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  1. Pay for hospital nursing assistants thanks!

    samsam22 replied to cmm4ever's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  2. PCT and CNA whats the difference

    samsam22 replied to KdnRN2B's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  3. CNA's want to share salary info?

    samsam22 replied to kimmy436's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  4. Anyone going beyond their CNA license??

    samsam22 replied to sunflower777's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

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

    samsam22 replied to Duice88's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

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

    samsam22 replied to nyhoneydew's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  7. yuckiest things to do

    samsam22 replied to misty720's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  8. CNA hourly pay rate?

    samsam22 replied to SuBinCRNAtoBe's topic in Medical Assistant, 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

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

    samsam22 replied to jcasti02's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  10. How to write our title after our name

    samsam22 replied to kirchnerfamily's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  11. A New CNA Seeks Advice

    samsam22 replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

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

    samsam22 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    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...

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

    samsam22 replied to samsam22's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    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...

  14. Question about LVN-RN bridge?

    samsam22 posted a topic in LPN to RN

    at my school they have a bridge program where you can go from LVN to the 3rd semester RN once your prereqs are done so basically do you just get a spot if RNs are dropping out of the program or what?...

  15. What's the difference!?!

    samsam22 replied to Hopeful76's topic in Medical Assistant, 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"...

  16. Requesting Fewer Hours?

    samsam22 replied to Katie89's topic in Medical Assistant, 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...

  17. First interview tomorrow...Eh...Not feeling it already

    samsam22 replied to e4c5's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    honestly most places you go it will be hard to find much higher pay...especially starting off... when i applied to places the jobs i worked at and the ones i was offered it was around that much...i...

  18. orientation at hospital on monday... scrubs or no scrubs??

    samsam22 replied to samsam22's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    thank you rancel, yeah i did call and ask i am just going to wear street clothes. from what i heard we are getting a 8 hour orientation, then we shadow someone for like 3 shifts and thats it :-/ i am...

  19. orientation at hospital on monday... scrubs or no scrubs??

    samsam22 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    this is my new job and orientation is coming up on the 6th i have never really been to a CNA orientation before... in home health they didnt really have that so should i wear scrubs or not, has anyone...

  20. Question about LVN-RN bridge?

    samsam22 replied to samsam22's topic in LPN to RN

    thank you that was pretty much what i was

  21. orientation at hospital on monday... scrubs or no scrubs??

    samsam22 replied to samsam22's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    okay so i called them today asking what to wear she said it doesnt matter just be comfortable scrubs or street clothes are okay. so now i have to pick which one!! lol i wish she woulda just said one...

  22. orientation at hospital on monday... scrubs or no scrubs??

    samsam22 replied to samsam22's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    im going to a hospital and working the med-surg unit ive have no experience in a hospital all i have experience in is LTC for school cinicals then i worked home health for 6 months so i totally dont...

  23. Differences of Pharmacy technician

    samsam22 replied to Nursebarebari's topic in General Nursing

    my boyfriend is a pharmacy tech and he never went to school for it. He basically was with walgreens for 2 years as a clerk, then they asked him if he wanted to work in the pharmacy. He studied for 2...

  24. Per diem in a hospital.. please help

    samsam22 replied to samsam22's topic in General Nursing

    you all made me feel so much better and more confident about this postion! i am excited about this new job! i know it will be stressful, but i cant wait for the learning experience. thank you all for...

  25. Per diem in a hospital.. please help

    samsam22 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just got hired at a hospital as a CNA, i would post this in the CNA thread but not many cnas work at a hospital so i may not get an answer there... So does anyone else know, how will this work out...