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1. Occupational therapy

   OTA student replied to starnik14's topic in Occupational

   I forgot about this thread. OT is a great field. I graduated OTA school in August and just passed my boards.

2. Occupational therapy

   OTA student replied to starnik14's topic in Occupational

   hello an ot aide is someone that will assist the therapist, but do not treat patients. to be a certified occupational therapy assistant (cota/l) you have to graduate from an accredited school with an associates degree. you then have to take the nbcot...

3. Massage Therapy Training In Broward County

   OTA student replied to shelly_oncRN's topic in Florida

   Check school like Sheridan Vocational or McFatter. I know Sheridan use to offer massage therapy when I went there. It will probablt be your cheapest bet since it's part of the Broward County School Board.

4. Will hospitals rehire old employees?

   OTA student replied to Purdue_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I am not a nurse but, I worked at a hospital as a tech and ended up leaving the job to do construction . After awhile I decided to go back to school to become an occupational therapist and the hospital hired me back per diem while I am in school.

5. Getting CNAs to WEAR GLOVES & WASH HANDS?!?!

   OTA student replied to luvmy2angels's topic in General Nursing

   WOW Those CNA's should be written up. When I was a CNA and took the state certification test, hand washing was the one thing that was stressed over and over and even had to physically show the person giving the test the proper hand washing techniqu...

6. do physical therapists make more money than RNs?

   OTA student replied to nurse~ashley's topic in General Nursing

   I am not sure what PTA's make, but COTA's (which is what I am in school studying to be) in my area make around $20- $25 an hour.

7. Nursing or Physical therapy assistant

   OTA student replied to mary777's topic in General Nursing

   I dont know any of the PTA professors, but I love my professors in the OTA program. They are real hard, but they really want to see you succeed if you are willing to work and study hard. My only problem with Keiser is how expensive it is. I have no o...

8. Nursing or Physical therapy assistant

   OTA student replied to mary777's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Mary777 That pay seems about right for PTA's in South Florida maybe a little bit less though for a new graduate, but it's pretty close to being accurate. What college are you going to go to for PTA? I attend Keiser College, but im in the occupat...