The emergency department at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center is a designated area-wide trauma center staffed by experienced physicians, nurses and other emergency care experts. Industrial accidents, environmental emergencies, trauma, cardiac disease, substance abuse and OB/GYN cases are among the challenging cases treated by our nurses. Patient population: pediatrics to geriatrics Number of beds: - 8 fast track
- 4 trauma
- 16 main exam area
- 6 psych
- 1 GYN
- 1 ENT
- 1 seclusion
Nurse/patient ratio: 1:4-5 main department, 1:8 fast track, 1:2 trauma Rotation/shifts: 30-40 percent rotation, 12-hour average shift length, no on-call Orientation: 6-13 weeks, every orientee has a preceptor |