What qualifications need to be met to become a reistered nurse/medical assistant?
Asked by crass138
what qualifications does someone have to meet if they wanted to become a registered nurse or medical assistant? What do i have to look forward to in regards of troubles, challenges and patience. I would only like answers from people who are currently or have been through nurse schooling. please tell me the most difficult challenges in your own expirience. thank you.

Best Answer:
First of all, being a Registered Nurse and being a Medical Assistant are two very different things. As an RN, you need the minimum of an Associates degree from a college. For nursing, that usually takes about 3 years. It is currently very competitive to get into the clinical phase of nursing school and your grades in not only the science courses such as Chemistry, Microbiology, Anatomy, and Physiology need to be very good, but your Algebra, Eng Comp, Psych and other non-science pre-reqs should be at least a 3.50 (if not a 3.75). As far as Medical Assisting....you can get this certification in about 9 months to a year from almost any vocational/technical school and the classes are usually "integrated"....you won't have to take Algebra or Chemistry and unless you are in a community college's program, you won't need the algebra or English comp or psych classes. I'm sure you know that medical assistants are trained to be skilled in the technical realm and are usually quite proficient at drawing blood, giving injections, and assisting the doctors/practitioners with exams and minor tests/procedures. RNs are educated to not only perform this technical skills, but learn how to assess a patient, perform a physical exam and they practice under a license they earn from their state.
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