Action | Periodic review |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 2/24/2017 |
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As someone who spent the time and effort to go to tech school I am often comflicted when I see the line between tech and assistant blurred. This is one of those occasions. I read all of the comments and completely understand the problem, with the shortage of techs. I do agree assistants can be trained to do basic anesthetic monitoring though I wish it did not have to be this way. Would you prefer I liscnsed nurse monitor you if you had surgery or just a nurse assistant? But again I understand the shortage resulting in an unfortunate situation. So I agree we should allow only trusted assistants with this task however I would never allow an assistant to induce anesthesia or intubate an animal. Here in Virginia beach we are in the process of developing a tech program locally, I know it won't help in the rural areas much. Hopefully as the profession grows I hope we can find more ways to keep people in the profession longer through better pay, more education opportunities and overall better job satisfaction.