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Before I give my two cents let me preface this with the fact that I worked as a CNA/PCT/CCT for about 10 years before graduating nursing school.
I believe that good techs and aides are worth their weight in gold, especially on the floors (tele, med/surg, ortho, etc). They are at the bedside more often than nurses and thus are able to spot differences that they will report back to the RN.
However, working in the ICU I find that I do not like to have a tech. Maybe it's that we have had a string of bad techs come in lately but they often dont report abnormal things like a temp of 103 or a blood glucose of 275. We have thought of ways to remedy this but unfortunately it continues to happen. I will say the one thing I cannot do without is a secretary. I am so unfortunate to work with some amazing secretaries who go above and beyond to help me and the other nurses, whether it's sorting through orders or running to blood bank.
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quiltynurse56, LPN, LVN
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Depends. Why?