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  1. Is this common? The new face of the ED

    @redhead_NURSE98! We do not clock out for lunch, they automatically deduct it from our pay, and the two 15 minute breaks? Have never happened. @billy bob I have no idea what ER you went to. But that is a way overgeneralization. If you came in our ER ...
  2. Is this common? The new face of the ED

    Our ER is latex free.
  3. Medication tidbits an ER nurse should always know

    Give amiodarone slowly over 2-3 minutes, even with a coding (i.e. dead) patient. I seriously would question giving phenergan to any geriatric pt, I would use Zofran if ok with doctor. Can put phenergan in a mini bag and give it as an infusion. (In o...
  4. Fast Track Nursing

    I enjoy working fast track. It is VERY fast paced. We have 3 rooms and at times 15-20 people waiting to be seen. Some are sent back out to lobby to wait for results, so you may be juggling 7-8 patients at a time. It is actually very challenging to se...
  5. A week in the ER?!

    It is not uncommon for me to work one shift and have a psych hold pt come in the ER and then I come back for another shift two days later and the patient is still there. We do not have psych services and ambulances will take psych patients to the hos...
  6. Is this common? The new face of the ED

    I have worked in the ED for 4 years. Anyone who works in an ED knows the current situation with ED care. Too many patients (esp with non-urgent complaints) and we are incredibly understaffed. The turnover is so high, like I said I have been there 4 y...