mamao4

mamao4 has 2 years experience.

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1. Patient Load

   mamao4 replied to mamao4's topic in Emergency

   How do you get around having no hall beds?! That is GREAT!!!!

2. Patient Load

   mamao4 replied to mamao4's topic in Emergency

   Thank you! I know that I have a great team to work with as well, but when we are all busy on a bad day and getting creamed by EMS coming in, it is hard for us to help each other. I am very fortunate to work with the people that I do work with and I...

3. Patient Load

   mamao4 posted a topic in Emergency

   Just wondering...I work in an ER that sees approximately 150+ patients per day. What is your typical patient load? If we are staffed well, we will have 3:1 in our "critical" rooms and then 4:1 in our "regular" rooms. On a bad day, we have 5:1 no m...

4. Your One Best Piece Of Advice Please.

   mamao4 replied to whitman's topic in Emergency

   Easy to say, but hard to do. Realize that you are only one person and you have to constantly prioritize your patients. You cannot be in every room at one time. When you feel overwhelmed, step back and prioritize, set a game plan and go for it! It...

5. Miss pronounciations of medications and medical terms!Way to Funny!!!!!!!!

   mamao4 replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in Emergency

   I love it when people come into the ER and tell me they have been "vomiking" all day.:barf01: I also had a pt that came in stating that she was constipated for the past two weeks and then her son's girlfriend piped up and said, "Yeah and you even too...

6. Stupidest reason to go to ER

   mamao4 replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

   forgot about this one...family brings elderly pt in because they "overdosed"....on Aricept! How many did they take? TWO pills!!!!

7. Stupidest reason to go to ER

   mamao4 replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

   True story..."I brought my son in because he watched a scary movie last night and his stomach has been hurting ever since!" - NOTHING was wrong with this 4yo! Discharged within minutes pt comes in with c/o elbow pain. pt's dog hit pt's elbow with i...

8. What was the WORST thing a patient has been brought to ER for?

   mamao4 replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

   This one is from the view of an EMT...0300 and dispatched for lac to arm. We are thinking it is probably just a papercut. Someone that resembled Sissy Spacek (sp?) in Carrie with blood all over her, is flagging us down. It looks like Texas Chainsa...

9. Rules for the ER (long)

   mamao4 replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

   I am a nursing student (striving to be an ED nurse...I know, I'm a glutton for punishment!) and I also work for an ambulance service. I have enjoyed reading all of these "rules"! Speaking from the student side of this matter, I appreciate the humor...