cauru

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1. Hospital interview

   cauru replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in CNA/MA

   Take the job! Its free training and you will learn a lot more! I also started off in LTC and then got hired at a local hospital with no prior phlebotomy or EKG training. The hospital setting has completely changed how I feel about working in healt...

2. Best Tech job for a new male nursing student

   cauru replied to saltgeorge's topic in Male Students

   I would highly recommend the ICU. At least at my hospital its far easier then working as a floor tech, but you'll get to see/learn a lot and work closely with the nurses. While a great experience, Med/surg is back breaking and very stressful. The ...

3. ED Tech

   cauru replied to Dom3269's topic in Technicians

   As I mentioned in the other thread, your best bet is to just try to get into a hospital anyway you can and go from there. They can be tricky to get in to initially. Be willing to take any job(clinical) you can in the hospital, then just transition ...

4. ER tech

   cauru replied to FutureRNGreen's topic in Technicians

   Hospitals can be hard to get into in general so I would just focus on that first. Do whatever it takes to get your foot in the door (work as a floor tech or patient observer or even volunteer if necessary) and then transition down to the ED. If yo...

5. New PCT for a month and first night in ER

   cauru replied to Rebel83's topic in Technicians

   I (as a floor tech) also got floated to the ED never having been oriented there...I was probably just as confused as you, but thankfully everyone was really nice. Now I actually love working there. Don't let your first experience deter you!

6. ER tech

   cauru replied to FutureRNGreen's topic in Technicians

   The CNA's on the floors at my hospital do 12 lead EKG's and draw blood. We frequently get floated to the ED if the census is low or if the ED is slammed. The first time I got floated it was a little scary because I wasn't acclimated to the environm...

7. How much do you make as a tech?

   cauru replied to RCBR's topic in Technicians

   Litchfield County Connecticut. No acute care experience, came from a 6 month stint in a Nursing Home. Hospital trained in phleb and 12 lead EKGS's. If you work in the ED as a tech you can do a bit more (take out IV's/Foleys ect., but its a bit of ...