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

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 free

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 CNA! As to why no one will help, because they are lazy! Just keep asking for help when you need it and hopefully you will find someone who is willing to work as hard as you!

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 little different than most units. I do not have a typical routine, but I can tell you things that I do on a normal day. I take a lot of vitals, lots of ekgs, blood draws, splints and clean wounds, and make sure to chart it all in the little to non existent down time I have! It's pretty hectic but I love it!

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

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 that a friend of mine got hired as a Cna on the med surg floor making a significant amount more per hour than me. I am wondering if I should ask for a raise, I think that it is unfair that someone who just got hired and who is qualified to do less than I am is getting paid more. I wish that she had never mentioned how much she was getting paid but I suppose she was just excited! I am wondering what your opinions are? Should I ask for a raise and if so how should I do it? thank you 😊

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

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! Thanks!

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 ER. In the ER we get any sort of emergency, heart attacks lacerations etc. icu is a lot different because those are patients that are admitted to stay there because they need critical care. As a nurse you only have about two patients at a time, in the ER you have around 5. I love working in the ER though because you never know what you'll get and you're always learning something!

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 us all crazy huge a**holes lol

Right buttcheek ache one day after an IM injection.

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

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

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 (psyc) patients though.

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

Pct Western MA 12.98 days +1$ evenings and weekends and +$2 overnights I work per diem but usually 3-11 or 7am-7pm Specialty-emergency department Less than a year experience Per diem Currently in nursing school:)

I just got a job as a pct in the ED and have been learning phlebotomy for the past few weeks! The best advice I can give is to not get discouraged if you can't find the vein right away. If you saw/felt the vein there before you stuck the patient, it's there! Try slightly pulling the needle farther out or pushing it farther in and sometimes you have to change the angle a little bit!

I'm in Mass but I make 12.98 evening and weekend $1 differential, nights $2

If your drugged/drunk friend is unresponsive, bring them in! Forget about whether you'll be in trouble or not!

I find that in most places there are always jobs for nurses, you just can't always be picky. You may have to work somewhere you don't want such an ltc or homecare. Hospital jobs are harder to find.

I volunteered at my local hospital and got to know a lot of people! Then after I got my Cna license I spoke with the supervisor of the ED and he offered my a job!

At my hospital rns in the or have to wear ceil but in every other unit they wear whatever they want including techs

My little hospital (noble) just got bought by Baystate the huge hospital in Springfield where I know techs like me get paid $16 per hour starting so I am hoping that bumps my salary up soon! I don't see why it wouldn't!

You can go right into a bsn program at a 4 year school if you want, you do not need to get your adn first it is just cheaper to get an adn. Either degree you will be an rn afterwards, it is just easier to get a job with a bsn. Also getting your Cna is definitely beneficial, but not necessary. You should work as a Cna during school maybe just to get some experience and see if you actually like patient care.

Hi! So I recently got offered a job as an ED tech at my local hospital, it's not a level 1 trauma center but it's still pretty good! I am a Cna and only have experience in med surg so I was hoping to get insight on what my new job will be like and what I should expect to be doing! Any input would be great! Thanks!