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1. Advice for First Night on the Floor?

   Displaced replied to EDis4me's topic in Emergency

   Do ask questions! Frequently!

2. Works Bomb???

   Displaced replied to GGT1's topic in Emergency

   We have had a couple, with serious injuries, in the last couple weeks.

3. 12 Lead ECG in CEN

   Displaced replied to gs1976's topic in Emergency

   Wikipedia has some nice basic information. Scroll down to the clinical lead groups section. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocardiogram You could also look in your hospital library for a book on it.

4. The ER is turning into "Swine Flu Damage Control Center"?

   Displaced replied to Andy S.'s topic in COVID

   I love the look patients get when we tell them we have stopped testing for swine flu. I also love the doc offices who send them to us for swine flu testing after we have told them we no longer do it.

5. Paramedic triage

   Displaced replied to klerrn's topic in Emergency

   I have flown to many hospitals around my area that use medics for the RN role. I always saw them in the more rural areas, never in more populated places. Even in Aeromedical you have RN and Medic switch off who is primary on every other flight. I...

6. Paramedic triage

   Displaced replied to klerrn's topic in Emergency

   No. Nurses also follow protocols/rules/policies. You say tomato, I say tomato. Yes, nurses can address a wider spectrum of care, but in triage, deciding if the patient is going to die now, later or eventually due to anything but the chief complain...

7. Swine Flu and Emergency Nursing

   Displaced replied to nghtfltguy's topic in COVID

   Up until a couple days ago managers were asking who wanted to go home early, but now that we are very busy and we actually do want to go home, they have stopped asking.

8. pediatric vital signs

   Displaced replied to dan_dfc's topic in Emergency

   Recently, I had to get a BP on a small kid because of an amphetamine ingestion. That was a pain in the ass. Most of the time we don't bother, unless requested by the doc.

9. you CANNOT eat me!

   Displaced replied to lulu rn's topic in Emergency

   I hate to say it, but you might be better off not saying anything at all, or just thanking the person after your question is answered. You could also just be clear with your preceptor from the beginning and tell them to expect a lot of questions, ev...

10. Rantings of a young new ER nurse.

    Displaced replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in Emergency

    When I worked as a tech, I told new nurses to stop asking me if I had enough time to do something, and just tell me to do it. I am also the same person that would defend them from the ICU nurse attacks.... Nurse: Hey [my name], if you have a enough ...

11. need help-revamping my ER system and need guidance

    Displaced replied to jinglebellz's topic in Emergency

    When a patient is put in a room, a carbon copy of the triage note is placed in a rack and the actual chart is placed on a counter near the patient's room. Our rack is labeled with two big stickers that say, FIRST (on the right side) and LAST (on the...

12. EKGs in triage

    Displaced replied to quickcath's topic in Emergency

    Bombard the physicians. This is what they have trained and studied for. I would hate to have some one waiting in triage who goes into an arrhythmia because their ECG looked like sinus but actually showed Brugada. I know, very rare, and I HATE writ...

13. My new "Urgent Care" job is like ER lite--anyone with the same experience?

    Displaced replied to pennyg1's topic in Emergency

    i guess it depends on where you go. our urgent care centers have the same protocols as our er.

14. your hospitals triage system

    Displaced replied to TeresaEDRN06's topic in Emergency

    Our triage area has 2 Nurses and 1 Tech. We have two methods depending on how many patients decide to walk in at the same time. The first and more relaxed method has the patient go to the registration area, give a little info, then into the triage ...

15. My new "Urgent Care" job is like ER lite--anyone with the same experience?

    Displaced replied to pennyg1's topic in Emergency

    We recently coded a patient on the ground in our entrance. We transfer 10+ to the main hospital ER daily, it is only 5 min away. We have a public education campaign that both advertises the urgent care centers and mentions what should be seen there....