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    PCT Interview With Staff RN's

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

    Stephalump the link to my last post can be found under kand93s
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    PCT Interview With Staff RN's

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

    Stephalump maybe you should read this "Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is an umbrella term to describe a job class of paraprofessionals who assist individuals with physical disabilities, mental...
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    PCT Interview With Staff RN's

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

    Funtimes a highly successful hospital it ran by many different chiefs so I found your comment funny in reference to many chiefs and not enough indians cause to many errors. Its about communication and...
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    PCT Interview With Staff RN's

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

    Great response FreeLady28. The most important thing we were taught when training to become a PCT/CNA was that we report to the RN. To me report to means In Charge- chain of command. Don't matter if...
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    PCT Interview With Staff RN's

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

    Sorry Stephalump and funtimes but I disagree with your ideas of who directs you on patient care. I consider every RN on my floor my boss if I am assisting with their patients. I am the only tech on...
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    Should I go to pct school or lpn school?

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

    The tech college I attended in Ga required CNA before the LPN program, And if you were on wait list to get admitted into LPN they had PCT available to further your skills after you complete CNA. My...
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    PCT Interview With Staff RN's

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

    More and more places are doing what is called peer interviewing. I do understand why some of you might not like the idea of a potential coworker interviewing you but a successful group is based on...
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    Overtime for PCA's/PCTs in hospital setting?

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

    I need to correct my post, we can float to another floor, to get extra time but must bid for it ahead of time. PCT's that I work with on my floor have scheduled department hours and can only schedule...
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    Leaving Chicago as an experienced CNA/PCT

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

    I used to live in California and got paid good at my job as Ophthalmic Technician, but cost of living is very high in California. When I moved to Ga, they only wanted to pay me a dollar or two above...
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    Overtime for PCA's/PCTs in hospital setting?

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

    Where I work they are very strict about scheduled hours and clocking out on time, but the hospital I work at is not a teaching hospital. There are 2 techs on my day shifts, one of us works three days...
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    12 Hour Shifts

    cdsavannah59 posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    So I just want to know how energized you feel after you are on your first day off work after working 2 or 3 days at 12 hour shifts as a PCT. I work 3 days a week for 12 1/2 hours a day (30 minute...
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    12 Hour Shifts

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

    Thanks RN&mom, I have only been doing 12 hour shifts since September, so hopefully it will get easier, my kids are grown up so thankfully I don't have little ones to tend to, so I'm able to be...
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    PCT Interview With Staff RN's

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

    Well in my case, it worked out perfect. I work with a wonderful staff of
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    PCT Interview With Staff RN's

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

    Yes I interviewed with the floor nurse. On my first interview at the hospital I interviewed with the floor department manager then meet with three different nurses. Didn't get that job but 3 weeks...
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    Maybe this is just a vent post....Home Health

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

    I really think its time to change clients. I did, when i had to. I had a client that had bad Parkinson's and very unstable walking, but he didn't like being assisted very much, I had told my boss I...
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    Maybe this is just a vent post....Home Health

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

    Could the notes be from the aide that was there before you. I once had a aide that felt it was her duty to leave notes for the next aide coming on shift what she waned done, didnt ever sign her name,...
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    CNA to LPN...why?

    cdsavannah59 replied to NursingStudentMomof3's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It's a requirement in Ga to get your CNA first. I think years ago nurses graduated and had no hands on experience except for Clinical's and that made for allot of poor hands on skills, when it came to...
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    Had a horrible day in clinicals :(

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

    I'm also curious as to why your instructor threw the wipes in the toilet, then told you to get them out. Instructors are to teach you the right way to do things, and wipes Do Not Belong In A Toilet,...
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    Can't get a job in the hospital, even with experience

    cdsavannah59 replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It took me three months to get a PCT job at a Hospital after getting PCT certificate. All applications were basically ignored until I read somewhere to use key words in your résumé because most...
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    Pay Cut "Because of ObamaCare and Jerry Brown"

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

    I have not heard of this myself, but I live in Georgia. ( I am a former California resident myself) I wonder if the pay cut is because something about the Ca law is requiring more money to be paid...
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    Getting a CNA job while in nursing school

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

    Try applying with a home health care agency, they hire lots of people because they usually cover a lot of area around city. A Nursing home etc may only hire 2 etc to cover needed shifts, when short...
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    PCT job interview, going to have a written quiz

    cdsavannah59 replied to MikeDee1234's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I have heard some people have to take a medical terminology test prior to
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    What Information is covered in PCT Orientation for hospital position?

    cdsavannah59 posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I have a 81/2 hour PCT Orientation scheduled soon for a Pct position I was hired for at a local hospital. Can someone please tell me what you did during your pct orientation so I can be prepared for...
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    Ophthalmology clinic

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

    Novo. The air puff test is a slang term for non contact tonometry . It measures the intraocular pressure of the eyes (IOP) to check for signs of glaucoma. Other methods your office may use to check...
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    Ophthalmology clinic

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

    I worked as a Ophthalmology Tech for many years. When I was a new assistant The doctor I worked for liked to teach me about eye conditions. He uses what's called a slit lamp to view the inside of...