veetach

veetach

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  1. Suggestions from any of you seasoned ED folk?

    veetach replied to LesJenRN's topic in Emergency

    security? In the ED? oh come on, surely you guys are dreaming. LOL we have "security" too, a group of men and women who basically direct patient traffic and make sure that no one parks where they...

  2. question of discharge

    veetach replied to DebiRN's topic in Emergency

    This is a point of irritation for me, at what point does an individual cease to be responsible for their actions? Providing that they are not under the influence of something, of course. Why should...

  3. Info for patients on how the ER works

    veetach replied to ERnurseLaura's topic in Emergency

    >>we see over 500 patients a day, with 12-16 hour wait times, and our patients whine when they have to wait 3 or 4 hours.

  4. Did I miss my calling?

    veetach replied to gotaluvtheER's topic in Emergency

    I dont think you have developed burnout, not at this time. I think you have just realized the reality check of emergency medicine. It may be sad to most people, but to us it is life. Life sucks,...

  5. Suggestions from any of you seasoned ED folk?

    veetach replied to LesJenRN's topic in Emergency

    I would find out if they do primary nursing or team nursing. And what the pt to RN ratio

  6. Info for patients on how the ER works

    veetach replied to ERnurseLaura's topic in Emergency

    we have those signs too. Just a few months ago, we had a guy put his hand through the wall in our triage booth because his daughter wasnt seen before someone with chest pain. the daughter had a...

  7. Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

    veetach replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    RNin92, I think you may have something there! So, if we do some..."creative" room placements then maybe we can handle some of these patients with "peer treatment"? LOLOL Great

  8. fentanyl use in the ED

    veetach replied to kevro1013's topic in Emergency

    we seldom use Fentanyl for pain control in our ED, we use

  9. Frequent Flyers in the ED

    veetach replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    I think we all have the same problem. We used to have a list, but thats not allowed anymore. We have a unique situation because we are sister hospital with the other hospital in the county, SO..... we...

  10. Hear Ye! Hear Ye!

    veetach replied to NYCRN16's topic in Emergency

    I work at a hospital with the only psych floor in a 75 mi radius. We get them all. They all seem to know the routine, you get triaged, then put in a room, then you want something to eat, and you have...

  11. negative attitude

    veetach replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    ok, I know I must have some stories ..... in the last 7 years in the ED.. but I cant think of any. Its been a very very looooooonnnggg

  12. Mandated assessments

    veetach replied to Terryw's topic in Emergency

    we ask about unusual weight loss in the last year, and also assess whether the patient is having any safety issues. Unless they present with injuries sustained in a domestic abuse or sexual abuse...

  13. Ketamine

    veetach replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    athomas, you are SO right. It really throws us into a bad

  14. customer satisfaction in the er

    veetach replied to ensense's topic in Emergency

    EMTALA falls right in there with HIPAA, right RN??? :rotfl:

  15. Ketamine

    veetach replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    Yoga, All I know is from my experience with the drug. It did NOT last 5 hours, it wore off fairly quickly. The last time I gave it, was on a peds patient with a vulvar laceration. It lasted maybe 20...

  16. Is it me.....

    veetach replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in Emergency

    I think we definately have more psych patients now than we used to. I wish we had a metal detector in our waiting

  17. Response Team, Who does it

    veetach replied to ERnurseLaura's topic in Emergency

    ours is similar to Rn92. Any medical emergency in house is responded to by the "ERT team" an RN from the ED, an ED doc, house supervisor, orderlies, and an ICU

  18. Ketamine

    veetach replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    we use it for peds too. I havent had a problem with any of the patients I have had. We use our normal conscious sedation protocol, (peds cart at bedside, O2 etc) I like it because it wears off...

  19. Code Team, who is involved?

    veetach replied to ERnurseLaura's topic in Emergency

    I work in a 400 bed hospital, and our code team consists of one of the ED docs, an ACLS RN from the ED, resp therapists, orderlies, and the RN who has the patient and the house supervisor on duty. too...

  20. Tension Pneumothorax or Decreased Level of Consciousness

    veetach replied to Rick Bourdier's topic in Emergency

    The patient with the pneumothorax. Always follow your ABC rule, AIRWAY comes

  21. just another burning question......

    veetach replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Emergency

    Amen! Thank you!

  22. Medics in the ER

    veetach replied to Surfnurse's topic in Emergency

    we dont have medics in our ED.

  23. Tele transports from the ER

    veetach replied to Surfnurse's topic in Emergency

    this is a sore subject in our ER. Tele patients must be transported from the ER to the unit of choice (either ICU, CCU or PCU) by an ACLS RN. BUT if it is a patient being transported from CCU/ICU to...

  24. just another burning question......

    veetach replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Emergency

    Hahahahaaa. I thought I was the only one who thought that ICU nurses have something up their butt. LOLOL...pretty much on a daily basis. that just struck me as funny, thanks for the smile. :) back...

  25. How do you protect yourself in unsafe situations in the ER?

    veetach replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Ok here is our story: We have a 25 bed ER, no fast track beds. We see $50,000+ pts per year and in the winter we see about 150-180 pts per day... We hold patients CONSTANTLY. Out of our 11 monitored...