traumajunkee

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1. Thinking of transferring to ER

   traumajunkee replied to Patience911's topic in Emergency

   I was at a trauma conference and heard Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio speak...she is incredible. Her 12 lead course is great. (see below). I came from CCU to ER and I can remember being terrified of ENT patients...*grin*. Everyone has their strengths and w...

2. triage to fill beds or not

   traumajunkee replied to spaz's topic in Emergency

   We more than doubled our bed space 2 years ago and also doubled our hallspace and fill both most of the time. The nursing shortage is killing us also but not because of lack of ER nurses. The telemetry floor can not keep nurses so we fill our beds wi...

3. How long have you been in ER?

   traumajunkee replied to janine3&5's topic in Emergency

   I've been in the ER 17 yrs out of 22 in nursing. I starting working with the volunteer ambulance service in our local parish(county) and have been hooked ever since. Have bad days and good but it only takes a good save to make me remember why I love ...

4. How fast is your fast track??

   traumajunkee replied to MPHkatie's topic in Emergency

   Hi Katie. We have a list of patients that can and cannot be triaged to Minor. Dislocations requiring conscious sedation is NOT a fast track patient. You need to set down with your supervisor, PA 's, and docs and set some standards. We do not even tak...

5. Alcoholism Patients

   traumajunkee replied to sweetnurse11's topic in Emergency

   I really really hate nurses on their high horses that tell other nurses how they should feel. Where is your compassion for your fellow co-workers? Do they not have a right to express their frustration here on an anonymous bullentin board without som...

6. Green employees (nurses) in ER

   traumajunkee replied to JS_2BRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have been in ER a long time and have also seen great ER nurses come right out of school but most of them had a clinical rotation in ER while in school, worked ER in some capacity while in school, or had some other sort of EMS back ground. If you fe...