In need of ED RN

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Lunah, MSN, RN

14 Articles; 13,766 Posts

Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
Then again, maybe I'm the only ED nurse who ever gets overwhelmed and is just glad to get the patient safely and stable to where they need to be next.

Not at all ... but 3 hours is quite a while, especially with an insulin drip running. I'm glad the patient was okay.

I have a bit of a buffer because I work in a freestanding ED where we have to physically transport our patients down the road a few miles if they're being admitted -- we have a transport company that does that for us. It means we have to give report twice, once to the floor and again to transport, but whatever -- not a problem. So we have a bit of time between us and the admitting unit, and it's easier to do stuff like grab another accucheck while giving report to the transport company.

MassED, BSN, RN

2,636 Posts

Specializes in ER.
I was thinking the same thing, and I thought that was common sense. (The older I get, the more I realize how uncommon sense really is. :D)

isn't that the truth! =)

Roy Fokker, BSN, RN

1 Article; 2,011 Posts

Specializes in ER/Trauma.
Hourly checks until under 250 or so seems pretty standard.
Ditto here.

Anything less is simply asking for trouble.

cheers,

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