Kystudentrn

I need to clarify before someone starts that the skill checklist is what all new hire aids must accomplish within the first 90 days. Not in their Cna course.

As I have said several times it's going to vary by facility. Here they can...there they can't. It's actually in the aids skills checklist to learn how to do these tasks. With all due respect you saying it's not allowed is just as pointless as me sayi...

I think it's going to vary by facility. The hospital I work at is a magnet hospital as well as a teaching hospital. The only non rn ( they got rid of the Lpns) staff that can insert an iv or foley are nurse externs. Now our aids, techs can d/c them. ...

Wow I want to know where some of you are making that kind of money. Here most ltc facilities start around 8. The hospitals around 9.50. As a nurse extern I only make 11.70. Right now they're spending a lot of money to sweeten the deal for rn retentio...

Before you do that you'll want to make sure you have a good understanding of what a Cna does. The turnover rate is so high and one of the reasons is jus not being prepared. It's an overwhelming amount of work with very little pay but at times can be ...

I agree with the above. Hospitals can afford to be a little more picky then ltc. They want that experience however If you are already accepted into a nursing program that will definately help you.

I agree this topic has strayed way off course. I'll admit I became agitated when some of the rns on here called one of the aids a liar on what they were allowed to do. It was inappropriate at best. Unless you have every policy and procedure memorized...

Looking back on my posts I think I was very clear in my position on Cna knowledge being not equal to an rn. I also never recall stating that a smart Cna is the equivalent of a rn. It's a clever but ineffective twisting of my post. Let me also say yo...

Safety not safest

That's how I would feel too. I see far too many nurses who are almost arrogant about their position. There is no need for that. Yes, they are above cnas in skill level and education. However, I'll be honest I've met a few smart and quick learning cna...

Now I can only speak for the hospital where I am but I can clarify a few thing as I've worked ltc as well. A Cna and hospital pca are basically the same thing. Yes some hospitals do teach their pcas to dc foleys and IVs. A pct is a pca who's been thr...

I can see both sides of the coin here. I was a Cna for two years before I became a pct. I recently became a nurse extern with one year of nursing school left. At the hospital I'm employed pcas and pcts work in every department. This includes icu/ccu ...

I'm working as nurse extern. Gloried Cna with a year of nursing school left. However before that I was a Cna and was making 7.65 an hour. If you can live on that go for it. That was a ltc facility. Once I went to a bigger hospital I got a decent pay ...