CNA PNA Tech huh

May 22, 2009 01:01 PM

by jpena8

I will soon be a nursing student- ABSN route
I am interested in getting some experience in a hospital setting and have read other posts about
CNAs PNAs and other jobs? Can anyone break these down for me as to what do the titles mean, their responsibilites, pay and education requirements... many thanks

Dionyonce · Jun 01, 2009, 11:46 AM

Re: CNA PNA Tech huh

Hi um...No hun.. its CNA and PCA......CNA merely means Nursing Assistant ( Certified by the state).. Whereas PCA is Philebotomy and EKG along with the Certifed Nurse Assistant...together? Nurse Techician also known as PCA....U get ridicously more money for PCA...Hospitals 40 ish thousand

stillwant2banurse · Jun 03, 2009, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Dionyonce

Hi um...No hun.. its CNA and PCA......CNA merely means Nursing Assistant ( Certified by the state).. Whereas PCA is Philebotomy and EKG along with the Certifed Nurse Assistant...together? Nurse Techician also known as PCA....U get ridicously more money for PCA...Hospitals 40 ish thousand

Wow that is something I live in ATL and want to move soo soo soo bad, I am making as a PCA 10.77 per hour and my living expenses amount to 3000 a month. I would really like to go home what hosp are hiring for PCA

Dionyonce · Jun 03, 2009, 08:16 PM

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Hey StillwannabeaNurse.....City Hospitals is where there always needing PCA...i hope you understand that PCA means all three, not Person Care Assistant which is also known as Home Health Aide..Anyhow....... private you get so much more....But New York City Health and Hospital Coporation is where it is..somewhere like NYU... is alot more i heard.

stillwant2banurse · Jun 05, 2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dionyonce

Hey StillwannabeaNurse.....City Hospitals is where there always needing PCA...i hope you understand that PCA means all three, not Person Care Assistant which is also known as Home Health Aide..Anyhow....... private you get so much more....But New York City Health and Hospital Coporation is where it is..somewhere like NYU... is alot more i heard.

No I understand, PCT provide EKG, Phel, and CNA. I work in GA right now and that is why my salary is so low.

Working in a hospital here and making 10 per hour is average for a PCT with no overtime or unions. I will check them out because I am looking to move back home. Do you know of any more NY City hospital beside NYU I would like more than one option and I want to send out my application as to many hospital I can

Dionyonce · Jun 07, 2009, 05:15 PM

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Well...Other than New York City Hosptiall Corporation which is also known as HHC...therees is an private hospital called Saint Vincents..their site is svcmc.org

stillwant2banurse · Jun 09, 2009, 08:49 AM

Re: CNA PNA Tech huh

Originally Posted by Dionyonce

Well...Other than New York City Hosptiall Corporation which is also known as HHC...therees is an private hospital called Saint Vincents..their site is svcmc.org

Thank you so much I have a few applications in now, I was from NY and now that you have mentioned it, I do remember these facilities as well.

Dionyonce · Jun 10, 2009, 11:22 AM

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Your Welcome " stillwannabeaNurse"....

TLC_Nurse2Be · Jun 10, 2009, 03:25 PM

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Wow!! I had no idea that PCA's made that much in NYC...I was planning on becoming a CNA to get me through NS, but now I'm going to def. see about becoming a PCA..thanks for the info!

**pagandeva2000** · Jun 13, 2009, 03:10 PM

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You also might consider some private hospitals for PCA in New York; North Shore Hospital hires as well. And, if you have some experience, agencies like Total Health, Criticare and Gotham may hire you and send you to HHA facilities. That may be an advantage to see how things work at HHC before you commit yourself.

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