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I've noticed this idea bothers some people, but I really think we need some sort of deputized health-care worker system set up. Allow people to take a six-week

I've noticed this idea bothers some people, but I really think we need some sort of deputized health-care worker system set up. Allow people to take a six-week course, that lets them do simple patient care and vitals testing, and removes as much rote-work from the actual professionals as possible. While I greatly respect the work that nurses do, I think that a large part of their labor each day is spent on simple tasks. I think the legal and regulatory landscape is far too complex and rigid to let that happen, though.

logosmonkey 5y ago
Most hospitals have been having back office folks re deploy to do the drudgery for months now. Lots of stuff like stocking rooms, bed setup etc. Ohio has now drafted national gaurd units to help in our hospitals to pick up this slack as well. None of these folks can do direct patient care stuff like blood pressure etc but they can and do pick up nearly everything else.