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At our local hospitals, they will hire you after your first semester of a nursing program with clinicals. One of the student nurse allowing you to increase your responsibilities as you get signed off on your skills. Some students went to work as a HUC/UA before they began the nursing program. It is a secretarial/receptionist job on each unit that gave them experience with the computer system, tests and procedures. Others got the training to become monitor techs.
Depends on the hospital. Some require only 1 semester of clinical experience; some require 2; some require med-surg clinical experience; some require an STNA/CNA but in lieu of experience you can have a med-surg rotation instead; some also require letters of recommendation from your instructors.
PacoUSA, BSN, RN
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Been reading on here that many people, particularly nursing students work as "techs" in hospitals. This would be something I would like to do while I am in school, on a limited basis of course to supplement my income a bit and continue my experience in a hospital. How does one become a tech, and what is the training involved for the job?
Thanks!