Hello everyone, MY name is Jeremy. I am a 20 year old male from Chicago. I was in the Army for 4 years and was Combat Life Saver Medic Certified (which means nothing in this civilian word) with a certification in GSW-C, gunshot wounds to chest. I am also currently an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, and Emergency Medical Dispatcher, with BLS cpr and AED.
All that said, i really want to be an Emergency Room Technician. After 7 months of working the streets of Chicago as an ambulance tech, I' I want to call it quits.ve been hospitalized 3 times for other cars hitting my ambulance while running code 2 lights and sirens in intersections and doing dead body carries etc...
On a happier note! I found a FREE CNA training program that allows you to work after completing week 2. You have class 3 times a week and can work any other day your off as a CNA. This is a totally normal and approved process here in IL. I start school Oct 1 and am so happy. Im really glad I found this forum.
I had some questions to current CNA's and others who might know the answers: if i repeat anything already on the forum, please just provide the link. :)
1. Is anyone currently an er tech? Or knows an ER tech? and how do you like it?
(I dont know a whole lot about this and strangely this is what I am making my future goal out to be)
2. How long was your CNA program? and how was the test?
3. If you don't mind sharing, what was your starting pay??facility??
1. Is anyone currently an er tech? Or knows an ER tech? and how do you like it?
(I dont know a whole lot about this and strangely this is what I am making my future goal out to be)
I am not an ER tech, but I am a CNA on a med/surg floor. I LOVE it! But, it's a crazy floor. I am learning a lot and am going to be a better nurse because of it!
2. How long was your CNA program? and how was the test? My CNA program was 2 weeks long. The test wasn't difficult. Very much common sense.
3. If you don't mind sharing, what was your starting pay??facility??
I work in a hospital setting. Starting pay was $8.40 with shift differential. In my opinion, we do not get paid for what we do! It's quite sad.
thanx for your full reply:) i might look into med/surg. A ton of people have been talking about it, do you think i can get med/surg right away after maybe 1 year long term care exp?
Oh yeah, especially if you are a nursing student (managers like nursing students on their floor). I had very little experience before I stared working med/surg, so if I can get a job here in michigan where the market sucks, you should have no problem getting one in chicago!
Hey thanx, i'm home now, it went ok. Really common sense and a tad bit disorganized. I was actually so bored with the 1980's videos I almost fell asleep. The best part about it was finally getting my foot in the place.
Ill keep updating, next class isn't till Friday, i do have a crap load of homework to do though.
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so yea i got in to the program immediately, apparently male workers are in major demand. :):)