SavingGrace007

Amen! You are one of those Nurses that this PCT LOVES to work with and I will work my tail off for you! Blessings!

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 to help. I have felt like saying many times "Why a...

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. ☹️

What a GREAT answer! I'm glad you found a job that brings you peace! Money means nothing when your miserable and dreading a job.

That's the best answer here! Happiness and peace are waaay more important then "things". Amen!

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 her hatred towards the job and didn't get any ans...

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 those years who came straight in with no experience an...

Hi... I am wondering if anybody knows if there's a company that hires agency or travel PCT's and what is the pay and perks if there is such a job.

$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 medical assistant for five years so about eleven yea...

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 or the importance of it. The high and mighty nurse...

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 know her job? Do you work at her hospital? Sounds ...

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 taking care of me or anyone I loved cause if they tre...

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 rude to talk that disrespectful about the OP's job th...

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 some peace about your frustrating situation. Being...

Hello everyone. I have a question. I am a pct at a major hospital. There was just a policy change and now instead of the pct's taking two sets of vitals they are adding a third set right before the shift change which is the busiest time for the pc...

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 was a Medical Assistant and I was working on my pre...

You were ALL very helpful to me. I have been doing the extra set of vitals since I posted this post and basically the nurses have all been very compassionate and helpful, noticing that my load is heavy. Also, my supervisor has made sure to have the...

Your reply was so very helpful to me...I can tell by the way that you handled yourself in that situation that you are a quality tech and a very intelligent person. I hope you are in nursing school...lol. You sound like you would make an excellent n...

Does your tech do ECG's, blood sugars, help set up new patients after admission, clean the rooms, stock the nutrition room, the supply drawers and boxes on the doors, go get the tele for the heart monitor from another floor, do bed bath's, showers, h...

I am so proud of all of you for getting so far into your goals. I am still a pct, recently divorced, was a stay at home mom and gave up my dream to be a nurse for my husband and kids. Now i am 56 and just beginning the steps to become an rn. If i ...

Your welcome David...anytime I can be of encouragement let me know.. You will do fine...trust me. Just focus on the patients.

I have never heard of it and I am a PCT. Hmmmm.. I wouldn't think it would be too hard since basically a PCT is like a CNA but I am not sure. Good luck to you, do your best.

Hi, I have been a Medical Assistant in the distant past but am currently working as a PCT at a major hospital and was a CNA for a year in a rehabilitation center before that. From experience I can say that I worry as well and looking back I can hon...