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veetach

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  1. Breaks in the ER

    veetach replied to chellet98's topic in Emergency

    I work in a union hospital. We DO get breaks, by contract we are supposed to have 75 minutes worth of breaks divided throughout the 12 hour shift. Those people who work days get their breaks. No one...

  2. Not exactly the Motel 6, but....

    veetach replied to FZ1Tom's topic in Emergency

    I didnt intend to sound heated up. Sorry if thats how I came off. My point is if you as a patient are feeling like you cant tolerate sitting and waiting, please tell a nurse. We try as hard as we can...

  3. Not exactly the Motel 6, but....

    veetach replied to FZ1Tom's topic in Emergency

    Tom, go back and re-read your thread, you answered some of your own questions. any reclining surface is entirely out of the question, as it is right now we have had to go and pry oversexed teenagers...

  4. Charge pay

    veetach replied to ikimiwi's topic in Emergency

    $1.25/hour here, sometimes the staff I am in charge of is very very green and although they try really hard they need a little more supervision than others.... its just a throw of the dice I

  5. Triage Practices

    veetach replied to asapstat's topic in Emergency

    we see 125-175 patients per day, we have one triage nurse 24/7 and one tech from 7a-11p. Our patients sign in at a window, (the triage RN can at this time do a quick check to make sure the patient...

  6. Cardiac Catheter in the ER?

    veetach replied to RN92's topic in Emergency

    Absolutely NOT!!! Our patients do not return to the ER from the cath lab ever. The arrangements that our hospital has made to take care of the problem is to allow the CCU/ICU to transfer a patient...

  7. AWOL-seen any patients using this yet?

    veetach replied to needsmore$'s topic in Emergency

    havent seen that here..... our patients are experimenting with other ways of "getting drunk". (ie injecting, yes I said INJECTING their veins with vodka!!!! oh and there are the good old vodka enemas...

  8. RSI meds

    veetach replied to thanatos's topic in Emergency

    our docs like to use either Succ or Vec, when the residents rotate through they call for Etomidate but we dont use it in our hospital I wish we

  9. Lifting patients in the ER

    veetach replied to sprinterman's topic in Emergency

    I dont know about everyone else in here, but I have seen a lot of ER employees just not willing to pull and push on people anymore. We use a LOT of assistance in lifting larger patients, and I will...

  10. Patients who come to the ER in labor and do not know they were pregnant?

    veetach replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I have seen this happen twice in my career. First time, a 20 something who had been receiving treatment by an "herbologist" for abdominal discomfort..Her husband had a vasectomy 3 years previous and...

  11. RN + Paramedic

    veetach replied to MarcusKspn's topic in Emergency

    I tend to agree with Craig. I also live in a state that honors PH-RN's. Our helicopter crews all come equipped with a paramedic AND an Rn. All of the medics/Rn's that I know (who do not ride the...

  12. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners

    veetach replied to L&D.RN's topic in Forensic

    I think I would start with one of these websites: http://www.sane-sart.com/ http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/bulletins/sane_4_2001/welcome.html SANE/SART programs are available in most...

  13. TV in the ED

    veetach replied to RNCENCCRNNREMTP's topic in Emergency

    we are right in the middle of a multi-million dollar renovation of our ED and guess what? Administration has decided to put TV's in ALL of the rooms. Not a smart move. Now they will come to watch the...

  14. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    veetach replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    We used to have a patient who would call 911 and be transported to the ER so he could go AMA, walk across the street to Hardees and call his cousin to come and pick him up so that he could run around...

  15. Differences between male ER nurses and Females?

    veetach replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    Ohhhh dear, please guys dont throw things at me, ok??? I work with a few male nurses, and I love working with them. They are all (well most) willing to jump right on in and help whenever needed, and...

  16. CT scans and how long to wait?

    veetach replied to TexNurse's topic in Emergency

    it DOES sound like those Aussies are making a bundle on the ER's in the states. We have a real time delay with receiving results. I think its ridiculous that we have to use them, just so our Rads can...

  17. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    veetach replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    you cant bankrupt on those student loans....can

  18. customer satisfaction in the er

    veetach replied to ensense's topic in Emergency

    BRAVO!!!!!!! Wonderful post! I totally agree :) BTW, I am in PA and the average wait here is 6 hours. If a patient gets through faster than that and they are complaining I always tell them that...

  19. customer satisfaction in the er

    veetach replied to ensense's topic in Emergency

    In defense of the ED that you visited, I am guessing since you thought you had pleurisy, that you presented with complaints of either "trouble breathing" or "chest pain" or "pain in my upper back"....

  20. Question about Emergency Techs

    veetach replied to tmiller027's topic in Emergency

    no reason for me to "relax". we used to let our ED techs triage also. With an RN cosign of course. What I am saying is that now, there are certain requirements that EMTALA and JCAHO has set forth and...

  21. Question about Emergency Techs

    veetach replied to tmiller027's topic in Emergency

    VERY good reply Medic946. I totally agree. I do not mean any offense to EMT's, my husband, the paramedic, has a button that reads "Paramedics save lives, EMTs save paramedics". It really is a...

  22. Emerg. Nurses Opinion about this please

    veetach replied to TechieNurse's topic in Emergency

    well, it sounds to me like this lady will probably be a whole lot wealthier in a few years, after the case was settled out of court. The average wait in an ER in PA is 6 hours. If someone comes in...

  23. Question about Emergency Techs

    veetach replied to tmiller027's topic in Emergency

    maybe we are battling semantics here. "Triage" as referred to by this RN means being triaged into the emergency department. This MUST be done by an RN. Its the law. No way to get around it, even if...

  24. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    veetach replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    I once had a pt come in with c/o "toothache". while she was there she said her son needed his finger looked at, I checked him out and he had a hangnail! I asked her if she really wanted to pay for an...

  25. customer satisfaction in the er

    veetach replied to ensense's topic in Emergency

    Sometimes it is necessary to educate our patients on what the term "emergency" means. As I have stated before, at my hospital, we do not have a fast-track.. Sometimes we have to re-educate people on...