2007-01-06 06:56:34 · 10 answers · asked by Diana C 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Not a whole lot.
2007-01-06 06:58:55 · answer #1 · answered by breedgemh_101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Licensed Practical Nurse only goes to school for a little over a year. They work under the supervision of the Registered Nurse and usually perform many of the tasks that the Registered Nurse does, but are not as educated and informed as the RN.
A Medical Assistant works mainly in an office, and is NOT a nurse in any shape or form. While Medical Assistants can perform some nursing skill sets, they only have the option to become certified or registered. They are NOT licensed nursing personnel and cannot make decisions like nurses do.
A Nursing Assistant works under the LPN or RN. They perform basic care such as baths, weights, feeding, vital signs, and basic wound care.
2007-01-08 15:12:25 · answer #2 · answered by Hummer Babe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
About two years of schooling. In short, a medical assistant doesn't have the same amount of training that a medical assistant does. As such, a nurse makes more money as well. Nurses are in high demand and in some states can even specialize and increase their yearly earnings. Where I live you can become a medical assistant with one of those 6 months courses. It's not really that much and it's hard to find a good job with any real benefits in that area because there are just so many of them. A nurse however in my area is highly sought after and are in short supply.
2007-01-06 15:01:25 · answer #3 · answered by Airadine 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A nurse spends three years training, then qualifies and gains entry on the professional registry of nurses. Healthcare assistants can get in without formal training. They learn through on the job training and can then go on to do work based NVQ training so that they can do some of the tasks normally undertaken by registered nurses.
Registered nurses are always responsible for them though, and if they ask an assistant to do something (eg. take someones blood pressure), they are still accountable if something goes wrong (eg. assistant does'nt realise the blood pressure is too low and you don't find out till too late).
In short, nurses are registered and must justify everything they do, assistants are not so much and can pass the buck more by saying 'I was told too'
2007-01-06 16:06:22 · answer #4 · answered by gordonsflower 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when you say medical assistant do you mean assistant in nursing? Becoming a registered nurse is a 3 year uni degree, a enrolled nurse is 12 months at tafe certificate and an AIN is a 12 week course. AINs cannot give out medications, sign out medications and are treated like crap which is reflected in their pay.
2007-01-06 15:12:46 · answer #5 · answered by jacs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A nurse has gone to college for nursing and as from a AS to a MS (I do know of a few Phd's that are nurses) and must sit for state boards.
A medical assistant might have as high as a AS with no nursing education and does not sit for state boards.
2007-01-06 15:05:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nurses have alot more qualifications the nurses are able to do more than a medical assistant
2007-01-06 15:06:07 · answer #7 · answered by kitten4anutta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nurses have many more qualifications and medical assistants do not need any formal qualifiactions
2007-01-06 15:02:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think nurses have more qualifications.
2007-01-06 15:00:42 · answer #9 · answered by Bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About $50K more a year, at least in California.
2007-01-08 18:23:18 · answer #10 · answered by Tony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋