G8rBucsGirl

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1. Can any Patient Care Techs tell me how much your training cost?

   G8rBucsGirl replied to Miwila's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

   I hope your friend steered clear of this program. I'm in Central Florida and enrolled in a nursing/tech school to be trained as a PCT. The price was $8000, but I signed up thinking that I would get...

2. Would you enroll in a PCT course that didn't include EKG training?

   G8rBucsGirl replied to Miwila's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I'm currently taking a PCT course that offered EKG, Phlebotomy, HHA, and CNA. They said I would be certified to do all of these things and when I go into the job market after graduating, I would be...

3. LPN school in Orlando

   G8rBucsGirl replied to slickvic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I hope you went someplace else. I am currently enrolled at Americare and wish I had gone someplace else. I'm taking their "pct" program and was promised a lot. Now that the class is halfway...

4. Did you learn how to do a manual BP in your CNA class?

   G8rBucsGirl replied to BreatheFree's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I'm taking classes now and we had to learn how to take manual BP's. Our clinical site will be at a hospital and they use the machines. Its still a good idea to learn the old fashioned way since not...

5. CNA/PCA to EMT-B and/or EMT-P, before RN?

   G8rBucsGirl replied to Girl Scout's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   My teacher went this route. He said there wasn't as much competition going the EMT-RN as there is LPN-RN. He also mentioned that he renews all of his licenses and keeps the EMT current even though...

6. Very Angry, About to go POSTAL!! (long vent)

   G8rBucsGirl replied to hptogram's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   UPDATE! Well I stuck it out. Decided I would give it this week and then start applying at other facilities on Monday. Then something blissfully wonderful happened! I've known for a couple of weeks...