bkleja

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1. pain scales

   bkleja replied to L's in a jam's topic in Gastroenterology

   We use a numerical scale of 0 - 10 for adults and on ped's it's either a visual scale with smile/frown faces or a 0 - 5 scale, depending on their age. We don't have a bloating scale - I guess I consider that as part of their pain and comment as neede...

2. Call Pay

   bkleja replied to GI Jackie's topic in Gastroenterology

   We get $3.00/hr while on beeper, time and a half for hours actually worked and we get paid for an additional hour beyond those worked which is considered travel time. We also are paid for a minimum of 4 hours when called in, even if we are only there...

3. sedation and driving

   bkleja posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   I work in an endoscopy unit in Wisconsin. We have been going around and around on the issue of needing drivers for any patient being sedated. Although our instructions clearly state that this is needed, there's always those few who insist that there ...