First thing I do when entering a sleeping patient. I say “I’m gonna be your favorite person today. I’m not gonna poke you or make you get up. Just clean up the place. Would you like your blankets changed for warm ones after I take these old ones?” I had pure empathy. Being in the hospital is scary so I try to comfort the patient while not interfering with nurse/dr’s
Thanks- I believe what we do is so important. I don’t think people realize sometimes that we are actually doing our best to help keep them Safe. But, that what we really are doing- bless y’all
It's a good honest work if you have the responsibility to ensure that your patients are ordering foods they can have based on their diets. More troublesome than some patients is some of the nursing staff you'll be talking to. Some of them are either rude, too pushy to order something a patient can't technically have. If you have a social life say goodbye to that as diet office clerks need to work MOST weekends of the year or follow a rotating schedule. You'll need to work most holidays. Bad weather or calamity, you still need to report to work. I've done it all my 13 years at a food svc dept at a hospital. Never ever want to do that work again lol!
I used to be a diet clerk a few years back and everything you said is on point. Some nurses are rude as hell. I also hated working in an enclosed office with a bunch of loud, obnoxious, catty women and management sucked big time. Definitely don’t miss a second of it.
Awesome I have 3 degrees now associates in general studies, biology science and engineering science and now want a SPT certificate to work while I do nursing for BSN.
There is no preference. What is preferred is the CST who is skilled and experienced. The newest CST who has the anticipation of the surgeon's needs and that attention to detail that was mentioned is aggressively sought by the surgeon for their case.
