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It really doesn't bother me that much, and looking for a new job isn't really an option for me right now lol. It just seems....awkward. The manager for our unit even hand-wrote about 50 of these cards for us to sign and hand out...:stone

Yeah, I thought it sounded like a desperate attempt at getting better ratings. But I'm just a technician right now so it's not like I have any say in the matter. I'll just watch and see how it pans out, it probably won't last very long.

Hey there, our ER manager is making all the employees write thank you notes to our patients thanking them for allowing us to take care of them. This seems a little odd to me, I thought it was supposed to be the other way around. Do any of you practice this?

This is awesome, well done.

As a combat medic myself, I can say that there are FAR more male medics then there are female medics. The ER I worked in had 20 male medics and 2 female medics, 15 male RNs and 3 female RNs. It was a little weird working in a male dominated emergency room. But hey, I'm not complaining. The female patients didn't like it though. As far as certifications for medics go... 68W medics are EMT-B certified 68WM6 medics are EMT-B and LPN certified. RNs are almost always officers I have my EMT-B as well as ACLS, NRP, PALS and some other obscure army medical certifications. Paramedic trained medics are uncommon and they usually hold supervisory positions. (from what I've seen at least)