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I am interested i knowing if anybody lives in NYC and has attended the Manhattan Institute? Is it a good school? I am scheduled to begin CNA training in 2 weeks and then will go on to study PCT (Nursing tech). My classes are on Saturday and Sunday for 7 weeks (CNA) and then another 7 weeks for PCT. Did you find the teachers helpful? Is the class difficult? How long did it take you to finish both classes? Were you able to find a job quickly? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated about this school.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE WEALTH OF feedback. This website and all of its members ROCK!!!!! I really have a better idea of what to expect as a CNA And a PCT. I really believe that after all the feedback here that as a PCT that I will be doing more than just bedpan stuff. I am able to compare responses from CNA and PCT'S here and clearly the scope of the changes as a PCT. Bellvue hospital does not hire CNA in NYC. PCT's is what they hire. I can now make an educated choice. ANY additional new info not mentioned above would be greatly appreciated. Your individual stories of what goes on at work also give me an idea of what a day will be like in my new profession. But again many THANKS TO ALL YOU WONDERFUL PEOPLE. I have learned more in 24 Hours than in the last 2 months.

wow casi, sounds like the poop thing is part of the job. your job sounds challenging. how long have you been doing it? what city state do you work in? what did it take you longest to adjust to? I am not sensitve to bad smells but I am really trying to get a real idea of what it is like. cna start at $15 p hour here and go up....is that close to what you make? THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR INFO.

hi there, I am not in your nautaug class(SP). my class is in nyc.

hi there, I am not in your nautaug class(SP). my class is in nyc.

I am making a career change late at the age of 50. I recently enrolled in a CNA course and plan to go on to study PCT (which will give me Phlebtomy, EKG, etc). I live in NYC, but will probably lose my job soon. I have researched CNA/PCT AND phlebotomy and EKG Tech. I just don't have the inclination to do the schooling for LPN and this seems like a quick way of getting a trade/job. I have lots of questions and just need some honest answers. 1. I am wondering if its NECESSARY/Preferrable to become a CNA and then a PCT or should I just skip CNA and instead study Phlebotomy and EKG tech seperately? I have to become a CNA first and then take another class to become a PCT(Patient Care tech). I am told that CNA'a can find a job more easily and mostly in nursing homes?? True? What is going to get me employed quickest in a hospital? 2. My sister is a RN and is kind of DOWN on the idea. She said that CNA spend alot of time cleaning up people in dirty diapers (bed pans) and cleaning nasty bed soars. I am sure that CNA's do have clean up bowel movements but is that really something that happens all day long on the job or is it more like once a week/month? 3. Based on my research of this noble field I think the PCT gives me ALL these skills and makes me MORE employable. I just don't necessarily want to study CNA and work in a nursing home. I want to do more of the EKG/Phlebtomy/vital signs stuff. 4. It is really easy to find work? The pay is quite good in hospitals in NYC. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated