TraumaNurseRN

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  1. Taking admission orders over the phone.

    TraumaNurseRN replied to YippiNurse's topic in Emergency

    AWESOME

  2. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    exactly It's

  3. Emergency Room vs. Motorcycle Accident Patient

    TraumaNurseRN replied to openheartmary's topic in Emergency

    what the h*** were you going 100mph for? risk-takers build an innate fustration for the ed, post care and insurance rates we all pay for(well the ones with insurance that is). 100mph for what??????...

  4. social intubation?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to fire_911medic's topic in Emergency

    I stand corrected.....but wow......I wouldn't be standing for

  5. Taking admission orders over the phone.

    TraumaNurseRN replied to YippiNurse's topic in Emergency

    I don't think it is caddiness at all. If I am busy...I'm busy and it's not fair for me to leave the patient I am caring for to do something the admitting doc is too lazy to do. I did not get my...

  6. Physical Ability in the ED

    TraumaNurseRN replied to abq rn's topic in Emergency

    Here's my question. Are you a team

  7. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    what has happened to mother's teaching their children about their bodies and telling them if you choose to have sex, you risk, stds, cervical cancer, and pregnancy, and your life changing...

  8. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    OBVIOUSLY THAT'S

  9. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    The choice was not to have intercourse because.......you can't afford the healthcare, food, diapers to take care of them....THAT WAS THE CHOICE!...and now.....her choice...is our

  10. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I paid mega dollars to send my son to college......but I also educated him prior.....Ignorance is not bliss!!!!! I am tired of teen pregnancy and the parents excuses!!!!! Sick of

  11. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Teen pregnancy....wow....I need to voice my opinion about this big time. I have a problem with parents giving excuses about why their daughter got pregnant and now receives gov. funded...

  12. social intubation?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to fire_911medic's topic in Emergency

    for kicks???? nah! when we have an out of control patient, whether it be tbi or trauma/drunk....we tube them to protect them. i do not think any ed does this for kicks....22mg of ativan though..... is...

  13. Are all floor nurses rude to ER nurses?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to Andy S.'s topic in Emergency

    I know the ICU nurses are exactly the way you described.....just adds fuel to the

  14. Mass Exodus from ED

    TraumaNurseRN posted a topic in Emergency

    Within the last year our ED has lost many (30) tenure RNs due to managements inability to support us. I stay only because I carry the family's insurance which is cheap compared to what we would pay if...

  15. ER departments too full for safe care.

    TraumaNurseRN replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    i know i am not the only er nurse who feels there is no reason non-emergent patients are able to sit out in the triage area. it's management's decision to want everyone back asap. these "blue-coats"...

  16. clot busters versus cath lab?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to akvarmit's topic in Emergency

    We try 20 minutes door to

  17. Assaulted by patient... VENT

    TraumaNurseRN replied to CeeKayRN's topic in Emergency

    You bet your bottom dollar I would fight back. It'll be a cold day in hell before I ever let a patient purposely hit me, attempt to hit me, or threaten to hit me. If I get a patient who I even suspect...

  18. People who ask for medical information

    TraumaNurseRN replied to sfsn's topic in Emergency

    Our policy is to not give medical information over the phone. We advise them if they are concerned that they can come to the ED and be examined by an EMD. Some come in, some

  19. Are people really this rude?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    i believe people treat you as you "allow" them to treat you. when patients are coughing on me i educate and tell them 300mph germs from their rudeness are flying in my face. on the other hand i also...

  20. Are people really this rude?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    i disagree. we work very hard at our jobs and deserve a

  21. Best & Worst Excuses for Not Taking Report?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    my hospital does not have the luxury of knowing which floor a regular admit goes to let alone the room number to give report. as an er nurse we can gage who is going to be admitted and who isn't most...

  22. Emergency Room vs. Motorcycle Accident Patient

    TraumaNurseRN replied to openheartmary's topic in Emergency

    agree

  23. Emergency Room vs. Motorcycle Accident Patient

    TraumaNurseRN replied to openheartmary's topic in Emergency

    We do both, depends on the patient and the Surgeon or EMD. It's a risky business you and I both know. We do have bedside US too. I guess my first concern was the initial assessment as to why this kid...

  24. Emergency Room vs. Motorcycle Accident Patient

    TraumaNurseRN replied to openheartmary's topic in Emergency

    You MUST admit that this MOI.....MCC rollover with significant road rash should and would have been considered a Trauma Standby at the very least until the secondary assessment as completed and then...

  25. add your funny TRIAGE complaints from pts

    TraumaNurseRN replied to er nursing's topic in Emergency

    Triae nurse: What brings you to the ER? Pt: Somethin's going on down there! (Points below the counter) Triage nurse: Down where? Pt: Down there where the grass don't grow but I got somethin growin,...