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1. Just say no to unsafe conditions

   edrn posted a topic in Emergency

   As I read down the board I continue to read about unsafe conditions and ragged nurses. I do not understand why we don't band together across state lines and just say no. We need standards of safe patient nurse ratios and appropriate equipment. Whe...

2. emergency dept staffing with paramedics/emts

   edrn replied to CTURNEY's topic in Emergency

   I know of some smaller hospitals that use paramedics in an assistive role in the ed, thatrespond from the hospital in the ambulance for calls. Between calls they are utilized to initiate iv's, assist with phlebotomy and intubate if necessary (many h...

3. nurse:patient ration in the ED

   edrn replied to Hayden's topic in Emergency