I am curious how other ERs run. For instance, in my ER the nurses are expected to take blood, start Ivs, meds, assess, procedures, document, etc. We have two medics for a 40 bed ER but they also transport our patients so they do not always have time to help out.
I have a be heard other ERs have phlebotomist that are assigned to the ER, etc. I would love to hear how other ERs are run because I feel like it can be unsafe at times expecting the nurses to do everything with very little time to get it done.
We have an EKG tech, phlebotomist and CP all assigned to the ER. Phleb stays there at all times during the day. We hve 4 techs that help with blood, IVs, splinting, foleys, etc etc. It helps with the flow a lot. That is if they arent stuck doing transports all day
That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B
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We have an EKG tech, phlebotomist and CP all assigned to the ER. Phleb stays there at all times during the day. We hve 4 techs that help with blood, IVs, splinting, foleys, etc etc. It helps with the flow a lot. That is if they arent stuck doing transports all day