Although not required, certification indicates that a medical assistant meets certain standards of knowledge. It may also help to distinguish an experienced or formally trained assistant from an entry-level assistant, which may lead to a higher salary or more employment opportunities. Employers also understand that hiring someone who is certified saves them training time, effort, and expense.
It will take you at least 2 years experience as an RN to be a a certified medical assistant.
Medical assistant, LPN, RN
No, not at all. You can go to college and become an RN just as any other RN does.
i year for lvn and 2 years 4 rn if u go 4 bach then u get into some school time
The salary of an RN nurse in Georgia is 77,000 dollars a year. This is higher than other states pay an RN.
An LPN requires less schooling than an RN, but none theless, still more than a Medical assistant's postion. A LPN license is a 2 year year course usually obtained through a community college.
Physician Assistant and Registered Nurse
An LPN requires less schooling than an RN, but none theless, still more than a Medical assistant's postion. A LPN license is a 2 year year course usually obtained through a community college.
Any nurse (LPN, RN), or Medical Assistant. Lots of times, however, patients are tought to self administer the drug.
Registered Nurses, or RNs, are generally a higher level than medical assistants and therefore require more training. There is not a cut or dry answer but I would contact your local hospital. Look on dogpile.com to find a hospital near you.
RN (Registered Nurse), APRN (Advanced practice registered nurse), NP (nurse practitioner), PA (physician assistant), MD/DO (Doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathic medicine).
This varies depending upon the training the individual has achieved. Typically, if the assistant of the medical physician is not a nurse (RN orLPN) then the person might be known as a PA or physicians assistant. If the doctor is being shadowed by a doctor-in-training this person might be called an intern.