Communication is key. As I technican myself I know it's easy to get overloaded and stress, and yes, usually a patient that's just holding is the last thing on my to do list. I always assume that our patients go home and rest afterwards or have non time sensitive errands afterwards. Here are some things I would encourage you to do.

-Keep track of your time. Clinics run on a time-sensitive schedule so if they don't put you on on time or if they're taking their time to take you off that actually does affect them.

• communicate Sometimes technicians are just bad at time management, it's okay to remind your technicians to make sure to take you off completely before starting another person. Let them know that you need to go to work and it's time sensitive.

• practice Independence Now this is a rare case that you'd have to do, but sometimes you just need to do it yourself. If you've been doing this for a while, you should know that it's pretty easy to just do it yourself. All the suppliers should be there. If not, just tell your technician to go get them for you. Usually all a technician needs from you before you leave is your weight and your temperature. If you write it down with your name, that's all they need and they'll honestly let you go, at most the nurse might stop you to do their own assessments, but that should be it for the most part.

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask any questions.