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

Cath Lab Digest recently received the below question from a reader. We posted it to social media (Facebook.com/cathlabdigest, and our LinkedIn Cath Lab Digest page and group). If you have advice to share, a response to this reader, or a new...

Cath Lab Digest recently...

09/04/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Reader-Author Exchange

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

07/01/2015

Marshall W. Ritchey , MS, MBA, RCIS;

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...

07/01/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Cath Lab Management

Utilizing Rapid Response Nurses in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

05/28/2015

Laura Schiff , MSN;

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...

05/28/2015

Cath Lab Digest