Well that is what we are called here in Florida atleast at my hospital system. We have PCT's (patient care techs) which just do patient care, UST's (unit support techs) who are just secretaries and can watch the tele monitors, for me though I am what...
So, I must say one thing as a CNA myself I would never tell a nurse how to do her job, I would say something like; "maybe if you call the family and let them know what happened they might be more inclined to come down and discuss the situation and wi...
Sorry I havent had a chance to get back to this in a few days guys. I apologize if you all took it as I was bashing the nurses. It was a joke or atleast trying to be funny no we all have different job descriptions and do many of the same things. ...
I think it should be "The person that does everything except pass meds and chart on mars, the people who perhaps know more about the pt's then most of the nurses do, and the person who does all the backbreaking work" I think that would be a great nam...
Its not that big of a deal. I dont know why people make it such. We have medics in the ER's of our hospital chain for tech work and to start IV's because half of the time they are much better then nurses anyways (esp in LTC) I should know this beca...
tie-dyes and camo prints are NEVER ALLOWED!!!!! They are hidious and ugly and make you look like a big fat D-bag for the camo and a big fat hippe for the tie-dye. Sorry but those are two of the most unattractive patterns in human history. You might...
for the longest time I didnt know what NOC meant until i was at my grannies ALF and one of the aides said NOCTURNAL and then i put two and two together.
TampaTech replied to RedRubCatheter's topic in Humor
This is why Americans all die early...lol...because we only get a half hour break for a 12 hour shift...I think if I had an hour and a 1/2 break I wouldnt know what to do with myself....I would probably be driving around getting into mischife or some...
TampaTech replied to NM nurse to be's topic in CNA/MA
NIght shift doesnt just do bed checks atleast in the hospital. This is another example of someone who is ignorant about things and opens their mouths and spews garbage everywhere before truley getting their facts.
Oh My GAWD!!! You people think that you are all so special. That her asking about the place while starting to volunteer is a problem with the hopes of bettering herself. GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!! Who cares that she went in under the guise that she wante...
Beds do have what is called a steer function. This locks the wheels at the end where the patients feet goes. Doing this makes them more managable and easier to steer. Never the less, you will still steer off into a wall or something.