NursePJ2015

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1. HELP! - Phlebotomy tips needed!!

   NursePJ2015 replied to kat620's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Try not to fish for viens! It's not exactly comfortable for the patient, it will probably bruise and you may not even hit the vein! I'd only do it after some experience and only very little. After you...

2. Nurse Residency Programs

   NursePJ2015 replied to NursePJ2015's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Sorry! I miss read, the article I was referring to, "A regulatory Model for Transitioning Newly Licensed Nurses to Practice", by Nancy Spector and Mary Echternacht from the Journal of Nursing...

3. Nurse Residency Programs

   NursePJ2015 replied to NursePJ2015's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Sorry! I miss read, the article I was referring to, "A regulatory Model for Transitioning Newly Licensed Nurses to Practice", by Nancy Spector and Mary Echternacht from the Journal of Nursing...

4. Teamwork for Nursing and Nursing Assistants, how can I help?

   NursePJ2015 replied to dreamingoftheocean's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Respect for each other! Thanking, teaching and encouraging the CNA/MAs makes a huge

5. Difference Between CNA & MA?

   NursePJ2015 replied to svnnhlbby23's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   Also, as a medical assistant and recent nursing graduate, medical assistants do NOT learn the same skills as a CNA. It would have made things a little easier if I had the CNA training when I completed...

6. Difference Between CNA & MA?

   NursePJ2015 replied to svnnhlbby23's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   They can not so the same things. Yes, on the job training is one thing, but what each learns in the classroom is not the same. The educational background is very much need for medical assistants in my...

7. Why so rude?

   NursePJ2015 replied to Theresa92's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   It all depends on where you work, how you handle yourself at work and your work ethic and not letting others get to you. Unfortunately it is everywhere, even outside of the medical field. I have...

8. Medical assistant graduate pay

   NursePJ2015 replied to amber0627's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   The practice I worked at started MAs at 13.00 or 13.50 in

9. Nurse Residency Programs

   NursePJ2015 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

   I am a recent graduate and will be starting my first nursing job in February. I am required to participate and complete a year nurse residency program. I have read it is going to be a required program...

10. Can a CMA teach a MA class?

    NursePJ2015 replied to chicsurfs's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yes, in Michigan they can. I believe you need 5 years of

11. Medical Assistant degree

    NursePJ2015 replied to BSNMomOf6's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    With the LPN, you can bridge to a RN Program in the future. You can not with MA or CNA. I was a medical assistant for ten years, there are many jobs out there and I had a great once with good pay. I...

12. I am a CMA

    NursePJ2015 replied to celeste26's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Go for the RN Program

13. CNA to MA

    NursePJ2015 replied to meg0620's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations. If I were you, I'd go to school for medical assisting, get your degree or associates and get CERTIFED. things are changing for the medical assisting profession, like with CMS...

14. Question for medical assistants

    NursePJ2015 replied to helpinghands93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I completely agree and sounds like you had the same experience as me! I was a medical assistant for ten years at a private practice, LOVE IT, and I learned so much that has given me a great foundation...

15. Does Anyone Have Eachother's Back Anymore?

    NursePJ2015 replied to BambiBelle07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was a medical assistant and ONLY have narcotics under the direct supervision of the MD, meaning he was right there with