ctmed

ctmed

PACU, LTC, Med-Surg, Telemetry, Psych

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ctmed has 4 years experience and specializes in PACU, LTC, Med-Surg, Telemetry, Psych.


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  1. Some states crack down on the sitters/companions too. I know of two states that have DPCW registries. What CNA is required for brings up a good question. It seems that our registry is merely to track us in case an abuser appears in our number. The bo...
  2. How much anatomy do CNAs need to know?

    The only real anatomy a CNA gets into is the location of the frontside and backside and how to cleean this :) /hides from flames. More seriously, the vast majority of CNA is more bed making, transferring folks all kinds of ways, and dealing with bio ...
  3. As long as you can pay the bills, no. You can always claim on an interview that the end of nursing school was hard and the job was affecting your studies. That kind of gap in employment is 100 percent understandable. I have known about two or three t...
  4. Depends on the facility. Some will not let you on without certification. Usually this is either the better places or cities where CNAs have flooded the market and they can demand that. Most HRs have a chart they go by based on experience and certific...
  5. My resume

    Eliminate the Vote for Obama campaign. You may like Obama and it may have been cool to work for those folks, but you never know. The HR person may have autographed pictures of Ronald Reagan enshrined in candles and American flags at the house. Your p...
  6. $8.25 an hour...*** is this normal?

    One agency recruiter explained it to me like this: Of all the work programs and certificate programs out there, CNA is the shortest and (relatively) least painful of them all. 2 weeks to 2 months of school versus 2 years plus prereqs/ possible wailis...
  7. Is becoming a cna worth it?

    There are some restaurant and fast food workers that make more than CNAs unless you are in a good place. CNA can also be a rough, demanding, and demeaning job if you are in a bad place on top of low pay. That said, if you ever decide to go further in...
  8. Moving to a new state how

    You need to contact the board of the state that you are applying to to get all the nitty gritty. Google is wonderful. Now, some states are fairly easy. Just fill out a form with your registry number and possibly a pay check stub and you are good to g...
  9. $8.25 an hour...*** is this normal?

    Unfortunately, that low figure is fairly normal. Sad, too. This is thankless, nasty, hard, and sometimes demeaning work particularly at some of the cruddier run facilities. I do know of some places, even in major cities, where the cost of living is h...
  10. Advice

    Oh yeah... have you checked psych obs? basically, if someone comes into an ER claiming they want to kill themselves or an overdose, some one has to sit with them. The ER staff usually does not have the time. You get everything from the lady who drank...
  11. Advice

    9/hr in NYC? Crap. That is about the going rate here in Louisiana. But where you are, 5 dollar bills are like one dollar bills. Yikes. I heard Mickey Ds pays folks 15 in NYC. Now, I have heard some folks that got started in companion deals actually s...
  12. Advice

    Double posting, but I just read your other post. It seems you want the layout, friend. Private sitters/ companions (non agency) is usually a pretty select field and word of mouth. It is also like being in bussiness for yourself. I hear you about thos...
  13. Advice

    Some of those agencies actually pay more than the facilities themselves. I would go with 2 agencies while you look. You will also, depending on the agency get to work in a variety of places from home settings, psych units, and hospital floors. Plus, ...
  14. BSN to hopeful McDonald crew member

    Meh... with a BS degree, you could at least be a whopper flopper watcher (manager/shift leader) as opposed to a whopper flopper. Good luck.
  15. Scam Schools And Diploma Mills

    There would be some who would pay to get past the BS that is waitlists and entrance process that is most nursing schools. Thing is, yeah, no legit school would EVER take the credits and if you wanted to one day be a CRNA or NP you would have to start...