RNin92 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency
Had a guy yesterday... 31 y/o with cc of "shakes/chills/fever/disorientation-sudden onset His story... After I was up awhile this morning I got shakey and chills...then disoriented So I left the house...
RNin92 replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency
I have a cpouple of favorites to add... 50 y/o male comes in for amputated fingers. Seems he was trying to prune his shrubs with the push mower. Brought his 15 y/o son with him... Son was holding up...
Can I just say OH MY GOD...one more time? For all you people who are taking offense to the term "drug seeker"... Are you in the ER more often then the staff? Are you utilizing narcotics as your FIRST...
RNin92 replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Emergency
My ER is staffed pretty well. We see about 100 pts a day. We are a Level II. We have a triage nurse 20 hrs a day and an EMT in triage 24 hrs a day. We have a charge nurse 24 hrs/day We have 4 RNs...
Let me know how it was to work on different floors for a couple of weeks, if you can. Our ED has a 6 month orientation for new grads. We revamped the whole thing a couple of years ago and so far has...
We see about 100 people daily. We also use the ENA's ESI triage system-5 tiers-works great We have an RN and a medic in triage until 0300, then just the medic. We used to have the registrar get the...
Sorry about the multiple replies but I've been out of touch for awhile...just got back online... Man...how much I've missed!!!!! So here are my stories... 20-something male: Comes in with c/o Pain in...
Not only are there people running around in homes with strange objects "milling about" their bathtubs...but they are running all around thier houses naked...how else would those sill FBs find their...
Anyone want to weigh-in on legal issues in the ER? Just wondering what other places do as far as protecting themsleves from lawsuit in unsafe situations. Like, if your ER is completely filled with...
I agree. We document the same way here. The old adage...not documented not done. I think that the lawyers and floor managers don't want it documented because it DOES open up some legal issues. But...
RNin92 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency
Let me just say it one more time... "One of Those Patients" do not care. They come into the ER for reasons that are ridiculous. They are demanding of everything but will cooperate with nothing. The...
RNin92 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency
veetach...in my neck of the woods weekenders can make 40/hr. with benefits. staff nurses are more along the 25-30/hr. new grads around 21/hr. although, one of our registry nurses took a job with a...
RNin92 replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency
You know it amazes me that no matter what the start of a thread...someone always comes around to finger pointing and telling the ER nurses to "find another career". And that person is NEVER an ER...
The law is freaking gray!!! There is just so much left to objectivity that I feel like sometimes we are walking a legal tight rope. Is what is best for the patient what is best for society? Why is it...
What's with the whole Australia thing?? Now, I have nothing against anyone from "down under"...but this seems a little crazy to me!!! We, too have to call in our CT techs at noc...but the films are on...
Well, there must have been something in the air last noc...besides the storm from he#@!!! Got to work at 0600... ED full (of course) All but one chest pain patient were psychs or drunks...or drunk...