Themostsupreme

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  1. Quit during orientation

    what are my chances of ever working in that hospital again? I recently quit this past week my 1st ever tech job as a Nursing student b/c i felt it was unsafe. I had to juggle up to 15 patients, some...
  2. Quit during orientation

    In regards to making big bucks. The nurses at my current facility make roughly 2 1/2 time to 3 times what the pct makes. So yeah, huge difference. the pct job i only do about 2-4 times per month...
  3. Quit during orientation

    Thank you for your support, as well as icuman, thank you for your comments and to others as well who i may have missed. Let me try to make this clear. If i thought aide work was below me, then why...
  4. Quit during orientation

    So I've been off of my orientation at my pct job. I'm thankfully learning skills and the work load is not high as compared to my previous job. It's still a considerable amount of work but less...
  5. Quit during orientation

    You misunderstood my statement. I said control over the aides, not the patients. I agree with an above poster that aide work can help someone become a better nurse b/c if you work as an aide you'll...
  6. Quit during orientation

    QUOTE=OrganizedChaos;8565691]Every post you make you keep making me even more disturbed. I just... I.. Wow. I want an NP that has a lot of RN experience. Not once that just got the necessary 1-3 years...
  7. Quit during orientation

    QUOTE=lorbla4;8562545]I honestly can't even believe this post is for real. I start my cna training on July 6th and my asn program on August 11th and I cannot wait to wipe butts, turn patients,and...
  8. Quit during orientation

    You need to tell this too the nurses who i used to work with who felt they were too good to do cna duties. Y do u think i left? lol Im not breaking my back for any nurse or any patient, they can kiss...
  9. Quit during orientation

    QUOTE=OrganizedChaos;8559555]Wow. Just wow. Between your screen name & your posts, I wouldn't let you take care of my DOGS! *shake my head* Get ready for the real world of nursing once you...
  10. Quit during orientation

    QUOTE=FlyingScot;8559349]The issue with the OP is the author's disdain for the less glamorous aspects of nursing, his feeling that having done it in class he has nothing else to learn, that he...
  11. Reasons: It's a great way to earn money while you learn. It gets your foot in the door. It's a great way to build references/network. It's a great way to learn practical and basic nursing skills such...
  12. Why become a Hospital PCT/PCA/CNA while in NS?

    QUOTE=SnowShoeRN;8558809]I had applied and been accepted to grad school while still working as a RN, but left - amicably - just prior to starting because I wouldn't have been to work nights (my...
  13. Why become a Hospital PCT/PCA/CNA while in NS?

    ive already contacted a few np schools that do not require any experience. I plan to gain experience while attending np school. I know a friend that did that and shes making big bucks as an np and is...
  14. Why become a Hospital PCT/PCA/CNA while in NS?

    Thank You for the nice post....Now did you work as an RN while in NP school? or did u 1st quit the RN position and then enroll in NP school? If i go the NP route my plan would be to start a program...
  15. Why become a Hospital PCT/PCA/CNA while in NS?

    I went in this job with an open mind that i would gain valuable skills for the RN. The job i took was a cna, where the hospital didnt let u really do anything besides checking vitals and cleaning...
  16. Biology Grad debating on NP or PA

    pa school is pretty hard to get into. 3.5+ gpa and 1-2 years of healthcare experience is the norm as an EMT, paramedic, cna, pct ect. anything involving direct patient care. Most schools require...
  17. Quit during orientation

    If you work as a chemist, y do you work as a cna? just out of curiosity, dont chemists make like 60-80k on avg? which is similar to a nurses
  18. Quit during orientation

    Thank You for all the feedback. But this has reinforced my decision to leave my recently acquired aide job. Yes, i agree that a person may learn some skills as an aide that will be useful as a nurse...
  19. Quit during orientation

    Exactly. I don't mind cleaning patients, i think ppl misunderstood what i wrote. Its the unsafe working conditions that drove me away as well as poor management that doesnt really care bc they don't...
  20. Quit during orientation

    Yeah. A UAP's job is very impt. It would make the nurses job very difficult if they had no aides on their floor. Me personally, i felt i wasn't getting paid well for all the work i was
  21. Quit during orientation

    Thank You for your comment. It looks like you found the specialty for you. Yeah personally, i could never work on an oncology floor or ortho/neuro, or the ED. You stayed 7 months, kudos to you. I dont...
  22. Quit during orientation

    Ty for the feedback.I do have a great deal of respect for cna's/techs, esp the 1's that do this for a living, i just personally could never do it longterm. If i was getting paid double what i was...
  23. New Grad Jobs

    Not many specialty units hire new grads unless they have some sort of training