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  1. Witnessed my first code the other night at work... Mind went blank.

    mamaxmaria replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I was the same way when I had my first code! terrified! It was when I had JUST started as a PCT on Med/Surg unit. I was told my role in the code was to get the code cart then stand by incase anything...

  2. Please help! Interviewing for a PCT job and nervous!

    mamaxmaria replied to ASD3187's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    HA! thats great! I had an interview a few weeks ago and got the "weakness" question.... it has been a while since i have had to interview and completely forgot about these types of questions.... but I...

  3. ADVICE PLEASE. Pct from Critical Care to ER

    mamaxmaria posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I've accepted a job offer from a large hospital for a PCT position in a busy ER I've worked as a PCT in ICU for the past 3 years.... Any advice for the transition? I loved working ICU because it was...

  4. ADVICE PLEASE. Pct from Critical Care to ER

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

    Thanks! I know it is a completely different environment which is why I'm psyching myself out a bit. Once I get there and get the flow of things I'm sure I'll do fine... I'm pretty good at doing things...

  5. How do I tell employer I got a new job?

    mamaxmaria posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    So I have worked as a PCT in a ICU for 3 years now. Recently I was offered a position for ER tech in another hospital. (better pay and better benefits) This is the first time I need to tell an...

  6. Hackensack Interview Question!!!

    mamaxmaria replied to mamaxmaria's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    i think you should put in an application online, and then wait for them to call you. I got a call 3 months after putting in an

  7. Does Hackensack University Medical Center hire New Grads?

    mamaxmaria replied to i.am.a.nurse's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    HA! it's funny you mention Jersey City Medical Center, cause i currently work there as an ICU tech! It's true they go threw nurses alot... at least in my unit... Apparently the pay is great but the...

  8. I hate being a tech. will I hate being a nurse too?

    mamaxmaria replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Nursing

    Being a tech can really suck at times.... When I started I worked on a 30+ bed medsurg unit which constantly had 1:1's. The night shift nurses treated the techs like pure garbage! I can't tell you how...

  9. That one patient that haunts you.

    mamaxmaria replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    wow... that's all I can say.... I;m in tears after reading this thread! I'm a tech in the ICU of a trauma center and have seen alot and have gotten close to many families..... it's reading stories...

  10. Scrubs - what do you wear?

    mamaxmaria replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    As a tech in my hospital we have to wear solid hunter green scrubs....i hate it! it's so hard to find decent scrubs at a decent price in this color. The only ones I can afford feel like cardboard........

  11. any north jersey hospitals hiring ADN's?

    mamaxmaria replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Yes getting BSN is a must.... and I'm sure there are hospitals that will hire ADN's... I believe UMDNJ does because as far as I know they are not magnet..... I chose to do the ADN track first because...

  12. any north jersey hospitals hiring ADN's?

    mamaxmaria replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I'm currently a ICU tech working in a MAGNET hospital... in school for ADN....when applying for hospitals dont even bother applying to hospitals with MAGNET status. They will only hire BSN's. As far...

  13. Does Hackensack University Medical Center hire New Grads?

    mamaxmaria replied to i.am.a.nurse's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I just had an interview there on Monday. I was interviewing for an ER tech position. She saw that I am in nursing school (ADN) and made sure I knew they only hire BSN's because they are magnet........

  14. Best PCT Units?

    mamaxmaria replied to h20bug's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I would try to get in an ICU, specifically one in a trauma center. Some hospitals require ED or Critical Care experience but others dont. When I started as a PCT I worked Med/surg and HATED it. It...

  15. Unit Sec/PCT position

    mamaxmaria replied to nursingstudent2013's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Sounds like a same day surgery unit to me.... Maybe you will be performing both secretarial duties as well as PCT duties... checking patient vital signs and putting orders in the computer most

  16. Do your RN's appreciate you as a PCT/CNA?

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

    Yeah I get that alot.., yes the nurses know much more then we do ofcourse butafter working with patients a few years you can easily pick out the signs as a tech that a patient is taking a turn for the...

  17. Thank you to all the hard-working CNA's and PCTs

    mamaxmaria replied to edogs334's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I can't tell you how happy I am to see this post! I work with alot of nurses who always tell me they are happy to see me when i come on the unit... but then there are the nurses who don't seem to...

  18. Is it really illegal to require BSN(NJ)?

    mamaxmaria posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently working towards my ADN at a 2 year nursing school. I'm a PCT in an ICU and a nurse asked me if i was going to work there when i finished school, and said she was sure my nurse manager...

  19. Is it really illegal to require BSN(NJ)?

    mamaxmaria replied to mamaxmaria's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah i didnt think it was illegal that's why I was so surprised that she said that.... she also said it wasn't a hospital policy that RN's must have their BSN..... So if it is NOT hospital POLICY that...

  20. Should we Skip RN and go straight for BSN?

    mamaxmaria replied to mamaxmaria's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    THank you everyone for your answers! Even though i know my own hospital wont hire me in my unit without a BSN I'm to continue to get my 2 year RN... because of my current financial/ living situation i...

  21. PCT/ Nursing Student Tech scope of practice?

    mamaxmaria posted a topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I have been reading around the threads and have come across people who say they have Nursing Student Tech's in their hospitals, based on what year of nursing school they are in I'm currently a PCT in...

  22. Real Difference (Experienced Nurses)

    mamaxmaria replied to Birdbr's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I know your looking for experienced nurses to respond but since no one else has posted.... i'm not even a nurse I'm a tech/nursing student, but this issue has come up at my job actually they used to...

  23. PCT/ Nursing Student Tech scope of practice?

    mamaxmaria posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been reading around the threads and have come across people who say they have Nursing Student Tech's in their hospitals, based on what year of nursing school they are in I'm currently a PCT in...

  24. New pct at a hospital

    mamaxmaria replied to DarlissaCNA4now's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Congrats on the job! I'm currently a PCT in an ICU and love it, and it's definitely helps being a nursing student. At my job the techs can do bloodwork/accu checks/ and EKGs Since it's your first time...

  25. Should we Skip RN and go straight for BSN?

    mamaxmaria replied to mamaxmaria's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Thank you! I really can't afford to go straight threw to BSN under my circumstances, and yes my school is affiliated with a university or 2 in the area. School is expensive and I need a better paying...