Tonjia replied to 1EmergencyRN's topic in Emergency
I also think it is a case of working in the shoes of the other department. As ER nurses we are accustomed to receiving traumatically injured, or medically unstable patients and doing everything in...
do not sit there and tell me there is "no way" you could be pregnant, the test that I will perform on your urine will tell on you every time. Do not keep pushing your call light because you want a...
not very often. Sometimes the squad will call report to the wrong ED, but most of the time they are spot on with their reports. When I lived in PA though, we had some paramedics who wouldnt call...
Tonjia replied to ERnursie172's topic in Emergency
your IT people can customize the summary to read out however you want it to. Also, the past medical history can repopulate, ours does. So does the tetorifice status, flu shot status, and surgeries.. I...
absolutely there is a difference! And it surprised me when I realized it. I just spent 10 yrs working in PA and have now moved to my home state of Colorado. I have to admit it (and I dont want to) but...
I must be the exception to the rule here, I have also worked coast to coast and have worked in 5 different ER's and really have not run across any "macho men", that I know of. Personally, I would...
Tonjia replied to ERnursie172's topic in Emergency
Meditech is the corporate name for the company who makes the system. The ER specific module is the "EDM". I have been on 2 implementation teams for EDM. Your module is performing exactly as your...
I work at a facility that is quickly becoming magnet. We are tossing around a policy that deals with patients who receive narcotics and whether they can or cannot leave without a driver accompanying...
I have worked with male SANE's and we never had a victim ask for a different nurse to do the exam. In fact one of our male SANE's first case was a male developmentally disabled victim of sexual...
It comes with experience, and knowing what you need to do in a certain situation. give it time and observe some of the more experienced nurses in your unit. It will
Tonjia replied to kingramon15's topic in Emergency
my first answer was a large bladder!! LOLOL One of the qualities that I learned early on in my ER nursing career was not to get too excited. Adrenaline in an emergent situation can only get in your...
I have seen some pretty ridiculous things in the ER , a lady who gave herself a whiskey enema, several foreign bodies in orifices, but the single most ridiculous thing I saw was: A 14 yr old female...
If I were you I would ask them about their orientation program for RN's who have no ER experience. Many hospitals are offering fantastic orientation opportunities, but others are not. Do not let them...