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1. Triage Rules / Rants

   911RN replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

   Why do people feel that it is OK to yell, scream, verbally abuse and threaten the staff in the ER? I'm sure they wouldn't act that way in a grocery store, bank, or car dealership. I always say that it is the person who needs to be seen the least who...

2. Best & Worst Excuses for Not Taking Report?

   911RN replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

   It's a game that we all play First attempt to call report: I'm sorry, that nurse is hanging blood Second attempt: She's in an isolation room Third attempt: She's at lunch Fourth attempt: she's in report. Fifth attempt: She's hanging blood in an isola...

3. Personal Life at Work?

   911RN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

   Been there, done that! I had a private conversation with a co-worker regarding some problems in the ER. She ran straight up to the supervisor, who is a friend of hers, and told her exactly what I had said. I got called in for having a bad attitude, n...

4. Is this a "no-no"?

   911RN replied to beachbum3's topic in Emergency

   There is nothing worse for a triage nurse that to have a sick child wait in the waiting room in pain. Tears your heart out. i have no problem with parents bringing a child to the ER for legitimate reasons. My peeve is the mom who shows up with a ...

5. Do you let ambulances drop off in triage?

   911RN replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

   My personal favorite is the disgruntled pt sitting in the waiting room for a bit, leaving, going home to call 911, then ending up right back in my triage area to wait some more. Sorry, because you called 911 does not get you immediate medical attenti...

6. I need CN advice!!!

   911RN replied to runawaytrain's topic in Emergency

   In IL, we are required to call the police in cases of suspected DUI, stabbings, shootings, sexual assault, physical assault. It should not be a HIPPA violation.

7. I need CN advice!!!

   911RN replied to runawaytrain's topic in Emergency

   I worked in the ED for 3 years before I became a CN. You are the person with ALL the answers. You should know all of your ED policys, hospital policys, prehospital policys, law enforcement policys, legalitys of your state. Yes, I know that the ch...

8. Sobering first day on the job.....

   911RN replied to KckStrt's topic in Emergency

   I'm sorry that this happened on your first day. It does happen, something you never get used to. SIDS, drownings, MVC's, child abuse. Please know that everything was done to save this child. Every ER nurse and Dr can tell you the story of their first...

9. Med Recs

   911RN replied to budger1983's topic in Emergency

   Yes, they are certainly a PIMA. If the pt does not know the meds, we are required to call the pharmacy and get the list. Jacho is also now requiring smoking cessation questions/counseling for every pt, and nutrition counseling. I can understand this...

10. I LOVE triaging.....

    911RN replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Emergency

    "How much longer?", "How many are in front of me?" "Why did he/she get to go back ahead of me?" All from the 20 something year old who broke her fingernail in an altercation w/ her baby daddy baby momma.

11. I LOVE triaging.....

    911RN replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Emergency

    Yes, my 3 y/o can puke at will. Just started around Thanksgiving after a bout with a stomach bug. If she eats something she percieves as "yucky", or with "skin on it", she will barf before it hits the back of her throat.

12. VIP Triage

    911RN replied to mannurse65's topic in Emergency

    One of my pet peeves is the call that so and so's mother, brother, aunt, 2nd cousins daughter is coming in, and could we make sure that they don't wait. Lets see, I have 20 in the waiting room, 5 who should have been seen hours ago and you want me t...

13. Refusal for Blood Draw

    911RN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    Illinois also has an implied consent law when you are issued the dl. ISP brought a drunk, MVC in and I had the audacity to question the officer about consent for the legal BA. Our Md's will draw a BA if they deem it medically necessary, but the PD ...

14. Er Charge Nurses

    911RN replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

    As a Charge Nurse, I am responsible for making assignments at the beginning of the shift, and assigning patients to the staff. I do have a desk beside the central monitors. Admission orders come to me and I put in requests to the bed placement nurs...

15. Does ED have a bad rep for mean nurses?

    911RN replied to noelle4's topic in Emergency

    Not Mean nurses, TOUGH nurses. Yes, we are testing the new staff to see what you've got. You have got to be tough to put up with all the abuse that we take from patients, Doc's and the floor nurses. Do I love my job, YES, I do! Like working in a ...