An N95 is far more effective than a surgical mask.

Only to prevent yourself from contracting it, worse for preventing transmission to others.

Surgical mask makes far more sense.

That's not really relevant to the point/counterpoint I was replying to, which was to do with personal risk. But I'm not sure it's true anyway; you can't transmit the virus to others if you're not infected! If everyone wore only N95s, transmission would certainly be lower than if everyone wore only surgical masks.

However, if it bothers you that much, you can wear a surgical mask over the N95. That's the best of both worlds, and strictly better than either option alone.

(All of this assumes valved N95s. Unvalved ones are more effective in both directions than surgical masks)

Yeah, all that would give a sense of security. As I said previously - it's gloves for the tech (not full length, just the usual nitrile ones), which were always standard, and a surgical mask for the tech and patient. No face shield or N95.