[bert]

They called her a nurse but she was really just a PCT, patient care technician.

[Responsibility2nd]

This article says she was an LVN. And now is a Registerd Nurse.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/08/10/facing-deportation-oakland-family-pleads-for-more-time/

[lee martell]

First time I’ve seen that job description of PCT.
I presume it’s similar to being CNA, or Certified Nurse Assistant. That usually entails someone to do the vitals, administer medication and most of all, do personal care, aka
toileting care as needed. It’s hard, potentially backbreaking work unless you know how to pace yourself and avoid becoming burnt out or numbed and detached to your surroundings.

[Calvin Locke]

patient care technician?

So what's that? A paid candy-striper?

[sheana]

My cousin is a patient care technician. She makes squat. That tells me we’ve been paying for their kids all along.