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Dizzy can be any number of things. I think it's a bit extreme to call a stroke alert just based on that assessment alone. If someone presents with neurological issues that have started within the past eight hours, the ED physician is notified and pr...

You answer your home phone by saying the name of the facility you work at followed by your name. You hit "9" on your home phone before dialing.

Stethoscope, pens, penlight, trauma shears, hemostats, nail file, Motrin, healthy snacks, water bottle, phone with apps (no way you can get to your locker to look something up right away. Plus unit should have drug books at the nurses station) extra ...

One time that I can remember. Playing a game called "wall ball" (don't ask), when I slammed into the brick wall, chipped two of my front teeth and split my top lip open. Didn't even want to go, but someone told the recess aid and she almost passed ou...

That was classic!

We never check ID before giving scripts for controlled substances. They will need their ID when they get to the pharmacy to pick up the meds. If the name on the script doesn't match the name on the ID they present, then no meds will be dispensed

Was there a blood alcohol level done? Sent from my iPhone using allnurses

In my ED we will sign pink commitment papers for someone who is abusing drugs or alcohol. These papers are good for 48 hours. White commitment papers are for psych issues (SI, depression, acute psychosis). These patients can be either minor or adult....

We use Medhost in our ED. Best charting system ever. Point and click, very simple to use Sent from my iPhone using allnurses

Denied again. So frustrated Sent from my iPhone using allnurses

Mine still says under review. Sent from my iPhone using allnurses

In the ED we give it frequently IV. Sent from my iPhone using allnurses

Has anyone not had a credit check done and gotten the award? Do you have to have a good credit score to be in the running for the award?

sorry for the confusing title. I need some input My father-in-law had a massive stroke 4 days ago. Right side paralysis, no swallowing ability, no coherent speech Until tonight He had (on numerous occasions) told us that he absolutely did not want to...

Medhost. I find that it has a good flow thru the charting.

Generally whoever has the trauma room also has two other rooms. If that nurse gets a trauma, then we try to not put any patients in her other two rooms, or if we do then they are very minor care patients (med refills, coughs etc). We all try to pitch...

Ok took boards Wednesday. Got good pop-up. Found out today that I passed via the Quick results. So about how much longer do I have to wait to recieve a license number? My job will not start training nor paying me as a nurse until I get that number. A...

Took boards this morning. 77 questions, a bunch of SATA and priority. Got the good pop up on Pearson Vue. Waiting on more official results, but so far so good! I studied using Kaplan. My school mandated us using it. I did all of the Q bank questions ...

Wow! As a clerk, assessments should not be part of your job description. Now when I am out in triage, if there are 20 people waiting to be triaged and someone comes in looking distressed or extremely short of breath, I alert the triage nurse of the s...

South Carolina area and I make 10.50/hour. I also have 3 years exp and work days

As a previous poster said, refer to your school's policy on dress code, not the hospital's. I am in my final semester of nursing and we are still required to wear all white top to bottom regardless of what facility we are doing clinicals at. And yes ...

Patient comes in the front door and fills out a form with their CC, Name, DOB, SSN and phone number. The triage clerk then does a "pre-reg" which prints out a sheet of stickers and an armband. At no time during the pre-registration do we ever know if...

I'm not quite sure if I am posting this on the right board or not but here it goes. I am almost finished my pre-reqs for the ADN program but the waiting list is insane. So I wanted to get my LPN and then transition to the RN. Here's my question- In a...

As a nursing student and an ER tech, thank you for your appreciation! I try to do what I can for the nurses to help them out. I think that anytime I am busy, I imagine how they must feel with all the additional charting, meds, stuff like that. I than...

I don't post over here, but I wanted to ask you all to extend your thoughts and prayers to the families of the Omniflight crash that occured in SC last night. We lost three wonderful people who were doing what they do everyday which is saving lives. ...