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1. Am I stepping on senior nurses toes?

   rn46 replied to b eyes's topic in Emergency

   :welcome: to the wonderful world of E.R. nursing. You did do a good thing!!!! Let us all not just say it is the Silverback nurse it is any nurse that works in a specific area that has been there longer than any new comer. We are type A personalities...

2. What is the nurse to patient ratio in your facility?

   rn46 replied to Colima's topic in General Nursing

   ?:smiley_ab Do you know anything about the E.R. ratio's at the above hospitals? any other info. about staff if it is traveler friendly? rn46

3. Why are emergency nurses not considered critical care nurses?

   rn46 replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

   :balloons: Excellent point. I'm an E.R. nurse with experience in ICU also. We all need to respect one another and quit cutting each other up. We only have each other. No one else understands us like other nurses. We need to try and nurture each othe...

4. Vit K

   rn46 replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Emergency

   Don't let anyone make you feel that you have to give a medication you feel uncomfortable. Call the pharmacy and see what they say as well as consult the nurse manager for the unit on what there protocol is. I'm sure you worked hard to get your lice...

5. Med Recs

   rn46 replied to budger1983's topic in Emergency

   The last E.R. I worked in we had to do them on every pt. that came in. It was even reported to my travel Co. because I hadn't done one by the time the Dr. came into evaluate the pt. for possible admission. I didn't even know the pt. was going to be...

6. ER Nurses. Read This!

   rn46 replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

   i love the article and what a very creative and truthful use of pics to convey the message. rn46