"PCA" what is it?

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  1. by Dec 31, '07
    I was talking to someone who said "they have just finished nursing school and got thier PCA" I felt so dumb to ask, can someone tell me what a PCA is? lol. whew. I've never heard of that in nursing school.

    thanks a bunch!:uhoh21:
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    Dec 31, '07 by
    Not sure but is it a personal care assistant?
  6. Dec 31, '07 by
    Around here it stands for Patient Care Assistant and they generally hire nurse's aides (STNA) for those positions.
  7. Dec 31, '07 by
    Oh so it is the same as CNA right? thanks for the info, I've just never heard of it before!

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