Hi Martyn

One of our biggest problem is the ancillary departments,
particularly lab. They are actually not part of the hospital, and
are contracted. There have been numerous write-ups for delays in
results being passed in a timely manner, for delayed lab draws, and
even for lost samples, but nothing happens. We are in the process of
all becoming phlebotomy certified in the ER so we can run all of our
own labs and be less dependant on the lab. This should help
alleviate some of the extended delays The new ISTAT machines our
manager has ordered will give us better turn around time on many
basic labs we need, but some tests will still need to be run by the
lab.



--- In emergency-nurse@yahoogroups.com, "Martyn Hodson"
<martyn@g...> wrote:
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: emergency-nurse@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:emergency-nurse@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ralph
Cochran
> > Sent: 31 August 2005 00:30
> > To: emergency-nurse@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [emergency-nurse.org]
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> > That's the biggets problem; nobody relizes that an ER nurse's
> > focus is on stabilization, not ongoing treatment. The ER is
> > NOT set up for this type of care, nor should it be.
> > Unfortunately the "suits" as you so colorfully put it don't
> > seem to realize it.
>
> What you need is the " four hour target"
>
> Bing fines and loss of governmentally directed fundign is very
good at
> getting hospital mangers to look hard at how they work, sadly it
> requires all the inpatient units and clinical support and clinical
> service support departments to sign up to supporting the scheme
as well
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>
> Tends to put money in the direction of proper assesmsent units
for adm
> issions and into observation units for those people who will be
staying
> for less than 48 hours under the care of the ED consultants
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