Posted by CINDY IN FLORIDA on July 20, 1999 at 00:51:22:
In Reply to: cross training posted by Kelli McAllister, RN, BSN on June 08, 1999 at 23:02:05:
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THE PCT(PATIENT CARE TECH) IS GIVEN TRAINING FOR NURSING HOMES, HOME HEALTH AND HOSPITALS. IT MAKES THEM MORE VALUABLE TO THE HEALTHCARE FIELD. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT CUTBACKS IN THE NUMBER OF LPN'S IN HOSPITALS. INSTEAD, THE ADMINISTRATION IS DIVIDING THE LPN DUTIES AND HALF ARE GOING TO THE RN'S AND HALF TO THE PCT'S. THEY HAVE MORE TRAINING IN THE LOWER SPECTRUM OF LPN DUTIES. THEY ARE MADE LESS THAN THE LPN SO IT BECOMES AN ECONOMICAL ISSUE, I SUPPOSE.