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Okay so, I work in a pharmacy. I'm a Certified Pharmacy Technician and I love it. BUT, I want to get my foot in as a nurse or something obviously. Since I can't fully work as a nurse yet. I figure maybe a PCA job would be a nice job first, yeah it's not glorious but everyone has to start somewhere. Also it teaches you respect for everyone in the long run is how I see it truthfully. But what this post is actually about is I graduate in just a few months I don't really know if I should take a PCA job or just stay at the pharmacy I would like some insight or maybe personal experiences! Thanks in advance

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Specializes in ICU.

If you love your current job, why do you want to leave it? I'm confused.

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It depends on how much further you have until you graduate. If you have at least 6 months, then I would certainly go with a PCA/CNA/PCT type job. Nursing employers definitely prefer "tech" experience in a hospital. Also, in my opinion, it will make you a better nurse in the long run. You will respect the techs more because you were once in their shoes. I am 3 months from graduating as an RN, and all I keep hearing from my instructors is "get a tech job." For one, it definitely puts your foot in the door b/c a lot of times, after you graduate and pass your boards, the nursing manager on your floor will hire you on from a tech to an RN straight out of school. And as a new grad, sometimes getting a job (w/o your BSN) can be difficult. I wish I would have gotten a tech job. Unfortunately now, I'm too far into the program to get a PCT job, but I definitely wish I would have! Good Luck to you!!

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I really like working as a CNA in LTC and hated working as a tech at a hospital. On days, 50% of my job was taking vitals every four hours and it got really old really fast. Just my experience.

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I mean I love the pharmacy, and I would probably help them like once or twice a week. But being a PCA/CNA in this hospital they do have chances such as when you become a new nurse being hired and always farthing your career. I'm always looking for that. With my current job I won't go any further until I just become a nurse. I have about 5 months roughly so my instructors have encouraged some of us if we haven't to get jobs in these settings. I also really enjoy clinicals, some people make them such a task but I really enjoy them. We pretty much do what the PCA does obviously more but within scope of practice to the hospital standards. I just feel like the respect level, and good morals would all be created. It would be great experience, so I did accept the interview that I was offered! (:

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