CNA PNA Tech huh

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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:D

Yeah thats true "Pagandeva2000"...i also work for HHC and i know that ish happens...Many HHC employees got hired as Staff thru Temp agencies....Being that there is a freeze anyone interested should rather i encourage apply Yes but dont X out any agencies because that could only open that door that seems soo forever shut.

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.
Yeah thats true "Pagandeva2000"...i also work for HHC and i know that ish happens...Many HHC employees got hired as Staff thru Temp agencies....Being that there is a freeze anyone interested should rather i encourage apply Yes but dont X out any agencies because that could only open that door that seems soo forever shut.

At this moment, there are MANY agency employees--a few months ago, before the actual freeze, many PCAs were picked up at my hospital. Now, they aren't, but they are still working full time schedules. Sometimes, that is an advantage because you get to see the place before you commit.

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At this moment, there are MANY agency employees--a few months ago, before the actual freeze, many PCAs were picked up at my hospital. Now, they aren't, but they are still working full time schedules. Sometimes, that is an advantage because you get to see the place before you commit.

Were you guys able to find the contact info for some agencies I went online and was trying to research some of them on this end, but couldn't find anything.

Any luck or time on your end.

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STILLWANABEANURSE...I WANTED U TO UNDERSTAND THAT PAGANDEVA2000 n I already work for HHC...we were giving u advice on how to maybe get in...

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Specializes in Community Health, Med-Surg, Home Health.

Total Health, Criticare, Gotham, All Care (I think that is the name) to name a few. I didn't get a chance to get to the supervisor's office to get the names of the other ones (think there are two more) that can be considered. I didn't forget...it was just a bad day in the neighborhood...

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STILLWANABEANURSE...I WANTED U TO UNDERSTAND THAT PAGANDEVA2000 n I already work for HHC...we were giving u advice on how to maybe get in...

Yes, Dionyonce & Pagandeva2000

I wanted to tell both of you guys thanks, I do realize u are giving me advice on how I could possible get in, I really do appreaciate it. Again thanks, I will give these guys a try and if I come across any others I will give them a try as well. I did not even stop to think that agencies was still looking for people now with all the hiring freezes, so this is actual good advice.

Thanks :bow:

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There is a such thing as PNA's here in Texas... They are Psychiatric Nurses Assistants and work primarily in our state hospitals. I live within 45 minutes of 2 state hospitals... One is an open campus for mentally ill patients, mostly geriatrics and mentally retarded folks... the other is a maximum security forensic hospital. It contains people who committed a criminal act and were deemed mentally insane.

There are also two different educational programs for CNAs and PNAs.

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