samsam22 CNA

samsam22 is a CNA and specializes in CNA med-surg.

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1. Pay for hospital nursing assistants thanks!

   samsam22 replied to cmm4ever's topic in CNA/MA

   I work in Southern California. I make 14.50 per hour base pay on a telemetry floor. I make 1.45 extra on weekends. I am not only a CNA though I also have my Tele Tech.... I know the CNA's on the other med surg floors make around 13 per hour.

2. PCT and CNA whats the difference

   samsam22 replied to KdnRN2B's topic in CNA/MA

   In my hospital I am a CNA and soon I will train in the hospital to be a PCT. This means I will rotate between CNA work, Telemetry (watching heart monitors), and unit secretary. It is the same as CNA but more training and a bit higher pay. I would say...

3. CNA's want to share salary info?

   samsam22 replied to kimmy436's topic in CNA/MA

   I am in california and I started with no experience on med-surg at $11.00 a hour and shift diff was $1.50 for night shift. After one year I got 50 cents more and made 11.50 after shift diff was $13.00 a hour.

4. Anyone going beyond their CNA license??

   samsam22 replied to sunflower777's topic in CNA/MA

   I have been a CNA for 2 years on med-surg (since I was 17 hehe) and I have about one semester to go before I get into the ADN program. :yeah:I am looking forward to a life long career in nursing it is the only work I know! :heartbeat

5. Per Diem CNAs: Do you get a reasonable amount of hours?

   samsam22 replied to Duice88's topic in CNA/MA

   There is always plenty of shifts for me to pick up at the hospital, and they are 12 hour shifts. The only problem is that we do get called off a lot, it is different at every hospital but im almost certain you wont get called off as much at a long te...

6. Can anyone tell me how much a CNA would make in California hospitals?

   samsam22 replied to nyhoneydew's topic in CNA/MA

   I work in san diego at a very small general hospital I started at $12.50 a hour with no experience, I just got a raise to $13 a hour. Other girls I work with as CNA's make 14-18 a hour but they were hired with previous experience. I feel content with...

7. yuckiest things to do

   samsam22 replied to misty720's topic in CNA/MA

   I work in a hospital and a lady bled out through her rectum and there was a giant pool of blood and stool.... the smell was the worst thing EVER and it lingered in the halls all night. I'm glad we saved her though because she coded

8. CNA hourly pay rate?

   samsam22 replied to SuBinCRNAtoBe's topic in CNA/MA

   I work in a hospital here in california and i started with no experience i make 12.50 a hour... ive been working there for 4 months now and i hope i get a raise soon O.o

9. How long until you get a call?!?!?!

   samsam22 replied to jcasti02's topic in CNA/MA

   dont worrie you will get a job it just takes time! try to work at some home health agencys for a while at first, thats what i did then one day a local hospital called me about a resume i submitted like 3 months previous! so i went and got the job so ...

10. How to write our title after our name

    samsam22 replied to kirchnerfamily's topic in CNA/MA

    ive always just done my first and last name with CNA so i would do: Ann Smith CNA that is usually what they want... ive never really done a comma you can always just ask how they want it at work :nuke:

11. A New CNA Seeks Advice

    samsam22 replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in CNA/MA

    you can do it! i just got a job on the med-surg floor, and yeah its a bit different than the ER... but like you i only had about 6 months of home health experience and thats all i had the first 2 nights i was really slow at doing things and took me a...

12. Is doing the LVN program even worth it? or just go for the RN?

    samsam22 replied to samsam22's topic in LPN/LVN

    thanks everyone, i dont want to work LTC becuase i already work in a hospital as a CNA and i wanna stick with it! LTC is fine but hospital is what im used to and i dont think they even hire LVNS so i think ill just go straight for RN

13. What's the difference!?!

    samsam22 replied to Hopeful76's topic in CNA/MA

    Its weird at my company anyone who works at the SNF across the street is called a CNA. and thats what it is on their badges. I am a CNA but since i work in the acute care my title says "Nurses Aide" not CNA like theirs does. *shrug* makes no sense to...

14. Is doing the LVN program even worth it? or just go for the RN?

    samsam22 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    I live in southern california and after reading a lot of these threads is it even worth going after the lvn-rn bridge? I wanted to do this and thought it would be good to work as a LVN while working on getting into the RN program. should i just spend...

15. Requesting Fewer Hours?

    samsam22 replied to Katie89's topic in CNA/MA

    Hi there im in the same boat as you. I am 18 years old and just got a job working night shifts 11p-7am per diem at a hospital, they are going to start me off working about 24 hours a week... and i can work more if i choose to. I am also a full time s...