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I work in a hospital in California as a PCT. I have 10 years experiance and I make $22 an hour with full benefits. I work 3 - 12 hour shifts per week. Shannon

I went from being a CNA to a PCT because I moved to a different unit in the hospital. I was already EKG trained because I worked on a telemetry unit. I was already a monitor tech for the same reason. The unit I was hired on to work as a PCT hired me ...

I work in CA as a patient care technician in a hospital. I have 10 years experiance and I make $22 an hour. On weekends I make $1 more per hour. Shannon

I was finger printed at the begining of November and by mid January I had my license. One month later I had a job and I've been at that hospital over 6 years now. Good luck! Shannon

I'm a patient care tech on a cardiovascular interventional unit of a hospital, I do a little bit of everything. I enter orders, watch the monitors and answer phones as needed. I discharge and admit patients and do ADL's. We ambulate and reposition pa...

I work as a patient care tech in a hospital. I have my CNA as well as basic cardiac monitoring class and unit secretary training, both are required for my position. I have over 8 years experiance and I make $22.10 an hour. My hours are 10am-8:30pm. O...

I'm not a nurse, I'm a patient care tech with 8 years experiance. I'm also awaiting entry into the respiratory therapy program. I have been out at work for a very long time and it's a non issue. Everyone knows I'm a lesbian and when my partner and I ...

I am taking AP2 this semester and I'm really struggling. I've never struggled this much with a class before. We have taken 2 exams and I have a 72%, I need an 80% for a B. We have 3 more exams in the next 7 weeks so I do have time to redeem myself. I...

Sher - Thank you for posting that! I appreciate it. Today is the big day! Respiratory AP exam with urinary anatomy thrown in for fun! I spent about 7 hours yesterday studying and I'll probably get another 3 in this morning before I head in to schoo...

Sher10 - I am a visual learner, I think. I have no problems remembering anatomy. I can literally see the page in the book in my mind. I have problems remember the physiology, the big picture concepts. I am trying to focus my study on those things pri...

I am 32 and still doing pre reqs for the nursing program! I will be nearly 35 when I graduate, and that is IF I get in the first semester I apply. I guess it helps that I have alot of friends who are around my age doing the same thing. My only regret...

I'm hoping to get accepted to the nursing program starting January 2009. To prepare I'd like to: ~Deep clean my whole house ~Get my every inch of my house super organized ~Spend lots of time with my partner - I couldn't do this without her love and ...

My current position as a PCT requires me to work as a CNA, cardiac monitor tech and also a unit secretary. I've learned alot such as meds and common dosing for many medications. I've also gotten the chance to have alot more contact with physicians th...

I'm pre respiratory therapy and 31 years old. This is my last semester doing pre reqs! I work as a patient care tech at a hospital. I'll be so happy when this semester is over! :balloons:

I was able to transfer my certification from Vermont to California through reciprocity. It wasn't too difficult to do. What took the longest was getting my finger prints and background check done. Good luck!

I started working as a CNA in Vermont 7 years ago. I was making $6.75 an hour. Now I live in California, work in a hospital and make $20.45 per hour. I work as a patient care tech, basically a CNA but also with secretary and monitor tech responsibili...

I start AP 1 on 8/28, I'll have Tuesday/Thursday lecture from 12-1:30 and then Tuesday/Thursday lab from 1:40-4:30. The only other class I am taking this semester is a fitness class.I work 3 10 hour shifts a week......busy but doable I hope! This is ...

I'm a patient care tech and pre respiratory therapy student living in California.I'm also a lesbian and "out" at work. I've never experianced any negativity or discrimination at the hospital where I work. My partner and I work in the same hospital, d...

As far as washing my hands at work I use what is provided, same goes for alcohol rubs. But, I bring hand cream with me and I use it a few times a day and that helps alot. I love the Body Shop's Hemp hand creme. It comes in a large silver tube and a l...

If it were me I would try and stick it out and do my best, but it really is up to you. Also, it depends on how competive your school's nursing program is. The school I am in your overall GPA has to be 2.5 which leaves room for a few "off" classes. Ho...

I was about 23 when I started to think I wanted to be a nurse. I was afraid to make the leap though because I worried I wasn't cut out for it. So, I became a CNA. I spent 2 1/2 years in long term care, then started working at a hospital. I've been at...

Walk my dogs, rent movies, call friends who are also in school just to vent. I try to plan a fun activity every week so I have something to look forward to, and that helps alot.

The hospital I work at offers $2,000 a year reimbursment for any type of classes. If you are taking classes that lead to a degree for a hard to hire position then they will reimburse $5,000 a year if you make a commitment to work for them after you g...

I'm only in 2 classes this semester, but I survived the first week! I'm taking Biology and Algebra. I really need to do well in Algebra so that I can take Chemistry next semester. I hope everyone has a great semester! Shannon

I have been a CNA for 6 years. The first 2 1/2 years I worked in long term sub acute care. I've been at the hospital on Telemetry for the 3 1/2 years. I only work 1 day a week as a CNA, the rest of my time is spent on the same unit as a cardiac monit...