angelwings64

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1. Burnt Out STNA looking for direction

   angelwings64 replied to angelwings64's topic in General Nursing

   thank you , i love working in the E.d where i am a stna just dont like the pay and i know i would be a good and compassionate lpn or rn i guess i have to take that leap of faith and go get that lpn...

2. Burnt Out STNA looking for direction

   angelwings64 replied to angelwings64's topic in General Nursing

   not when you have to pay all the bills and collge and go to work its no that easy sure you can focus on self i dont make enough as a stna to do all this how will i get through college ? i...

3. state exam coming....

   angelwings64 replied to CNAMichelle's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   visual helps pick one person to focus on use them as the only eye contact and ignore the rest look at their nose or face take deep breaths in the nose out the mouth slowly and take your time if...

4. Tattoos and Appearance

   angelwings64 replied to brella's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   i work ith this girl that has tattoos and so do i but she was all the time pulling up the myspace page to show every emt and paramedic and firman in ed her stinking tats that is sick ! ihave 3 but...

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

   angelwings64 replied to nrsin4's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   i was a pca with no training and i got lucky i guess it helped knowing my sister worked in the same place shes a rn but when i got in it really made a difference they will help you get all the...

6. Burnt Out STNA looking for direction

   angelwings64 posted a topic in General Nursing

   im 44 and have been a stna , started out as a pca in 1983 i have worked in home health and critial care , from the emergency room to icu and even home health care im getting burned out i dont know...

7. Getting a hospital job

   angelwings64 replied to Codeda's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   if you know people in the hospital espically rns or staff in Hr it helps but the application process is sloooooooooooooow as molasses pcas are hired but they are made to take a stna course upon...

8. what was your starting salary as a ..................

   angelwings64 replied to DVDWIFE1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   mine was 10.60 but i had previous trauma/ortho experience get into hospital work or agency work it pays better i make now around 12.95 on weekdays and 13.50 on the weekends but that is agency...

9. College graduate becoming a CNA

   angelwings64 replied to kungfu_panda's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   im a stna myself and i was a pca (patient care assistant i feel you need the STNA training for a better paying job and you need the hands on training to be a good nurse its only a 2- 3 week course...

10. agency work / the good bad and ugly of it

    angelwings64 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    this month for me was awfull i work at a agency that sends the stnas on float perdium assignments mainly the osu east hospital or the main university hospital i dont mind the travel or the floating...