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1. Tat's For Imaging Results

   ednurse posted a topic in Emergency

   Our facility sends ct images via internet for an outsourced radiology outfit to read them when our radiologist is not in house (off hours, holidays, etc.). It takes any where from 1 to 3 hours for our rad tech to send the images. Does anybody else ...

2. I walked out of the ER this morning...

   ednurse replied to jadednurse's topic in General Nursing

   I sometimes experience severe tension headaches and am, also, an ED nurse familiar with the attitudes of nurses and physicians regarding headache patients. After spending the day touring a prosepective college for my son, I developed one of "those h...

3. passive staff development

   ednurse posted a topic in Educators

   Our DON is in charge of "staff development" It is all passive. Articles to read every month-handouts and online. The only off-site offering 2003 was the basic PALS. Is this the way staff development is heading-or is it just lack of creativity, la...

4. LPN's in ED

   ednurse posted a topic in Emergency

   In a rural 7 bed ED, there is no dedicated triage RN or front-line triage room. It's 1 RN and 1 LPN. The RN is triage, primary, etc. Visits approx 5700 annually. What are thoughts on LPN staff in ED? Difficult complying with RN only triage, docum...