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  1. Fired for following orders

    funtimes replied to shmedium's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I missed the part where you said it was passing an NG tube, yeah while a PCTs scope might vary depending on the unit, THAT one should have been a no brainer. Its totally irrelevant if you were taught...

  2. Fired for following orders

    funtimes replied to shmedium's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    PCTs don't have a firm "scope of practice". Some things are obvious though, we aren't going to be pushing IV meds, and any tech that does that knows they are going outside their scope. Still theres...

  3. First hospital job, need advice

    funtimes replied to secretsunflower's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Nights you'll be mainly taking vitals, helping patients to the toilet/bsc, repositioning and cleaning up incontinent patients, emptying tubes and drains and recording output, maybe weighing people,...

  4. CNA to PCT

    funtimes replied to MysticTopaz's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Im always somewhat confused over the term Nurse tech. My hospital doesn't have them. A lot of the PCTs I work with are Nursing students and they have the same scope as any other tech, and quite...

  5. Not Being Respected as a CNA

    funtimes replied to Dani2389's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The docs don't bother me at all, they tend to look down on all staff, including Nurses. They don't care if you are an RN, Tech, or whatever. Other CNAs or techs opinions are irrelevant to me as well....

  6. I am fed up with PCT position...

    funtimes replied to brittany1111's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I think 12 leads are easy, its not like a tech has to interpret them, just place the leads and type in some info. IV starts and to a lesser extent blood draws can be frustrating at times. There's...

  7. I am fed up with PCT position...

    funtimes replied to brittany1111's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    ER tech really is a lot different, so much so that the jobs almost aren't comparable, despite having the name tech in them. ER techs where I worked were basically phlebotomists and ECG techs who also...

  8. EMT or PCA/PCT

    funtimes replied to runnerdoug87's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    A lot of people confuse EMTs and Paramedics. At one time the two names were pretty much interchangeable and there was little to no difference between the two. Now the difference is huge. Its like...

  9. I am fed up with PCT position...

    funtimes replied to brittany1111's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Part of the problem is that RNs have no higher license to answer to and that holds them accountable for behavior. They pretty much police themselves. Physicians are politicians who stay above the...

  10. I am fed up with PCT position...

    funtimes replied to brittany1111's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    That's great you looked at it that way, but your post also reveals part of the problem. Techs shouldn't have to rely on the benevolence of the Nurses. Being "good to the techs" shouldn't be optional....

  11. Do you enjoy being a PCA?

    funtimes replied to RunnerD1987's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I've done worse jobs and I've done jobs that were a lot easier and less stressful. At least when I go to work there is the illusion of possibly doing something positive or making a difference,...

  12. Getting a Job as an ER Tech

    funtimes replied to DFWRNStudent's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    A lot of people want to be ER techs, therein lies the problem. There is a lot less wear and tear on your back and body than working as a floor tech. EMT Basic is a good starting point but is totally...

  13. only guy in my class

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

    It's a total non issue with staff. Many charge Nurses are male and it seems like Emergency Departments and ICUs have a lot of male RNs. If you do face any sort of backlash or awkwardness its from...

  14. I am fed up with PCT position...

    funtimes replied to brittany1111's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    If you ask me to do something you wont ever get back talk or attitude, and the vast majority of the time I will say yes, or ok ill get to it as soon as possible, but if I don't have the time I will...

  15. I am fed up with PCT position...

    funtimes replied to brittany1111's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    That's fine, you can ask if you like, and the tech should prioritize your request along with their other requests and duties and if it cant be done in a timely manner because of what else is going on,...

  16. I am fed up with PCT position...

    funtimes replied to brittany1111's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I think one answer is for PCTs to be required to undergo formal schooling and testing to become a PCT, like CNAs do. I'm not saying it has to be this really long school, a few months on top of CNA...

  17. Take Intro to Bio or AP out of it?

    funtimes replied to inkkedandproud86's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took college biology 101 prior to A&P and it was somewhat useful, although not hugely beneficial. If nothing else it conditioned me a little for A&P and made me familiar with some subjects...

  18. Weirdest thing...

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

    In a Nursing home it was usually stuff like asking me to let the dogs in or going downstairs and taking the pie out of the oven. In a hospital you get patients with psych problems as well as ones with...

  19. Did you like being a CNA?

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

    Sorry Kadeemb, but you are acting like part of the problem. This isn't a bragging contest to see who is the super CNA. That's great YOU think 13-16 acute care hospital patients is no biggie for you....

  20. Did you like being a CNA?

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

    Obviously 50 residents in LTC is way too many under any circumstances. Having said that its not simply a case of more patients equals more work. When I worked day shift in LTC I typically had 6-8...

  21. 2 months as CNA/PCT in hospital, still struggling

    funtimes replied to MikeDee1234's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Did the RN assigned to that patient also get written up for not answering a call light in time? What if you were in the middle of doing something else that couldn't just be dropped when the call light...

  22. Did you like being a CNA?

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

    Maybe have the time to provide adequate care, take an actual lunch break, get to know your patients a little, properly stock stuff instead of doing it on the fly, and actually have time to...

  23. Did you like being a CNA?

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

    If this is a hospital that unit manager should be fired ASAP. LTC is hard, but continuously overloading techs and CNAs in a hospital is downright dangerous. Charge Nurses are usually acutely aware of...

  24. Lessons from a night as a Patient Companion

    funtimes replied to cd365c's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As a PCT this almost sounds like my typical patient. On many shifts MOST of my patients are acting irrationally in some way. A combination of lack of sleep, pain meds, anxiety, dementia, and whatever...

  25. Funny - Tech Broken, Use "Old School" Sphygmomanometer

    funtimes replied to MidLifeChg2Nursing's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That's interesting. I took the skills test in one of those states in 2009 and drew manual BP and pulse as one of my stations. We had to do it a certain way too, first checking BP by palp and then for...