Which is better CNA2, MED AIDE or MED TECH?

[mzsuccess]

I'm a cna 1 and want to do something, where the work load is a little lighter so that I can have more energy to focus on school. I was thinking a cna2, and I don;t know the difference from med tech and med aide. So can someone help me out and also if you are either, hows the starting pay? which is more beneifcal ?

[jeaniekadinee]

[h=2]Nurse Aide II[/h][h=2]Requirements for Nurse Aide II[/h]1. Attend a mandatory 30-minute information session prior to registration.

2. Have active listing on Nurse Aide I Registry with North Carolina.

3. Other Requirements:

* Must provide a copy Tuberculosis skin test current within the past year.

* Must provide documentation of Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccination records. (NOTE: If you were born before 1957 you do not have to provide these records.)

* Complete criminal background/drug screen prior to start of class. (NOTE: Must use designated laboratory only for tests and screens)

* Provide a copy of High School Diploma or GED or transcript with date of graduation

This program prepares students to perform more complex skills for patients or residents. Emphasis is on infection control including principles of sterile technique and dressing changes for wounds over 48 hours; elimination procedures including catherizations, irrigations, and care of established ostomies; intravenous site care; observation and removal; oropharyngeal suctioning; established tracheostomy care; observation and maintenance of oxygen therapy; breaking/removing fecal impactions; enteral nutrition for existing infusions and roles of Nursing Aide II with members of health-care teams.

Upon satisfactory completion of the course and a skills/competency evaluation, graduates are eligible to apply for listing as a Nursing Aide II by the North Carolina Board of Nursing. The Nursing Aide II class includes 80 hours of classroom/lab instruction and 80 hours of clinical rotation.

I just copied and pasted what the CNA 2 does. I'm not sure about the Med Tech and what not. Do you work in a LTCF?