cec726

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1. Just a question to understand the ER better

   cec726 replied to sheilahdee's topic in Emergency

   I agree with what everyone else said, it all depends on what other critical patients came through the front or the back door. He would have been an urgent situation, but they may not have had a bed open for him immediately. With his vitals they were ...

2. how to ask patient for pain scale score correctly?

   cec726 replied to 7feetunder's topic in Emergency

   I just say "what would you rate your pain right now 0-10, 10 being the worst pain you have ever experienced." Pain is what the patient says it is, so even if they are laughing and joking and say their pain is a 10, I document it as a 10.

3. New Grad interested in Trauma

   cec726 replied to BlueSunRise's topic in Critical

   I am a new grad and also interested in trauma. I applied to many ER and trauma ICU's online and got rejected every time. I finally contacted HR at the local hospital and kept calling and calling and pestering until they finally aknowledged me and I...

4. ER New Grad Interview Tomorrow

   cec726 replied to muzikluvr83's topic in Emergency

   I just had my new graduate interview. I studied a lot of the behavioral interview questions (Google them) and formulated some answers just for practice. My interview was very informal and she only asked me one question. She asked why I wanted to w...

5. Shoes. Yes. Shoes.

   cec726 replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

   I have arthritis in my toes and needed a lot of support. I LOVE my Alegrias. My feet feel great all day in them.