--- In mpoweryournurses@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Kaltenbacher"
<tkaltenbacher@...> wrote:
>
> We are exploring remote monitoring medical patients in our Medical
> Surgical units. These nurses have no cardiac or even basic ecg
> experience/education. I'm trying to find out how other hospitals
> perform remote monitoring and how to educate/support my nurses when
> basic ecg is not a requirement of their position. What happens in
your
> hospital? What protocols or resources do you have in place, and
more
> importantly what works well?
> Thank you!
>
> Tracy Kaltenbacher
> Clinical Nurse Educator
> Medical Surgical Module
> Renown Regional Medical Center
> Reno, NV
> tkaltenbacher@...
>
Tracy,
I know of one hospital system here in AZ that moved to that model.
When they did they required all of thier nurses to become ecg trained
through an in house program with in the year. Untill which point all
monitors were watched by moniter techs in a centeral location in a
make shift room.
Katrina