Space!!! You need rooms big enough that you can fit your vent, IABP,swan cart and a stat cart in at one time. I get so annoyed when you can barely get around your equipment to defib someone. I like...
We recently had this discussion at work. A new grad described my coworkers as unprofessional during a code. Apparently she felt we should never laugh, even when something really funny happens. She...
royreba replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency
I think that management needs to take a look at the abuse of families as a major issue in nurse retainment. I have seen many nurses leave the bedside because of the constant abuse of family, patients...
Hello! Where I work we give 10MeQ/hr to nontele pts, 20MEQ/hr to floor pts on tele and 40MEQ/hr to unit pts with central lines. We ususally replace po and IV at the same time if the patient is very...