We currently utilize nursing staff from the ED to provide all nursing care
during the trauma resuscitation. This same nurse accompanies the patient to
any radiologic procedures and finally to their destination unit. As you might
expect, on a busy trauma day/night, this can pull several nurses at a time out
away from their "routine" duties, leaving the ED itself short staffed.
Utilizing the trauma registry we have trended days of the week and times that
are "trauma heavy" and began to staff accordingly, but some of these things
you cannot plan for! Can any of you share ideas on how you utilize nursing
staff in caring for trauma patients without depleting the ED?
I'll look forward to hearing your thoughts-
Janet F. Cortez RN, MSN
Trauma Program Manager
University of Utah Hospital
50 N. Medical Drive Rm #6009
SLC, UT 84132
(801) 581-2622 office
(801) 581-2799 fax
janet.cortez@hsc.utah.edu
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