This is my evening shift floating at the Med-Surg COVID floor. 1500: Got shift report and briefly looked up all the patients (10) assigned to me.1530: Made a quick round around the floor and updated the whiteboard in the patient rooms and introduced myself.1610: Answered a few call lights and then started taking blood sugar.Continue reading “A day in the life of a PCA”
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I landed a job as a PCA!
I have been applying for PCA (patient care associate) position for a while and I never heard back from any hospitals till recently. As you can see from my title that I did end up getting an offer from the hospital that’s close to my house. And it is the same hospital I did myContinue reading “I landed a job as a PCA!”
Another semester done!
OMG! I can’t believe I passed this semester. For one of the classes I was so sure that I would get a C- and my first strike but I dogded a bullet. I was literally on the edge before all the grades were uploaded. Because it meant that my second C- would get me dismissedContinue reading “Another semester done!”