Deb, I meet with the Nurse Directors and Nurse Managers for all areas
that see trauma patients: ED, ICU, OR, Trauma Unit, PACU, etc. I also
made sure they knew what date the reviewers where coming. For my visit,
they were very interested in nursing credentials and what kind of
orientation the staff gets to care of the trauma patient. They were
also interested in who follows patients in the ICUs, Attending presence
in the ICUs. When I got the schedule for the day of what areas the
reviewers wanted to see I called the units to give them a heads up that
we were coming. One last thing, the reviewers split up and I went to
some areas with one of them and my Medical Director went with the other
one. Hope this helps.
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