SNOTTY MA claiming to be a nurse!!!!

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Specializes in Med-Surg/home health/pacu/cardiac icu.

:angryfire i had to take my 11 month old to the immediate care. he has chicken pox. the ma is talking and my 4 year old asks if her brother is going to get a shot. the ma says, "no, he won't get a shot." my 4 year old (who can read) says, "how do you know?" the ma says because "i'm the nurse and i know." my daughter looks at her name tag and says "m.a., that doesn't spell nurse. my mom is a nurse and her name tag says l.p.n. your name tag has to say l.p.n or r.n. to be a nurse." ( i about died laughing(inside) but i was also embarrassed by my precocious 4 year old.) then the ma says to my daughter, "if you're mom is such a great nurse, she wouldn't have to be here with me taking care of your brother."

ok. w** t the h**l did you just say? fire starts rolling out of my ears. i stated to her, "that is your opinion. i am here to receive treatment from a dr., for my son, not treatment from you. i am sorry if my daughter offended you, but she is correct. you cannot represent yourself as a nurse, you do not have a nursing license. a medical assistant is not the same as a nurse. your attitude is very rude and i feel that you need a better bedside manner. please do not ever speak to me or to any other patient in that manner."

she slams down her equipment and states, "i cannot work with all these know-it-all mothers that are nurses." she then storms out of the room. the dr. who had been in the hallway about to come in the door, states to me,"i apologize for her behaviour. that was uncalled for" ummm, yeah, do you think so?

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Specializes in ob/gyn med /surg.

i'm at a loss for words. i would of said the same thing !! she had it coming to her !! i would of bought the 4 yr old a ice creme !! yipeee

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Specializes in MICU.

That sounds like a horror story...... 1 up for your four yr old, she deserves a treat!!!:roll

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HAHA that is really funny..Its amazing how these MA's go to school for 6 mos. and suddenly become nurses. I studied to be an MA before i went into nursing and never persued it because I felt they didnt get paid enough for what they did..but basically education and scope of practice is uncomparable of an MA to an actual RN or even LPN

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Specializes in LTC.

First let me say, you've got a brilliant 4 year old ! That MA is totally out of line. After lecture tonight my mom ( who is a RN) was discussing this very issue. CNAs and MAs have no idea what its like to be in nursing school. Nurses and student nurses know all to well whats its like to work our but off to obtain a nursing license. No one should be able to call themselves a nurse unless they went through a nursing program and got a license !

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I am a certified MA at the moment in hopes of becoming a nurse in a few years. I am ashamed because there are some of "us" have this type of attitude which does not represent all MA's. Especially if you have no medical experience they think they can tell a patient anything. Please know your role.

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Specializes in Ante-Intra-Postpartum, Post Gyne.

Well your kid sounds smart and cute. A four year old that can spell and knows that LPN and RN are the only people that can call themselves nurse...you must educate her well.:yeah:

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Specializes in Pediatrics Only.

What a very smart 4 year old!!

I would have died laughing to have heard a child say those words..

Thank you for teaching her !!!

And, that MA was completely uncalled for. And to say that if you were a great nurse you wouldnt be there?? Um, does she not know about viruses and how they spread?? Nobody can keep their kids from getting viruses, unless they had them locked in a bubble!

Ugh..but, I agree, she needs a nice treat for that one!!

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Specializes in Med-Surg/home health/pacu/cardiac icu.

Yes, she is smart and cute. She is too smart for my own good. Ha! Ha! The things she says, very accurate, but at times very cringeworthy.

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Specializes in ICU.

What a smart little girl! Way to teach her! :)

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I agree, that particular MA was way out of line.

However, I am going to defend the MA's in general here. They go to school for MORE than 6 months and have just as much training as an LPN, it is just more clinic based than hospital. They are trained for x-rays, lab, as well as obtaining vitals, giving injections, drawing blood, administering medications, and a multitude of other things. I would know, I spent 11 years working as a MA before I went back for my RN. One of the surgeons I worked for referred to me as his "nurse" for 6 years. I wasn't about to correct him each time in front of patients. I referred to myself as his assistant and would happily explain my title to anyone who asked.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

I'm glad the doc heard her and apologized! :up: Next question, is she still in that office?

Great going on the kid! Good for her! :yeah:

And we know-it-all moms KNOW IT ALL because that is my kid!

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