I was suprised...

[jenni82104]

Hi all,

So unfortunately, my mother has had some problems and had to be in the hospital for the last six days, and while I was there I noticed how a lot of tasks that I thought the nurse would do was done by other various "techs". For instance, when she had to have an EKG, the EKG tech would give her the test. When she had to go to XRAY a transpoter came and got her. When she needed a blood draw and an IV, or a cath inserted, a "nurse associate" did that for her. I am not trying to say anything negative about the nurses in that hospital, I was just surprised at how much other people did for my mom besides the nurse. So, my question is is it like that now in a lot of places. Do nurses mainly do assesments and meds and paperwork? How much patient contact do nurses really have nowdays?

[jenni82104]

ckben, you make a very good point. TriageRN, thank you for your informative post! Vamedic, thank you for your concern. I love this site, I learn so much!