lunabellevoix

lunabellevoix specializes in Psych.

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1. When patients lie about rides.....

   lunabellevoix replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

   PS - I agree with "babynurselsa", cops in my town would laugh their butts off if I asked them to drive a patient home for that reason. Surprised your force allows

2. When patients lie about rides.....

   lunabellevoix replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

   Just hearing your dilemma makes ME ill, you poor thing. My hospital used to be non-profit and gave pt's "cab vouchers" to get home. Maybe you can suggest your hospital make a deal with one certain cab...

3. Hi/newbie ER nurse has question

   lunabellevoix replied to lunabellevoix's topic in Emergency

   Thanks everyone for your

4. When patients lie about rides.....

   lunabellevoix replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

   Yeah, I just make an extra line and write "driver" under it. I'm not certain how legally binding that is, but it most likely looks a lot better than nothing if something were to happen. I wonder if it...

5. ER: Are you happy there?

   lunabellevoix replied to HRM672's topic in Emergency

   In a perfect world, all ER pt's would actually be EMERGENCIES - then I'd never leave ER. The non-emergents, drug-seekers, non-paying-wants-everything-for-free, whiner types are the kind that make me...

6. When patients lie about rides.....

   lunabellevoix replied to TazziRN's topic in Emergency

   I always make another person co-sign the d/c paperwork as "driver". This isn't required where I work, but I do it anyway. If they say they are taking a cab, I hold onto their pain Rx until the cab...

7. Hi/newbie ER nurse has question

   lunabellevoix posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi everyone, I am a fairly new RN working in an Emergency Room. I have been on my own as an RN for 8 months now. Is it fairly common at my experience level to not get to take care of many high acuity...