I love being a Heath Care Professional.

I am very proud to be in the health field.  My title is Advanced Patient Care Tech,  I was trained at Anne Arundel Community College and we were trained in an acute care setting at Baltimore Washington Medical Center. We had to be there early in the morning two full days a week from early morning until mid-day. My time there I worked with real patients and real emergencies. I was trained in various departments,  My duties were phlebotomy, inserting IV's, assessment of vitals signs done manually and by machine, intake and output, blood glucose monitoring, suctioning, ET/tracheotomy care, ventilators, chest tubes, tube feedings, straight Foley catheterization, bladder scanning, GI and GU ostomies,  bowel prep, special enemas, 12 lead ECG, cardiac monitoring, reading rhythm strips, traction, cast and joint replacement care, and use of specialized orthopedic equiptment, post mortem care, hospice, med-surge, transport, I work drawing blood, and with labs.  I love working with my patients and I am confident and well educated and it doesn't end here. I am learning more everyday and I am surrounded by wonderful uplifting people everyday and I have been supported by the best professors and they helped me to be inspired and to work in a field of challenges and I now and able to help people and this makes me very happy! I can't wait to see what is next I am enjoying my life and my new me. I have come along way..... And I am doing great! I love this!