PEMRAP® II: Returning RA Responsibilities

When working partner shifts with new students, please be aware of the following responsibilities for returning PEMRAP RAs:

• Be ON TIME 
• Set a good example 
• Give a detailed tour of the Pediatric Emergency Department:
  • Triage 
  • PED X-Ray 
  • Waiting Room 
  • Restrooms 
  • Lounge/Break room 
  • Physician work area and where the Attending sits 
  • Nurse Stations 
  • Cafeteria 
• Show new students: o where the PEMRAP Shift Logs are kept and how to clock in and out 
  • patient charts, and briefly explain where to find important information. 
  • where study packets are kept 
  • the locked cabinet, and where the key is kept 
  • the Tracking Board and how to screen for potential patients 
  • the ‘complaint’ sheet Show new students 
  • how to make phone calls/page someone 
• Invite the new students to join you while you screen patients/and or obtain consent
  • When going into patient rooms, bring only one student to avoid overwhelming the family 
• Orient to “Players” in the ED o Attending/Fellows 
  • Charge Nurse 
  • Residents (ped/EM/surg specialists) 
  • Medical students 
  • Staff Nurse/PNP’s 
  • EMT’s 
  • Registration 
  • Child Life 

Be kind and courteous, make sure the new student understands all that you’ve covered, and ask if they have questions.