In our ER dept, we are staffed with 1 RN at night with alarms on the ambulance entrance doors by our desk and the entrance doors to the front lobby. each entrance has 2 sets of doors and the alarms...
THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO! I really appreciate the replies. Just curious......Has anyone seen an actual Wernicke-Korsakoff's patient? How did they present?
I have a question that maybe someone can answer for me. The situation: 65yo Fe goes down at local camp grounds- brought in by EMS- coding the whole way- had initial few heartbeats at scene then...
"the unit clerks really appreciate being able to find you for a drs call or family looking for you. " .....I guess my question is how does this help the NURSE? If I am busy with a patient, then that...
ELECTRONIC MONITORING???? ISN'T THAT WHAT THEY DO FOR CRIMINALS THAT ARE HOME BOUND???? How caring of your institution to want to put you right up there with the prison population!!!! I would be...
ALISHAJO replied to Sailnaway's topic in Emergency
Sailnaway: It sounds like you have your work cut out for you. Organization has to start somewhere. Why not a unit meeting and present possible triage rules and agree together on what is the policy?...
ALISHAJO replied to gidget499's topic in Emergency
In Illinois they are called Field RNs and have to pass tests just like the EMT-P and you basicly work on the same level as the Paramedic- You are limited by your regions accepted policies and...