At
Pittsburgh Mercy Hospital - We have since we
became a trauma hospital- always given the nurses who are CCRN or CEN .30
cents hour diff. in their pay. Over the years when you take the
test and pass you are reimbursed for your test fee. Currently we are
reimbursing for successfully passing the test. We have also provided a 16 hour
review class to encourage nurses to take the test for CCRN. Our local
ENA - Offers a CEN review which is reimbursed by our ED doctors who support
education each year with $200 for each full time nurse. Hope this
helps.
Michele Buraczewski
RN, MSN, CEN
Trauma Nurse Educator
Pittsburgh Mercy Hospital
412-232-8168
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From: Ramson,
Kathy [mailto:RamsonK@slhn.org]
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 9:31
AM
To:
'traumanurses@mailman.listserve.com'
Subject: [traumanurses] Re: Trauma Nurse
Utilization
We are currently looking at our
process for CCRN reimbursement and recognition. We are interested in how
other hospitals acknowledge and compensate their nurses.
Thanks!
Kathy
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From:
Shepherd, Mary [mailto:mary.shepherd@choa.org]
Sent:
Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:19
AM
To:
'traumanurses@mailman.listserve.com'
Subject:
[traumanurses] Re: Trauma Nurse
Utilization
We have also looked at trending of
patients and have staffed accordingly,
meaning we generally
have a float nurse from 11am to 3am. The float
position
is staffed with a trauma resource nurse, the other nurse that
responds(trauma specialist)has an
assignment. I would like to see a third
person for
our Trauma Stats, perhaps a nurse from the ICU...but that will
take some
negotiation.
Mary Shepherd
Trauma Coordinator
Children's Healthcare of
Atlanta
Egleston Campus
404-325-6530
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From: Janet Cortez [mailto:Janet.Cortez@hsc.utah.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003
8:50 AM
To:
traumanurses@mailman.listserve.com
Subject:
[traumanurses] Trauma Nurse Utilization
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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