monkey's RN

Unless you work in the ER and truly see what the general public is like you woudn't believe some of the things people say. I have had a patient say " I have been here longer than him why does he get a room and I am in the hallway?" My response "because he happens to be be dead at this moment. "

hi , I worked in the ED as a tech all through nursing school . I presently work on a Tele floor and since I know what it is like in the ER I take report as soon as they call . This makes for happier ER nurses. Floor nurses in general don't get what it is like in an ER. I'm fortunate to have had that experience because i know know both sides of the coin. Where do they work I never get a break on the floor with 7 patients a night. It should be required that floor nurses spend a night in the ed just for kicks. they will never stall on taking report again .