stefspets

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1. Landing a position in ICU

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

   I don't want to derail this thread, but I have an interview in CVICU next week and I was wondering how hard it is to get positions in the ICU? I don't know if they are looking for unit clerk...

2. Would high education background be a burden for employment?

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

   I have an engineering degree (bachelors) as well. I got hired pretty much on the spot at a LTC facility--I explained to the staffing lady why I left engineering, that I was in no way looking to go...

3. Any CNA's use Accunurse at their facility?

   stefspets replied to Buckeyefan47's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   I hate accunurse. We just got it at our facility. It takes a lot longer to document everything, so instead of giving care, I am documenting. I would rather document everything at the end of my shift...

4. CNA hourly pay rate?

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

   I get $13 an hour in a nursing home in Phoenix,

5. Announce that you passed your CNA exam here!

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

   I passed my exam on 6/12. Still looking for a job! I got handwashing, range of motion hip and knee, positioning on side, denture care, and fluid

6. Just gave up a decent income to be a CNA

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

   I quit my job in November and will be taking a CNA course in May (I decided to go to school full time this semester to finish prereqs). If I am lucky, I will make a little over a third of what I was...

7. Maricopa Medical Center

   stefspets replied to ashdawg's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I don't know what they keep the A/C set at in the burn unit, but I have been a volunteer at Maricopa for a while and I have never noticed a temperature difference between the burn unit and the rest of...