Posted by Nancy on February 12, 1998 at 17:03:26:
In Reply to: Question number 3 posted by Jonathan on February 12, 1998 at 16:42:41:
: Well, I think that we are all in agreement that the changes are here and they are stressful.  I would like to now focus on the interdisciplinary health care teams.  Do you belong to one?  If not, have you seen one in action and what is your opinion of these teams?
I work on an interdisciplinary team also in the ER.  Four years ago it was strictly pt. care. Now we draw our own labs, ekgs,  sometimes abg's.  I especially like it because it speeds up the process in an atmosphere where we are always  trying to move the pt.  From an employee  point of view It allows for more job security it you  are able  to  work the whole dept.  It was the same thing when I was in the Cath lab, just as Marilyn explained.