Professional Life

Medical product development and manufacturing companies are always looking for novel, clinician-led product ideas. The ideas described here are all low-tech solutions that improve work flow and address real user needs.

Medical product development and...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Editorial

Re: “Mean Girls of the ER: The Alarming Nurse Culture of Bullying and Hazing”

08/01/2015

Marshall W. Ritchey , MS, MBA, RCIS;

Alexandra Robbins ;

Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA, RCIS, Manager, Cardiac Cath Lab, Piedmont Medical Center, Rock Hill, South Carolina, shares his response to this Marie Claire article from a cath lab perspective. This letter was originally written to his staff...

Marshall W. Ritchey, MS, MBA,...

08/01/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Cath Lab Management

How to Find and Train Inexperienced Staff to Work in the Cardiac Cath Lab

04/30/2015

Michael Robbins , BSN, RN-BC;

Sounds pretty easy, right? In reality, it is a very difficult task to find and train inexperienced staff to work in the cardiac cath lab.

Sounds pretty easy, right? In...

04/30/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Cath Lab Management

The Art of Leadership

04/03/2015

Dona M. Hoffman , RN, BSN, MHA;

Although leaders must meet budgets and address fiscal imperatives, the art of leadership is ultimately about positively impacting others, which in turn has the potential to positively impact healthcare outcomes.

Although leaders must meet...

04/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest