TraumaNurseRN

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  1. ER's busy and a full triage

    TraumaNurseRN replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Canandian vs. American Healthcare system is not what this thread is about. The thread is about busy ER's and full triage. If your hospital doesn't experience this, that's wonderful....Let's stick to...

  2. ER's busy and a full triage

    TraumaNurseRN replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    I read the article. At our hospital people who c/o chest pain or symptoms of stroke are taken back immediately if a bed is available. If no bed is available they are taken back to our EKG room where...

  3. Questioning Our Compassion

    TraumaNurseRN replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Doesn't this vent feel

  4. Questioning Our Compassion

    TraumaNurseRN replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    agree all the way.....you rock, and thanks for adding

  5. ER's busy and a full triage

    TraumaNurseRN replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Dramamine IV form would require someone to come into the ER. Vomiting is not an emergency.....unless you have co-morbitities and are

  6. What drives YOUR practice?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Emergency

    Sure, there is dogma in patient care, which provides me with safe evidence based techniques and procedures in order to practice in the state I dwell in. I practice safely under these guidelines, and...

  7. What drives YOUR practice?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Emergency

    All licensed medical professionals work under accepted standards derived from local, state, and federal laws as well as professional guidelines. Licensed nurses are no exception. Their scope of...

  8. Rules for the ER (long)

    TraumaNurseRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    I think kidney stone pain is considered real pain and should be seen in the acute phase in the ER for IV pain meds and testing/treatment. It's not the legitimate pain we protest about. It's the...

  9. Rules for the ER (long)

    TraumaNurseRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    2) If you child comes in for febrile seizures for the 2nd time in 24 hours, and you say that you couldn't get any tylenol because you "couldn't afford it", and I see a pack of new smokes in your...

  10. Rules for the ER (long)

    TraumaNurseRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    I agree.....almost dying means someone saved you

  11. Rules for the ER (long)

    TraumaNurseRN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Originally Posted by schooldays Oh, I know you just had a bad day and all, but I would take issue with #5. There is actually substantial disagreement within medicine whether the symptom of moderate...

  12. Patients who stick around after discharge/legal risks

    TraumaNurseRN replied to JKL33's topic in Emergency

    We've had issues with patients needing cab vouchers frequently. It's normally the same patients and the ones who come by ems to boot. They abuse the system of course. I guess it happens everywhere and...

  13. Questioning Our Compassion

    TraumaNurseRN replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Normally, I could care less what people think of me, or if they feel I am compassionate or not. I know I'm a good nurse....I know they are ignorant to what we do. What angers me is how people think...

  14. Questioning Our Compassion

    TraumaNurseRN replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Yesterday I had a patient with his daughter sitting in the chair, with her 3 inch leather binder and notepad writing as I walked in to assess this gentlemen. (I knew right away...she was gonna give me...

  15. Telemetry before ER

    TraumaNurseRN replied to markelleyr's topic in Emergency

    Yes, it

  16. Questioning Our Compassion

    TraumaNurseRN replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm glad the post is back up. This thread prooves my point though, even within a forum such as this some ignorant opinions spoil it for others. These people who complain about ER nurses or nurses in...

  17. Ratios? Do you have them in ER, or are they just for the floors?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to Lurksalot's topic in Emergency

    We have 4 teams, each team staffs 4 RNs for 12 patients, and then w have a command center nurse, trauma nurse ad then 2 nurses back in the Peds ER (7 beds). The team leader takes the nonmonitored...

  18. Blood draw from IVs?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    In our Level II Pediaric/Adult Trauma Center (RNs) can draw from the angio site but medics,techs or LPNs are not allowed to do so. There has been a few occassions where hemolyzed blood has been an...

  19. Where to go after ER Nursing?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency

    On vacation!!!!...he

  20. Is a backboard for transport only, or immobilization while in the ER?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to vampireslayer's topic in Emergency

    Once again I agree with you

  21. Is a backboard for transport only, or immobilization while in the ER?

    TraumaNurseRN replied to vampireslayer's topic in Emergency

    Again, the crux of this discussion should be based around getting somebody off the board as soon a possible. I would hope we could all agree on this point. I simply cannot understand why we continue...

  22. Drug rant: Legalized Dope Dealer, RN

    TraumaNurseRN replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

    colpn aka conursingstudent: Drug addiction is a disease yes but really has no place in the ED unless of course they want

  23. Questioning Our Compassion

    TraumaNurseRN replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    You know I was an RRT for 14 years and the things I saw in that field were rough. My last 8 years I worked in a 31 bed trach unit of patients who were coroners cases. It was hard work and my fellow...

  24. Questioning Our Compassion

    TraumaNurseRN replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    I work with two wonderful LPNs in the ER, but they have limited responsibilities and are not even allowed to assess patient's anymore as of 2007. They are not assigned any patients, nor do they have...

  25. Questioning Our Compassion

    TraumaNurseRN replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Please don't flatter yourself. I did not start this thread because of anything you said. I started it though because of judgements from nonERnurses such as yourself. I shouldn't have to be "ready" for...