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  1. I can't get a hospital job!

    gonzo1224 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am trying to get a Patient Care Tech job at any area hospital and have had no luck. Since I assume the DON has the final word in who is to be hired (or not?), I decided to post this here among all...

  2. I can't get a hospital job!

    gonzo1224 replied to gonzo1224's topic in General Nursing

    I did it! I start January 19, 2009 at one of the area's finest hospitals! I will work three 8-hour days in Cardiac/Telemetry. Never say "Never." I was persistent and it paid off! One nurse told...

  3. Is my inexperience going to make it hard to find a job?

    gonzo1224 replied to nrsin4's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree. Get a job in assisted living or a nursing home and work for a solid year. Then, hospitals will snap you up! You can do

  4. I can't get a hospital job!

    gonzo1224 replied to gonzo1224's topic in General Nursing

    "Do you have anybody that can help you get in contact with a manager or whoever else handles the hiring? You must be proactive!" My sister is very involved with Animal Assisted Therapy at that...

  5. Wages around the country?

    gonzo1224 replied to paffsc's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Downtown Chicago hospitals pay $16 per

  6. Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

    gonzo1224 replied to jb2u's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I passed on 5/16/2008! Yipee! Written test was easy (in the State of

  7. Where do you do your CNA clinicals at

    gonzo1224 replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Mine was at a hospital in the suburbs of

  8. Curious: Any CNA's that don't want to be a nurse...

    gonzo1224 replied to love_being_an_aide's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have no intention of ever becoming a nurse. I will take my state exam on Friday and will seek employment at a hospital. I retired from my big fancy law firm paralegal job five years ago and...

  9. CNA questions, pay...

    gonzo1224 replied to babywearingdoula's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    $16 in downtown Chicago if you can stand the

  10. Rather work with men or women?

    gonzo1224 replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    My vote = Men! I have worked for 30 years and have never once been treated badly by a man. They don't tend to gossip, back-stab, bicker, give you the silent treatment, or set you up for "the kill....

  11. I start CNA program tomorrow!

    gonzo1224 replied to opradiva's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Congratulations! I am two-thirds the way through my CNA course as I write this. I just passed exam #4. My advice to you is to keep up with the reading and to practice your skills daily. Memorize...

  12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    gonzo1224 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Read "Many Lives, Many Masters" by Brian Weiss. It explains a lot of what many of you have described here. It's absolutely

  13. The field of Nursing is wicked to CENAs..the ugly side no one talks about

    gonzo1224 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    actually, many states use the term cena rather than cna: program description for cena / cna training view basket providergratiot technical education center (gtec) date of last...

  14. Should I get my plebotomy certification?

    gonzo1224 replied to CNAinNeb's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you don't mind me asking, could you please share where you work (which hospital)? I'm in the Chicago area too and was also thinking about taking a phlebotomy course.

  15. Is your LPN Salary Adequate

    gonzo1224 replied to pat8585's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ouch! That's harsh. I used to be a patent and trademark "secretary" at the largest Chicago law firm. I was earning $26 per hour (with time and a half for overtime) when I left, and that was five...

  16. cna courses

    gonzo1224 replied to phill_phillie's topic in Illinois Nursing

    No, sorry. I don't know where you can go for free. I paid about $750 for the tuition; $150 for the books; and $200 for all my blood work, TB tests and physical. I had to have extra blood work done...

  17. cna courses

    gonzo1224 replied to phill_phillie's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I went through this myself and was directed to the following site by a department head at College of DuPage: http://www.nurseaidetesting.com/trainingpgms.asp I ended up getting a space at College of...

  18. Is being a CNA better than an lpn

    gonzo1224 replied to digestthis's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm doing the complete opposite as you. I am a patent and trademark paralegal who grew tired of the constant pressure to produce more client-billable hours. I worked overtime weekly (not by choice)....

  19. Chicago or stay in California

    gonzo1224 replied to Catch-22 RN's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I too live in Naperville and live in walking distance to the train. My former boss (in Chicago) moved to Laguna Beach, CA. He showed me photos of $500,000 homes in Laguna Beach. They were old, ugly...