That was such a good reply and as a PCT I see it all the time. Nurses putting off duties that they could do when I'm really busy and overwhelmed already. Making patients wait because they don't want...
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Do you have to be an RN to do this job? I'm a PCT/MA who has worked for 10+ years in the medical field plus 6 years in a hospital. I'm trying to get out of the hospital! It's literally killing me....
Hello Everyone, As I read the message along with the suggestion my heart broke for the nurse who wrote saying she hated her job. The reason why it broke was because she poured out her heart regarding...
I worked at an assistant living for one year and then started applying at hospitals. I've worked in every department in the hospital for the past five years. I have talked to many new techs over...
$18.50 plus anywhere from $1.75 to $5.75 shift diffs for working nights and weekends. I have worked hospitals for five plus years, worked at an assisted living facility one year and was a certified...
Don't you give that person a smiley face. That person has no clue what they are talking about and as far as clarifying anything...they have no right because they don't even have a clue as to your job...
Really tasks? You are ignorant! Go copy and paste your important charting! The job that keeps you from your patients and keeps you from knowing what the patient care tech actually does! How would you...
Yah... I agree. God complex and if they only really knew what those with a higher grade pay think about them they wouldn't be on here acting like their all that! I wouldn't want that kind of nurse...
You are ill-informed and ignorant. We do everything a nurse does except for meds and the ridiculous "charting" if you can call copy and paste charting and we do a lot more! How pompous of you and...
Hello, I think this post is old so I'm not sure if you will even see this but my thoughts as a PCT/MA is that the responses here are very rude accept for maybe one. I feel for you OP and hope you got...
Hello, I need some practical help and encouragement. I am currently a CNA/PCT in a hospital and I really want to go on to become a nurse. Problem is I am 57 years of age. When I was in my 20's I...