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    Pay difference between PCT and PCT nursing student

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

    Although I'm not a nursing student, several on my unit are and are sometimes hired on as a nurse on our unit once they graduate. My unit tends to hire new student nurse PCT a few months before they...
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    PCT job interview

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

    My job offer at local hospital came through
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    PCT in Labor and Delivery Or Mom and baby suite

    cdsavannah59 replied to Shonqueen1's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I'm a PCT in the mother/baby unit located across hall from labor and delivery. On M/B unit a PCT will do vitals every four hours on mom and baby which is very time consuming since we have 25 rooms....
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    Patients safety attendant sitter

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

    Lol, your leprechaun story gave me the
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    As a CNA, What Was Your Starting Pay? 2015

    cdsavannah59 replied to NicoV's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work at a large hospital in GA. As a PCT, making only $10.38 an hour. I was very disappointed in my starting wage, but it seems I work in a state that has a low cost of living, and work for a...
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    How did you get your first pct position?

    cdsavannah59 replied to jessicamillan12's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I've worked healthcare in various positions, but after I got my PCT certificate, my sister who is a RN at the hospital was a big influence on how I got the job. Seems some Hospitals tend to like to...
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    PCT III salary at All Childrens or Baycare St Petersburg-Largo

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

    I thought if you are a nurse you can't work as a PCT?, only if your a nursing
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    PCT III salary at All Childrens or Baycare St Petersburg-Largo

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

    The hospital I work at as a PCT in Ga only starts out at 10.25 an hour on day shift, no matter how much experience you have, and shift differentials are not that much either. No room for financial...
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    Call bell dilemma

    cdsavannah59 replied to Dbarnhart's topic in General Nursing

    Great idea, until someone sues saying they didn't want to push the call bell when they fell because they couldn't afford to make another
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    Student Nurse PCT only for BSN students?

    cdsavannah59 replied to Xlorgguss's topic in General Students

    The link states that in order for a hospital to qualify for Magnet status 75% of their nurse management must have BSN or graduate degree. And starting in 2013 it was 100% requirement. So in my opinion...
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    Student Nurse PCT only for BSN students?

    cdsavannah59 replied to Xlorgguss's topic in General Students

    My link was in response to a reply on this thread about a post that said magnet status isn't about what degree you have, and you stating you were unable to get a Pct Nursing student job because they...
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    Student Nurse PCT only for BSN students?

    cdsavannah59 replied to Xlorgguss's topic in General Students

    Magnet hospitals are attracted to BSN. Nursing Journals |
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    what can you do when a nurse sets you up

    cdsavannah59 replied to oatmeal's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm not a nurse, but here is what I would do in that situation. At shift change speak with the nurse that makes these accusations smile and tell her that you have heard that she has reported you for...
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    Weed and work.

    cdsavannah59 replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Drug test are random. Also a lot of workplaces will do a drug test if one is injured on the job, if a drug test is failed after a job injury, then work comp has cause to show drugs/alcohol played role...
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    Contacting patient after discharge

    cdsavannah59 replied to lvoro001's topic in General Students

    If you see them at the chemotherapy center just by coincidence that's one thing, but I would never contact a former patient by mail or phone call for unrelated job reasons. Did they give you their...
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    Nursing student: Job offer starting same day as required NCLEX review

    cdsavannah59 replied to nurmac's topic in General Students

    Seems the only choice you can make is to do what school requires. I doubt the job will be offered to you if they know you failed to fulfill the requirements to become a
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    Took nclex rn today - certain I've failed

    cdsavannah59 replied to lapiz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations, happy to read that you passed test and are now a
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    How do you deal with being called a "snitch" by your co-workers?

    cdsavannah59 replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Personally as a PCT myself, I am so glad you were honest with your RN supervisor about the lazy techs. However your RN supervisor should of been discreet in who told her, all she needed was the...
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    Took nclex rn today - certain I've failed

    cdsavannah59 replied to lapiz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Maybe your lack of studying is causing you to feel you failed the test also. You may of passed it, so good luck, wishing for good results on your test for
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    Tech allowed to just sit at desk most of day doing nothing

    cdsavannah59 posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I cannot understand how someone that works in a hospital setting as a tech and is allowed to sit at a desk without offering the nurses any help. This tech does her sets of vital three times a shift...
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    Has anyone made a medication error and *not* get fired for it?

    cdsavannah59 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Patient Medications

    My pharmacy made a medication error years ago, but it was from cashier who gave me the wrong medication. I picked up a prescription for my two year old daughter, who had a ear infection. I had just...
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    Tech allowed to just sit at desk most of day doing nothing

    cdsavannah59 replied to cdsavannah59's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Momof8CNA, yes the charge nurse in charge that day is one who is high ranking on our unit. In fact I'm surprised she even had me go talk to the tech about sitting down when the charge wanted other...
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    Tech allowed to just sit at desk most of day doing nothing

    cdsavannah59 replied to cdsavannah59's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Momof8CNA, the charge nurse called me aside and asked me if this float tech was doing the other job we were assigned, I told her no, her reply, I thought so. So the charge nurse ordered me to go...
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    Tech allowed to just sit at desk most of day doing nothing

    cdsavannah59 replied to cdsavannah59's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Oh I totally agree with that last sentence of yours, that's why I have only complained to a couple of my nurse friends about it. I see a whole lot of favoritism in my unit and is always directed to...
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    Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    cdsavannah59 replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    During my Pap smear exam as we were talking, my doctor asked me " Have you ever had a hysterectomy" so I thought to myself he must be thinking because of some previous female issues I might of had a...