TraumaNurseRN

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  1. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    TraumaNurseRN replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    (Press Ganey) A survey patients receive where they can judge the care they received @ the

  2. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    TraumaNurseRN replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    Where I work, a good number of people who "Know" the system actually have EMS bring them to the ER for their stupid complaints as they feel they will not have to wait. Well, most times now, we...

  3. Documention in the Emergency Dept.

    TraumaNurseRN replied to UP Nurse's topic in Emergency

    yes....we do it as well...but ya know, I see the point, we spike a bag and don't chart it....it doesn't get charged....So in the end, the ones with insurance pays and the others don't...somone's gotta...

  4. trauma vs Emergency Nurse

    TraumaNurseRN replied to Nubcake's topic in Nursing Career

    Trauma nursing is a role in the ER where you take care of patients who meet certain criteria basd on their mechanism of injury and the level of care that is needed. For example, if you were in a car...

  5. How To Become an Emergency Nurse

    TraumaNurseRN replied to happy_bunny_101's topic in Emergency

    good advice about shadowing...I was gonna mention that as

  6. Tips for Nurses: Dealing With Annoying Coworkers

    TraumaNurseRN replied to Bugaloo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good advise....Maybe I should read this daily before going into

  7. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    TraumaNurseRN replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    I feel you PCP essentially was the problem. So many of them are. They're busy so they dump to the

  8. Aultman Hospital

    TraumaNurseRN replied to chinoyRN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Actually, I've heard that there have been quite a few nurses

  9. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    TraumaNurseRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is...the average grade level understanding of the patients and their families that come to the ER is roughly 5th gade. Seriously, our discharge instructions are for a 5th

  10. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    TraumaNurseRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    We had 300 patients come through our ED the other day, and more than half of them shouldn't have stepped through the doors. Each and everyone of them though was yelling about the

  11. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    TraumaNurseRN replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it's frustrating for sure! I recently had a pt. w/ a low BP who was mad that I told her I would be glad to get her a lemon mouth swab after I retook her BP. This woman was so rude and nasty to...

  12. Does anyone else ever get tired of "stupid" nurses?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to twinmom2k's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My question is: Doesn't the long term care facility have protocols when things like this happen? One thing not mentioned by you is what you did, other than to call your higher up and have the patient...

  13. Too UGLY for Nursing?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to showbizrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What is wrong with those

  14. oh ye uninformed... this is why er nurses "don't care"

    TraumaNurseRN replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    I work in a Ohio ER and this stuff goes on daily. And yes they expect you to make arrangements for their travel home as well. We are not "allowed" to educate our patients about the abuse to the EMS...

  15. Are you allowed to wear Makeup ?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    I believe so.....I would see why not. You might be restricted in wearing perfume (for respiratoy reasons) but makeup should be okay if done

  16. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    TraumaNurseRN replied to Brian's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Think....always brain

  17. Are Crocs good for Nursing

    TraumaNurseRN replied to leinad's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    lol.....yes, I too have experienced "Croc stop"! I like my danskos best for my feet but they are getting hard to keep