TampaTech

Ive done things similaer to SOME of these, whats even better is when the pt (thats able to) gets up and runs over to you. to see if youre alright..lol

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 whats called a PST (patient support tech) I can do direct patient care and be a unit secretary and watch the tele monitors, its all really just fancy badging for your abilities.

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 will be more calm about it". However, onto another note. SGT>Moody is it? You need to learn to watch your mouth. I wonder what area of nursing you work in where you dont require the aid of a "certified rear-wiper, and bed-pan changer"?I think you need to learn some respect, I agree with you not to let CNA's tell nurses how to do their job, it is insebordination at its best. So next time when you are drowning in the poop I hope the certified "rear-wipers" arent around to help your mean a** >

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. Without nurses there would be no need for CNA's right? Now heres a trick question; which came first? The Nurse or the CNA?

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 name. lol

see i read the other thread about a MURSE and until I read it I had never heard it used like that...I always thought a MURSE was a "man-purse" LOL

It comes with time and experience thats all I have to say. Everyone does something that makes it faster for them.

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 because my brother is a paramedic and is AMAZING at IV's. So here is a little but of advice. Not everything is terrible when someone does it. Everything was given the green light by EVERYONE even the doctor. So I would stop worrying that someone is going to bust a gut or have an annurysim because someone off duty came in and started an IV. The worst that can happen in a real life situation is it gets occluded. Yes, it could get infected, their arm might fall off because of the infection, they could turn septic, and the infection could travle to their brain and they die of a cardiac arrest. But really how many times have you seen that from an IV?

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 as well wear flippin paisley!

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.

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 something lol.

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 wanted to volunteer. Yes a hospital is hard to run without them, but half the time they are sitting at the front desk asking where are you going. What is the problem with someone trying to better their job and income. So here is an idea, get your heads out of the clouds and let your ivory towers fall and stop acting so godly and knower of all!

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.

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everytime I have floated to an ICU or CCU or whatnot, all they have had was regular gowns. Nothing fancy and designed for critical care units.

My hospital system has coordinated colors depending on what job you do. Nurses are white or royal blue, cnas/techs are hunter green, lab is maroon, and RT is black. I used to have alot of nice looking scrubs, and then they went to mandantory colors

I work in a hospital and I have many roles to what I do. Right now my current job is a monitor tech, meaning I read and interpret cardiac rhythms. But I can work on the floor. I do v/s, simple dsg changes, insert & d/c foleys, d/c IV reseals. But of course I have had more training once I got into the hospital. Lucky for my I have never had to work in LTC or ALF setting, no offense to the CNA's that do but I personally think that type of work is crappy, I dont want to chage dipers and beds all night (yes I still do that but not to the extent the do in LTC) I like the excitment of acute care, love participating in codes and other emergencies. :)

This is how I see, as a smoler myself. I take two smoke breaks in one 12 hour shift plus a 30 min lunch break. But the smoke breaks I take are apart of my two 15 min breaks. But I do agree with you all the some people abuse the privlage, I however do not think that I abuse it.

i dont know if this is true or not but i also heard that having too much vit D can cause you to have cardiac problems.

Whoever this original poster is they must hate themselves. To go to MA school in my area is about $10k. When I went to CNA school for about $500, and get paid WAY more then an MA. So Why become an MA, be a CNA instead! Get your information correct before you vent off about things that you dont know about.

You all are ametures...lol...I have a backpack that I bring to work with me. It has Tylenol, school books, ipod+player, TUMS, Immodium AD, cough drops, pens. pencils, scissors, alcohol prep pads, highlighters, magazine, hand sanitizer, chap stick, lotion, my wallet, cell phone. I dont bring an extra set of scrubs and socks though, i have thought of doing that but that would be too much to bring then...lol...hope you all enjoyed, I am a high maintanence dude..lol!

you know i think that its kind of crappy that they did this too you. But, theres always a but. I understand that you owna stethescope that displays the info on the LCD screen, however nursing and CNA work does require the ability to beable to hear, too many reasons to list. Should you become a nurse, alot of nurses give verbal report and written report. How is a patient going to feel safe with you as their nurse with you having the inability to hear them speak. I know this sounds harsh and uncaring but its not. I just want to speak the truth.

I have never heard of this trm until I read this article..lol...I thought a MURSE was a purse made for a man....hence murse!

I think that is so funny. The name of the gas station WAWA, I also heard they have good grab and go food as well, but unfortunately those are only in the northeastern part og the US. We dont get them in the southeast.