Successful introduction of an intravenous line insertion team at a municipal hospital.
An intravenous line insertion and blood drawing team was introduced as a pilot project in a large municipal hospital in the New York City. The program successfully accomplished the goals of reducing house staff workload, improving house staff morale and patient care, and increasing available time for house staff education.
Rosner
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Queens Hospital Center, Jamaica, New York 11432.
Krinsky
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Spiegel
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Dolan
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D001815:Bloodletting; D006773:Hospitals, Municipal; D007396:Internship and Residency; D009746:Nursing, Team; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D010865:Pilot Projects; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload