cookiemonster84

cookiemonster84

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  1. Pct interview for davita

    cookiemonster84 replied to cookiemonster84's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    hey, just checking in to say how my training is going. I just finished my 3rd week. Didn't get to start until january because of an issue with the 3rd party background check people. (they tried...

  2. Pct interview for davita

    cookiemonster84 replied to cookiemonster84's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    i haven't begun yet, but will probably start next week, depending on my background check and everything. :) i am sure the training is going to be VERY hard, i have no dialysis experience whatsoever!!!...

  3. Are the waiting lists really 2 years long in Northern California?

    cookiemonster84 replied to love2nurse4life's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    yes the waiting lists are that long for solano, and also

  4. Da Vita Dialysis PCT Training vs, CNA program

    cookiemonster84 replied to caligirl2's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    the real estate agent who just sold my boyfriend his first house left nursing to pursue real estate lol. i just was hired onto the above company, personally if they would hire you without getting...

  5. I FEEL LIKE I'VE MADE AN ABSOLUTE MISTAKE BECOMING AN LVN! I regret doing this!

    cookiemonster84 replied to luckystudentnurseRN's topic in California Nursing

    OP i'm sorry to hear you're having such a rough time. i am not a nurse, but i will throw in my 2 cents. some of it is a repeat of previous comments before me. go back to school and get your RN--this...

  6. Post-Mortem Care

    cookiemonster84 replied to sarabellum1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    a few thought's i have.... 1. yes it's normal to speak to the dead as though they are living. we really don't know WHEN the soul leaves the body. i personally believe they are still there for a while....

  7. Pay for Dialysis PCTs vs. Regular PCTs

    cookiemonster84 replied to HighNursingGoals's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    i think it depends on where you work, but i really don't know. where i live (bay area, ca) you can work as a CNA in a hospital/medical center after a year of experience. i believe these jobs pay 14-18...

  8. Dialysis Technicians -Let's Talk :)

    cookiemonster84 replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    they are paying me during the

  9. I'm still worried...

    cookiemonster84 replied to thenameismac's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    you're

  10. I'm still worried...

    cookiemonster84 replied to thenameismac's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    first off, congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! secondly: it's normal to be nervous!! have you every taken a cna class or home health aide etc? I know when we got our book, I thought, man, this is...

  11. Dialysis Technicians -Let's Talk :)

    cookiemonster84 replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    thank you, I sure will!! yes I have 18 months to get certified, and I think even if I didn't have to do it, I'd still do it anyway. what was the most challenging part for you when you started as a...

  12. benefits for Kaiser, UC Davis, UCSF, or VA and Sutter

    cookiemonster84 replied to Happysouth1's topic in California Nursing

    my friend works for ucd. It's the only place he has worked since becoming a rn. (2006) he really likes it. Personally, I am not a nurse but I'd work for the va. I know much more people who work there...

  13. Dialysis Technicians -Let's Talk :)

    cookiemonster84 replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    yes I told them I would love to take the job, they are doing a background check at the moment. It seems very fast paced!! Sort of similar to getting the rhythm it seems. 23 years wow!! Are you a nurse...

  14. Dialysis Technicians -Let's Talk :)

    cookiemonster84 replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I have just been offered a pct position with a dialysis company. I'll be training since I'm a cna & have no dialysis exp whatsoever. I live in california. I'm interested in dialysis because I find...

  15. Pct interview for davita

    cookiemonster84 replied to cookiemonster84's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    yes I will be in training for about 3 months. I'm excited!! Have you gone to dialysis tech school, or are you like me, bright eyed and bushy tailed? lol. I am a

  16. Excited about scrubs??

    cookiemonster84 replied to nottootoo's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I love comfortable scrubs. I always end happy looking ones with hearts or stars or flowers or animals on

  17. Cost of LVN school in California

    cookiemonster84 replied to ncgrzyb's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    hey :) I don't think anyone was trying to hate on you :) just offering suggestions. :) I live in the bay area, here we have a bunch of private lvn programs that range from 16k to 34k. We also have a...

  18. Pct interview for davita

    cookiemonster84 replied to cookiemonster84's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    i was offered the job today. :) they do hire people with no dialysis exp!! hooray :) good

  19. lvn school/debt/worth it?

    cookiemonster84 replied to cookiemonster84's topic in California Nursing

    I could make the school loan payment. but it doesn't sound like it would be worth it really.... things could (or could not) be better by the time I took the nclex but I guess it sounds like it makes...

  20. Pct interview for davita

    cookiemonster84 replied to cookiemonster84's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I hope my post gets a response, too, lol. lets see....i applied online, the same day I got an email saying they wanted to schedule a phone interview. I believe I scheduled the phone interview for the...