kateee

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1. How much do you make as a tech?

   kateee replied to RCBR's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

   Lindsay_B I am in the springfield MA area and make 14.98 as an evening shift ED

2. Not sure if this is stupid question or not but..

   kateee replied to EP10's topic in First Year After Licensure

   When I got hired at my hospital I already had my Bls, but I know during orientation they had those who did not or needed to renew theirs stay late one day and provided the class for

3. I can do your job, you can't do mine.

   kateee replied to crobson221's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

   The same thing happens where I work, also when I am working with another tech. If you are a hard worker people see that and use it to their advantage sometimes but props to you for being such a great...

4. PCT : how long did it take?

   kateee replied to RBFNurse2b's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

   I definitely suggest doing pct before nursing, it's good experience and it lets you know exactly what you're getting into so you can see if you even like it. I am a tech in the ER so my day is a...

5. Ask for a raise?

   kateee replied to kateee's topic in General Nursing

   We both have the same certification, I have 6 months more experience than she

6. Ask for a raise?

   kateee posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone! I have been working at my current hospital for over 6 months now as an emergency department technition doing basic Cna work plus extra like ekgs and blood draws. I just found out today...

7. Will an ER tech help me land a job in the ED?

   kateee replied to loosemoose's topic in Emergency

   definitely! my supervisor has hired almost all of our techs as RN's when they

8. ED tech role in code situation

   kateee posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

   What exactly is the role of an ED tech in a code situation? What should I and shouldn't I be doing? Also, any tips would be helpful!

9. What is the difference between ICU and Urgent Care and ER?

   kateee replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in Critical Care

   Right now I'm a tech in an emergency department, we also have an urgent care section which gets mostly our ortho and cold/flu things that are not life threatening. So urgent is much easier than the...

10. What's the meanest thing a patient has said to you?

    kateee replied to fangirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I had a confused elderly patient with an infection who spit, kicked, and hit as us we were trying to give her iv medication, we then had to hold her arms and legs down to give it to her and she called...

11. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    kateee replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Right buttcheek ache one day after an IM

12. Heroin pandemic

    kateee replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Addictions

    The same is happening in western mass now, I work in the ED and our heroin ods have more than quadrupled this past few

13. urgent care NP position ?

    kateee replied to xiaobear007's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in an ED annex which used to be urgent care and usually the techs do splints and casts

14. Emergency Department Technician

    kateee replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I absolutely love it! I have never seen exposed brains haha! And I love that there are so many things you can learn, it's not the same old same old like on other floors! Cons are definitely crisis...

15. introverted nurses -what is the best job?

    kateee replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Career

    Pacu, recovery room, or OR! Your patients will be sleeping most of the time