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Some of the hospitals use to have patient sitter positions where you would sit and watch high risk patients, I am not sure if you need to know how to take vitals, they may teach you. I am not sure if they still have people that do that because of cutbacks from the bad economy. You may want to look into volunteering or maybe go get your CPR certification and see if you can get into home health care, or maybe work part time at a nursing home that will teach you how to be a cna if you are willing to work for them for a while.
If you are new to the medical profession, Google C-Diff (Clostridium Difficile). Then remember that the smell is FAR worse than the sight. So much so that you can often tell if a patient has C-Diff before you even enter their room. Unfortunately C-Diff is common in hospitals so you will be dealing it a lot. Far worse than any baby diaper you have ever experienced.
Dream2011
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Does anyone know if any of theses hospitals hire without experience to take patient vitals etc. I would like to get my foot in the door while taking my pre-reqs.