. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I still stand by my opinion. I am in nursing school and I know what it is the get a degree, but I know that before I got my first job as a CNA, I thought anyone that worked in a doctor's office was a...

  20. In a very bad situation - missing a pre-requisite. It's a long post. Please help! :(

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Sarah09's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You're welcome. I was in a similiar situation. Only thing different was I needed a math class in about three months and I ended up testing out of it for a credit. Good luck to

  21. In a very bad situation - missing a pre-requisite. It's a long post. Please help! :(

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Sarah09's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Try your local community college and look for online courses. This one is in my area, but you can still enroll and only take the online class. The very last class at the bottom is a speech class....

  22. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Ok, I think seriously, the term "nurse" is not being defined clearly. Look at this google search I did on the definition....

  23. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    :yeahthat:

  24. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The hopsital I am referring to had a nurse patient ratio of 4 to 1 and they were RN's, so I don't think they were cheap. As far as the foley's, I was taught proper technique and in reality as an...

  25. "I'm an uncertified medical assistant"

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Freedom42's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Why? They have three month course that will teach you to be a phlebotomist, but there is no certification, only a certificate. They teach you to do these things on the job. I worked as a CNA at a...