Sassy5d

Sassy5d

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  1. How do you respond to rude patients?

    Sassy5d replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

    Now it should be how do you deal with rude management who is coming down on you hardcore because the scores are

  2. How do you respond to rude patients?

    Sassy5d replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

    I just wish there was a way to make people understand being rude and nasty, treating staff like pond scum is not doing them any favors. Good, solid, fantastic nurses and techs and docs are walking...

  3. How do you respond to rude patients?

    Sassy5d replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

    I have no advice. I have yet to master the art of dealing with this. Lately, I've been dealing with rude visitors. I guess what really bothers me is how rude and nasty family/visitors can be to you...

  4. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Sassy5d replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

  5. Patients with sticky fingers!

    Sassy5d replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

  6. Pull until full triage

    Sassy5d replied to Mirnew's topic in Emergency

    Every day is different. The problem I run into, if I'm triage by myself, take a pt back to room and do bedside triage, that leaves the waiting room empty, no staff at the window. If I arrive them,...

  7. The Infamous Cab-ulance

    Sassy5d replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Emergency

    Isn't that a fine line? I trust if I was in trouble, the paramedics have the ability to think on their feet and intervene. I think they are medical professionals. I'm sure in the field, if frequent...

  8. The Infamous Cab-ulance

    Sassy5d replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in Emergency

    Maybe there could be a triage system in place like at ER. If you need a ride for a med refill, they can wait for the

  9. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Sassy5d replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

  10. I never, ever went to ER when I was a kid

    Sassy5d replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    The culture is different now. With pt satisfaction, we encourage the behavior. The other problem is cost. Nobody in their right mind, who has 50+ $ copay's plus % costs for ER visits is going to...

  11. Patients with sticky fingers!

    Sassy5d replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

  12. Psych evals from nursing homes

    Sassy5d posted a topic in Emergency

    Had a pt come from a facility for med clearance for a psych eval. Pt was basically, just a jerk. Can't pink slip someone for being a jerk. Especially if they are a-o x's 4. Not threatening to hurt...

  13. What are your pet peeves?

    Sassy5d replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

    Registration told a mum tonight her Medicaid required a $3 copay. Mum proceeds to say 'I'm going to get that back, right'? Registration tells mum that Medicaid covers the 1,000's of $ for the ER...

  14. What are your pet peeves?

    Sassy5d replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

    Like, oh mi gawd, I'm so dizzy, the room is spinning. I feel like I'm going to pass out. But I drove myself

  15. Patients with sticky fingers!

    Sassy5d replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I have people steal all the time. Everything. Towels/washclothes. All the juice/boxed lunches/TV dinners/sugar. The corded phone in the room. Peroxide, remove wipes 1 by 1 from the container. It...

  16. Job Stress: Floor vs ED

    Sassy5d replied to BellaRN2010's topic in Emergency

  17. What are your pet peeves?

    Sassy5d replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

    Pt to dr: no drugs, no alcohol ect ect use Md orders a narcotic. I go to push it Pt: should I get that? I'm in recovery?

  18. Nurses vs Phlebotomist

    Sassy5d replied to Caleb_RN225's topic in Emergency

    I don't get into it with them. But I find it funny that certain days, when certain people are working, I get a call 5 minutes later that every tube I sent was hemolysized. They didn't even try to spin...

  19. Is your ER using the EDIE system?

    Sassy5d replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    How does that work with emtala? You could say you're jumbo smith, don 01/01/1929. We can't refuse you treatment just cuz you like to lie. What do the palm readers do? You get no treatment unless...

  20. What are your pet peeves?

    Sassy5d replied to forgop's topic in Emergency

  21. Coding patient without paging code overhead?

    Sassy5d replied to rse3's topic in Emergency

    I think it's a grey area. In the big picture, was any harm done to the pt by calling the code? Take my experience, for example. Pt needed adenosine. Grabbed the defib when I grabbed the med....

  22. Is your ER using the EDIE system?

    Sassy5d replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Out hospital system is so focused on pt satisfaction scores that I really don't think they care about narcotic abuse, lying about anything, visiting 4 ER's in 1 day ect ect. Not giving them all they...

  23. Is your ER using the EDIE system?

    Sassy5d replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

  24. Is your ER using the EDIE system?

    Sassy5d replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    It would be nice at my job. But I'm finding a huge surge in fake names/fake

  25. Set up - like a bowling pin. Knocked down - it gets to wearing thin

    Sassy5d replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    You kinda get that here. There are plenty of non-ER nurses who don't work ED that probably jaw drop at some things that are said. I had worst shift of my life 2 days ago, compounded by our glorious...