Call teams

Reader Question: Is it common practice for a STEMI team to also be on call for trauma and neuro emergencies, and if so, how do you make it work?

09/04/2017

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Re: CLD Feb 2013 article “On-Call Scheduling – Trying for Equity”

07/01/2015

(Article by Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina)

Available online at http://www.cathlabdigest.com/articles/Call-Scheduling-%E2%80%93-Trying-Equity/

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(Article by Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, ...

The smaller the number of your staff, the more critical adequate staffing becomes. Your need for call coverage makes advance planning all the more important.

The smaller the number of your...

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Utilizing Rapid Response Nurses in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

05/28/2015

Laura Schiff, MSN, RN-BC, Charge Nurse, Cardiac Cath Lab, Enloe Medical Center, Chico, California

Laura Schiff, MSN, RN-BC, Charge Nurs...

During the middle of the night and on weekends, we have very critical patients who don’t quite require a full code team, but who would benefit from another cath lab RN.

During the middle of the night...

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