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Here are a few questions for those patients of sleep centers.
Here are a few questions for those patients of sleep centers.
How important is the sleep techs appearance, such as clean shaven, hair clean and neat, and girl’s hair pulled back, uniform and lab coat clean and pressed.
Do you prefer rooms to be more like a bedroom at home or have more of a clinical feel?
If male do you prefer male techs?
If female do you prefer female techs?
How important is the sleep techs appearance, such as clean shaven, hair clean and neat, and girl’s hair pulled back, uniform and lab coat clean and pressed.
Do you prefer rooms to be more like a bedroom at home or have more of a clinical feel?
If male do you prefer male techs?
If female do you prefer female techs?
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Permalink Reply by michael patterson on
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the sex of techs doesn't matter to me but the bedroom feel works and i sleep with a fan so that helps also.
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Permalink Reply by D. W. Conn on
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Thank you all for your responses. This has been very informative
Please note that we in the Polysomnographic field are racing to make badly needed changes in the field. Our scope of practice will and is changing as we head to full licensures as opposed to a registry.
When the sleep field was started we were diagnostic clinicians or Sleep Scientist ergo the term polysomnographer. In that past 20 years we have seen a shift in needed services and skills.
We are not Nurses, Respiratory Therapist, END, psychologist or cardiographers, but need portions of those skills to better serve a growing patient population. We do pull from the skills of multidisciplines to create this fascinating field. In the up coming months and even years you should see a shift toward total patient care as education is now becoming available.
Once again thank you for your comments. Your words will help me to make sure our lab meets the needs of individuals and not illnesses.
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Permalink Reply by Irma Hudson on
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I have had only one sleep study. It was in a hospital but the rooms were more like a home setting. I don't like hospitals, so that was very important to me. The fact that I had a male tech took me aback at first, but after about 3 minutes I liked him as a person so it made no difference. I got plenty of helpful information about the process, but I would have liked more about the results and what they actually saw.
Irma
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I prefer a sterile, clinical atmosphere similar to an ultra-modern hospital.
The technicians should have a professional demeanor and be immaculately dressed and groomed.
The technicians should be knowledgeable about polysomnography and sleep disorders.
Most importantly, the techs should be friendly, kind and courteous.
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Permalink Reply by RockRpsgt on
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Bravo Conn! Where do I send my resume?
D. W. Conn said:Thank you all for your responses. This has been very informative
Please note that we in the Polysomnographic field are racing to make badly needed changes in the field. Our scope of practice will and is changing as we head to full licensures as opposed to a registry.
When the sleep field was started we were diagnostic clinicians or Sleep Scientist ergo the term polysomnographer. In that past 20 years we have seen a shift in needed services and skills.
We are not Nurses, Respiratory Therapist, END, psychologist or cardiographers, but need portions of those skills to better serve a growing patient population. We do pull from the skills of multidisciplines to create this fascinating field. In the up coming months and even years you should see a shift toward total patient care as education is now becoming available.
Once again thank you for your comments. Your words will help me to make sure our lab meets the needs of individuals and not illnesses.
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Appearance matters- want them to look professional, want rooms to be more home like, female (I'm female)
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Permalink Reply by Smitty on
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Appearance: Lab Techs in scrubs seems appropriate. Clean is always important...especially in health clinic settings of any type and should probably follow ordinary hospital policies and procedures of dress code, etc.
Room appearance and feel: bedroom is a place I normally go to sleep so I like the bedroom feel. Individual temperature settings are important for comfort and getting your surroundings to feel like your normal setting would be important in a sleep study. So yes, make the room as near comfortable as home. My doctor was there as I was leaving the other morning and I mentioned I was glad to have a timer on the TV to shut off because like home, I can't fall asleep until that noise is off. He said he doesn't like TV in bedrooms and wouldn't have them in his clinic but that it was requested by majority so he "had to put them in." If people say that sleep with the television on all night then I suppose they need to have a television in their sleep study room, right?
Sex of Technician: Male or Female should not matter. Professional, courteous, soft-spoken, clean and attentive is important. My male tech at least asked if I would be more comfortable having the female tech place the electrodes in the side body. I look at sleep study technicians as being professionals as much as doctors or nurses behavior and mannerisms. I like the soft-spoken because it keeps the night calm and the morning easy to wake to. It eases your mind when spoken to softly.
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Permalink Reply by seamless on
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I have only one experience in a sleep lab. I would certainly want the technicians to have a neat and clean appearance. Mine were in casual scrubs, which is fine.
The room was more bedroom-y than hospital like, which I also prefer. I'd compare it with birthing rooms at hospitals.
I had female technicians but I don't think it would have put me off if the technician had been male.
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Permalink Reply by Charley K on
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1. Technicians appearance would be important to me to induce confidence in the lab and staff as it should be a professional setting. Tech should wear some type of standard medical uniform such as "scrubs".
2. Bedroom setting - much more conductive to sleep.
3. Male who would prefer female technician, but male would be ok if he has good bedside manor and is empathetic to patient. One I had at my first sleep study was not. He seemed irritated and inconvienced the whole night.
Hope this is not too late to help. I have not ben on site for a while.
Charley K
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I personally do not think a uniform or lab coat makes the person but they should have a professional appearance ie: Clean and neat clothes, clean and neat hair. I do not like lab coats. It reminds me of doctors. I need to be relaxed!
Long hair, mustaches and tatoos do not affect the job they do so this does not bother me.
I prefer the room to look like a bedroom. I am much more relaxed in this setting. Hospitals and clinics make me nervous.
I do not have a preference as to the sex of the tech. This is their profession and I'm sure either one will be fine.
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Permalink Reply by Melissa Enderle on
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Having a sleep study can be stressful enough. In India, I had a sleep study from hell - tiny room, traffic loud and honking all night, improper temperature, examining-type bed/table, and the technician with the equipment in the room all night, clicking away and the monitor flickering. I would prefer a female technician who is neatly dressed, but I don't necessarily care if they're wearing a starched coat or not. I do need someone who is a good listener, receptive, and calming. The room should be of a comfortable temperature, quiet, able to darken completely, and at least a regular sized comfortable mattress. A homier feel would be better than a horribly sterile feeling.The main thing though is the staff are receptive, responsive, comforting, and of course, competent. Modern equipment should be used that is sensitive, but not too intrusive.
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