What Makes a Good Sleep Tech

KentuckyTech · Post by **KentuckyTech** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:33 am

I imagine that the majority of those on this board either have had or will have a sleep study at a sleep lab.

I am a sleep tech in Kentucky and was wondering what the sleep tech could have done to make your stay more enjoyable or, if you had a good study, what made your stay wonderful.

All responses are greatly appreciated! I want to do everything I can to make my patients feel as comfortable and understood as I can.

Thanks so much!

Moby · Post by **Moby** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:48 am

Welcome KentuckyTech!

I hope you get some good information here.

I think the best way to get what you want though is to go for a sleep study yourself, and be treated just in the normal way.

Have you done that?

I think they do that with the trainees at my clinic.

Di

alnhwrd · Post by **alnhwrd** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:15 am

The tech at my sleep study had 11 years experiance, and it showed. I was apprehensive, and his courtesy and professionalism put me enough at ease I was able to sleep for both parts of the study. He was able to answer my questions and make conversation while hooking me up to all of the wires. He kept things relaxed with me even though it sounded like one of his other patients was being a bit difficult (my observation). His relief took the time to sit down with me at the conclusion of the study and spent about 15 minutes reviewing the data they had collected, showing me the graphs and raw data, what apneas and snores looked like, how many I was having, and comparing the data from the first part of the night to what was collected once I was hooked up to the CPAP. He explained what I could expect over the next few days, that the Dr would review the data that day and fax my RX to the DME, and I could expect to hear from them and have my machine soon. The last part is the only part he got wrong, and in fairness he had no control over the DME.

Both these men exhibited:

courtesy
professionalism
intelligence
a high degree of knowledge about their job
affability
the ability to put patients at ease

They even offered me breakfast!

I'm sure I left some things out, but I hope this gives you somewhere to start.

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