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Silka Clark posted a reply on Re: i-STAT in the ED

Thursday, Jul 25, 2019 at 4:56 PM

Said: : "I will add, that iSTAT is not widely used in our ED, but it is very widely used everywhere else in our organization. Our facility performs about 5,000 iSTAT cartridges per month (CG8+, CG4+, G3+, CHEM8+, and ACTk). I think it is a peds th...

James Beck posted a reply on Re: i-STAT in the ED

Thursday, Jul 25, 2019 at 4:52 PM

Said: : "Same time period as competency assessment is due - initial, 6-month, annual. Since there's a direct observation requirement anyway, I'm accomplishing 2 things. For mod complex, I insist on 1 liquid QC per period. I do not for waived-onl...

Silka Clark posted a reply on Re: i-STAT in the ED

Thursday, Jul 25, 2019 at 4:51 PM

Said: : "Hi Kim, I will answer for our main hospital, which is a pediatric Level 1 Trauma center. We also have 6 smaller free standing ED's and the same would be true as below other than their volumes. How many staff are trained? 130 Which staff ...

Kammy Smith posted a reply on Re: i-STAT in the ED

Thursday, Jul 25, 2019 at 4:49 PM

Said: : "How many staff are trained? - 77 Which staff is trained--RN, EMT, NT ED tech--do you allow PRN staff - RN's only Do you set a competency number for testing---ex. do you require x number of tests per time period - competency include an o...

Kim Ballister posted a reply on Re: i-STAT in the ED

Thursday, Jul 25, 2019 at 4:40 PM

Said: : "Thanks James, what is your time period to do a patient and QC? What is your 1 QC--liquid or simulator? Kim"