I am an ER nurse and I completely appreciate our Paramedics,our Emt's and I feel that patients benefit from good relations between ,paramedic and nurse and doctor. We all deal with high stress and...
As pertaining to MA NOT being a stepping stone to R.N....well you CAN make it any thing you want... As far as that goes. MA's do not have the anatomy and Pathology training that R.N.s have. Ma's...
For the H/A...pt....I would have told Doctor it aint an AMA...Its a refused procedure "document it". ... non-compliant even...I would tell DR. if ya want ME to medicate then the pt is going to stay...
When our doctors have a patient as mentioned above well...they document pt refused Tx or procedure...the patient can then be continually monitored or recieve other options in treatment...IF..a patient...
NurseKaren is correct..I my self.was first a certified M.A. in 1994...I to wanted to "get in to the medical field" but was a single mom who couldn't afford time or money enough to go to college for...
I would not trust a FAX report as the primary way to send up a report to floor ...it might be good to send once room assignment recieved..to floor..but i think it might cause more confusion if not...
Hey ...where I work we call X 2 to try and give report..we notify the E.R. charge R.N. if floor says bed not in room or room dirty,..E.R.Charge R.N. puts stat on room... we call to verify if room is...
I agree with Heather..at the most stressful time with any situation I encounter on a shift..I try to look at it as "hey, this patient and I are in this thing together", Look them in the eye...
My youngest sister has marfans syndrome. During her childhood she would become fatigued during exercise, my mother labeled it as "laziness" signed my sister up for Basketball , swimming, bike riding,...
We Do the Same as CanoeHead...I put the room # in on some line so that as soon as the true registration is in I can go back (if time allows)and return med then charge out to the patients true...