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  1. Foley Catheters

    funtimes replied to EssaQ502's topic in General Students

    I wasn't very keen on cathing people either. While orienting as a tech my very first cath was a supervised straight cath done on a totally alert and oriented 23 year old female paraplegic(im a male),...

  2. People confusing and mixing titles

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

    MAs do a job similar to LPN in SOME settings, but the training is vastly different between the two. LPN training is more extensive, more standardized, and has more prerequisites. An MA to me is just a...

  3. Is it harder as a CNA in a LTC or Hospital?

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

    Have you worked as a CNA in

  4. Is it harder as a CNA in a LTC or Hospital?

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

    There is one thing about most Nursing homes that a lot of people overlook, or don't understand unless they've done both jobs. At a Nursing home, even though the CNAs generally don't do some of the...

  5. Taken for granted by nurses...

    funtimes replied to PD82's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    THIS. Whats even worse is when these same nurses have an arrogant know it all attitude and will complain about how lazy or incompetent some of the techs are. But to me nothing is worse than when a...

  6. PCT Interview With Staff RN's

    funtimes replied to cdsavannah59's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I'm not sure Id want to take a job where Im interviewed by my future coworkers. It just seems like right off the bat you know its going to be a place that's cliquey and uptight, and who wants to work...

  7. Is it harder as a CNA in a LTC or Hospital?

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

    LTC is much harder when you first start. I've come across new PCTs in a hospital who transitioned into the job fairly painlessly despite no experience, but its rare to find a new CNA in LTC who...

  8. PCT Interview With Staff RN's

    funtimes replied to cdsavannah59's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Do you mean you actually interview with the floor nurses, or just some supervisors/charge nurses? I did interview for an ER tech job where they took me on the floor and introduced me to the nurses...

  9. Stupid ? Is a tech the same thing as a CNA?

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

    CNA or or Certified Nurse Assistant is a state certification someone can get, usually after completing a CNA course and then passing a state written and practical exam. I believe its required to work...

  10. Hospital CNAs/PCTs: What's your workload like?

    funtimes replied to mstearns09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You usually have 2 to 3 patients? Wow, thats awesome. I usually have anywhere from 8 to 15 patients and occasionally more than that. This is on a med/surg telemetry unit. I've floated to other units...

  11. What would you do???

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

    This perfectly illustrates why being a CNA in a nursing home is such a horrible job. You are faced with these type of no win situations pretty much continually. I personally wouldnt hold down someones...

  12. ED Tech

    funtimes replied to Dom3269's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    The role of ER tech seems to vary a lot more than PCTs on the floors. PCTs on the floors are pretty much run ragged non stop in most cases, whereas in the ER there seems to be a lot more downtime in...

  13. Is CNA school hard? what was your experience?

    funtimes replied to crunchymama91's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    CNA school is relatively easy for most people. It might be a little uncomfortable for some people who are shy and aren't used to doing hands on training and testing in front of other people. Having...

  14. Does anyone else get pulled to other floors?

    funtimes replied to penny186's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I floated to different units at a hospital for a year and HATED IT. The techs on every unit you went to acted like they were your boss because they were familiar with the unit and you weren't(even if...

  15. Another vent about nurse vs aide

    funtimes replied to RNstudent13renee's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm sympathetic to the argument that RNs have a lot of responsibility and have a hard job and their license is always on the line etc etc, BUT I've gotten a lot less sympathetic when I continually see...

  16. Please, don't be "that" aide.

    funtimes replied to mstearns09's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Work place bully's are a cancer, and its ultimately managements fault when they aren't weeded out and gotten rid of. I have seen units in a hospital go through new techs like Kleenex because of one or...

  17. Can I take the CNA test without taking the course?

    funtimes replied to AriMer24's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    In my state you cant. You have to take a CNA course (which is a minimum of 75 hours but usually more), from a state approved institution with no exceptions regardless of your background and work...

  18. CNA course description and information.

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

    I can only tell you about my CNA course. It was 9 weeks long meeting 2 times a week with a few saturday classes thrown in. We had a small classroom located in the basement of a large skilled nursing...

  19. New PCT for a month and first night in ER

    funtimes replied to Rebel83's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    You had one semi bad shift, and from the sounds of it didn't do anything particularly bad, just little stuff that any one new to that unit would do. We had one really snotty know it all ER nurse at a...

  20. Lazy Coworkers

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

    The techs where I work do accuchecks, and in the middle of having to do 7 or 8 HS checks we are expected to answer the bulk of the call lights, toilet people, weigh patients, help with admits, do any...

  21. Lazy Coworkers

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

    I feel your pain. I worked at a hospital where the RNs had like 6 to 8 patients on an inpatient unit, and they still could be relied on to do a fair amount of patient care. Where I work now they have...

  22. Nurses who don't treat CNAs fair :(

    funtimes replied to aka640's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    When I worked in LTC the RNs rarely did CNA stuff. That was just the way it worked. They had their job and we had ours. It never really bothered me. In a hospital its a different story though, and RNs...

  23. CMA or RN???

    funtimes replied to farmgirl122's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You are really comparing apples to oranges here. An MA is basically a secretary who does blood draws and a few other easily taught things. In terms of education, salary, responsibility, there is no...

  24. New Male CNA student worries

    funtimes replied to Chris1406z's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Its awkward but its a hump you have to get over. Males are increasingly common in Nursing. Doing clinicals in a hospital will be easier as you wont continually be giving baths and showers and doing...

  25. What Information is covered in PCT Orientation for hospital position?

    funtimes replied to cdsavannah59's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    It could be computer training and going over what's expected of you during the rest of your orientation. You'll almost certainly have to take web inservices that cover things like infection control,...