Do any of you know much about these? They keep going on and on about it in my CNA class. I guess the state of North Carolina will be listing the position on the NC Board of Nursing next year. The instructors seem to think that a lot of opportunities and job openings will be avaliable to them.
Learn the skills and information you will need to take the state Med Tech Exam.
Our Med Tech class includes instruction on:
Safe medication administration
Proper infection control
Medical Terminology
Physician orders & transcribing
Medication monitoring techniques
Methods to monitor RX effects/side effects/adverse reactions
Proper storage of medications
Proper documentation procedures
Reference/resources in Rx administration.
I'm just wondering is this is something that's being "hyped up". Or if this will be a more common job.
You live in hospital la-la land. What applies there, does not apply to long term care. Try working a Nursing Home to see what the "real world" of long term care is.
Uh, no thanks. If "real world" is letting unlicensed, uneducated people take over the most important part of your job then I'll pass, TYVM.
Just finished reading your post. My hat is off to you!!!! You laid it out the way it is!!!! I actually copied your post into a Word document.
After many hospital stays and operations throughout my life I never had a problem or issue therefore I was always confident and trusting going into surgery. However, not too long ago because of one R.N.'s 'assessment' regarding meds I will do everything in my power to NEVER go under general anesthesia again. I would NEVER trust myself to the mercy of an R.N. unless I personally knew him or her and what kind of person they were.
(Asked for my records and they were checked by an anesthesiologist who concerred it should never have happened).
I would NEVER trust myself to the mercy of an R.N. unless I personally knew him or her and what kind of person they were.
Does this seem strange to anyone besides me?
Jenny, I don't know what happened to you, it must have been awful, but I think it's pretty reasonable that whatever it was, it would not have been prevented had a med tech been working on you, rather than an RN. Just seems a bizarre comparison to me.
Next time you find yourself in an emergent situation, you're in severe pain or trauma--or a loved one is--I imagine you'll be trusting yourself to the "mercy" of an RN bigtime....not like there's lots of "med techs" employed in ERs!
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Does this seem strange to anyone besides me?
Jenny, I don't know what happened to you, it must have been awful, but I think it's pretty reasonable that whatever it was, it would not have been prevented had a med tech been working on you, rather than an RN. Just seems a bizarre comparison to me.
Next time you find yourself in an emergent situation, you're in severe pain or trauma--or a loved one is--I imagine you'll be trusting yourself to the "mercy" of an RN bigtime....not like there's lots of "med techs" employed in ERs!
I am kind of confused by that post also. Must need caffiene!
Next time you find yourself in an emergent situation, you're in severe pain or trauma...
I was in severe pain and left that way in the PACU for over an hour; then another 3 hours at Level 5/6. Many a day I worry that something will happen to me and I will be at the wrong person's mercy. Never had a problem before and I have had major surgery. I have since had surgery via regional block and that will always be the way I will want to go; I will not have to rely on someone helping me with the pain.
My post was not to say that a CMA is better or worse than an RN. It was simply that anyone can make an error in judgement.
I have been blessed with excellent doctors and extraordinary good nurses for many years this one was just not good and she happened to be an RN.
Next time you find yourself in an emergent situation, you're in severe pain or trauma...
I was in severe pain and left that way in the PACU for over an hour; then another 3 hours at Level 5/6. Many a day I worry that something will happen to me and I will be at the wrong person's mercy. Never had a problem before and I have had major surgery. I have since had surgery via regional block and that will always be the way I will want to go; I will not have to rely on someone helping me with the pain.
My post was not to say that a CMA is better or worse than an RN. It was simply that anyone can make an error in judgement.
I have been blessed with excellent doctors and extraordinary good nurses for many years this one was just not good and she happened to be an RN.
She had options...
Ah, I understand now. Well, there are good nurses, ok ones, and plain ol' bad ones. Same is true of anyone in the human race, so I suppose I can't fault you for fear of helplessness (at the hands of anyone). Sorry it happened!
I was in severe pain and left that way in the PACU for over an hour
That was 'severe' pain, Level 10 and recorded as Level 10.
I think what bothers me the most is me begging her to help me please.
Asking 'why' aren't you helping me..., etc. And getting no answer as I watched the two nurses stand behind their counter in the PACU. It would have been comforting if she at least came over and spoke to me about the pain!! Three hours later after my daughter in law insisted on seeing me she did make sure she gave me medication and waited 20 minutes for it to take effect and then let my daughter in law in to see me. She even told my DIL that I had been in severe surgical pain from the time I entered the PACU.
My question is who wants to be at the mercy of that kind of person?
Previous operation (maybe 2 weeks prior) great PACU nurse - no problem!!!
Subsequent operation 4 months later (regional block)- great staff, fantastic anesthesiologist, etc.
I very much appreciate your understanding. I would do anything not to feel this way. I always had such positive experiences with great people and it makes me so angry to think one person has destroyed the wonderful trust I always had.
There are a few bad apples in every bunch. If we measured the whole bunch by them, then we would be throwing out a lot of good produce.:)
Thanks Bradley RN!! You are so right and I have had such absolutely dedicated, smart, compassionate nurses.
For me now what scares me is not knowing what your going to get. I don't care if I do get one who is not so nice as long as I am not coming out of surgery and need help. I usually get along with everyone no matter what.
My daughter-in-law just received her R.N. and she is working in a PICU.
She is a wonderful, compassionate, caring, intelligent person and I know who ever gets her for their nurse is very, very lucky. And I do know there are many, many more out there like her. I see when reading these post.
Keep up your good work because you are very important to us.
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Uh, no thanks. If "real world" is letting unlicensed, uneducated people take over the most important part of your job then I'll pass, TYVM.