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  1. Telemetry info

    melcolbstorm posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Hi all, I am about to start my first Tele. job as a PCT. I have never worked in a hospital before. I HAVE worked in home health and nursing homes. Can anyone please share your experiences in...

  2. has anyone moved across country?

    melcolbstorm posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone moved across country?? Say they are a nurse in Illinois and they want to move to Texas. If so, how was your hiring process?? Did you perform interviews via Skype? Was it hard to get the...

  3. has anyone moved across country?

    melcolbstorm replied to melcolbstorm's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for this info!!! It really

  4. has anyone moved across country?

    melcolbstorm replied to melcolbstorm's topic in General Nursing

    thanks!

  5. has anyone moved across country?

    melcolbstorm replied to melcolbstorm's topic in General Nursing

    When you put out your resume--did you put your old address or the new

  6. has anyone moved across country?

    melcolbstorm replied to melcolbstorm's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU ALLL!!! When you did your resume did you put your home address or the address you were moving

  7. how many patients

    melcolbstorm posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I have been hired at a floor where it is way short staffed, and the ratios are horrible,,I am new to the hospital experience and wanted to know what ratios you all have I am a PCT on Tele floor and I...

  8. how many patients

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

    So true, so true!! If everyone works as a team it is

  9. how many patients

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

    EXACTLY!!! You are 100% correct!!!! Actually that exact thing happens ALLLLLL the time!! Just yesterday I was struggling to change a guy and a nurse came in and turned off the light and left, never...

  10. how many patients

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

    SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO true, unfortunately our RNs have selective hearing and NEVER answer the lights. We get a "call light report" after our shift and it tells how many lights were over a minute. if it...

  11. how many patients

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

    Ha!! So true!! having this many patients is

  12. how many patients

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

    THANKS!! I am so glad you can

  13. accucheck help

    melcolbstorm posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I am new to performing accuchecks and can't seem to get enough blood---any

  14. rude nurse

    melcolbstorm posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I would LOVE feedback! I have been on the floor of my hospital for 13 days now on my own, so yup I am brand new. I have been a CNA for 5 years, but this is my first hospital experience. 99% of the...

  15. rude nurse

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

    You are soooo right!! ALL of the other nurses on my floor are just

  16. rude nurse

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

    THANK YOU!!! Actually I went to the Chapel in the hospital before working with her, believe me God was right by my side. The teacher removed the nurse from her roster of nurses to assign students to....

  17. rude nurse

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

    AGREED AGREED AGREEED!!!! You hit the nail on the

  18. rude nurse

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

    THANK YOU!!! I agree on the percentages. I wish more people wanted to work as a team, it helps serve our patients better. The student is wonderful!!! Actually, he told me yesterday that his...

  19. rude nurse

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

    Thanks everyone!! She was sitting in her chair drinking her starbucks, playing Candy Crush on her phone. She wasn't waiting for any calls, or charting, she was just plain being rude and lazy. A...

  20. how many patients

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

    yours sounds

  21. how many patients

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

    yup!!those wards with 14+ patients IS hell!!!and you can NOT do your job properly. It's just not fair to the

  22. accucheck help

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

    awesome tips,

  23. accucheck finger choice??

    melcolbstorm posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Hey Guys!!So.....calloused (however you spell it) fingers--perform accucheck on them or

  24. how many patients

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

    WOW!!!You are also a very nice and kind nurse, I wish ours helped like

  25. how many patients

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

    Wow, you sound like a kind RN. Our RNs think we are their slaves and have zero respect. a PCT was showing me something (remember I am still orientating!) and this one nurse said "ok, no more...