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How do you handle charge duties? Currently, we rotate them among everyone who's been through "charge training." This is typically every RN that has at least 3-4 years experience. Some people like charge, some hate it, but it's seen as "doing your ...

Is there such a thing as a CRNA who works exclusively (or semi-exclusively) with the Trauma Service? Maybe serves to put in lines and intubate folks in the ICU and respond to Alerts in the ER in addition to providing intraop anesthesia? Looking for ...

I wouldn't guess that there is non-stop Trauma resuscitation/operations going on there. What else do they do? The page you sent was pretty short on info about CRNAs... Do they just sit around waiting for traumas or do they participate in care of p...

I posted this on the PA forum, but got no response. I thought I'd try here. I'm considering relocating to Philly and I was wondering if someone could give some opinions on the various level 1 trauma centers there. I know there are several, which one...

I have a question for you all. I am an RN in a Level I Trauma Center ER and we have some serious problems with our management. The managers have a little click of nurses that they favor and there are some nurses that they seem to single out and hou...

Question for you guys: I'm looking to further my career and considering an MSN ACNP. I really want to stay in Trauma and/or Critical Care (I'm a trauma rn now, have lots of icu experience as well). I've done some searches on the web and i've found ...

Anyone work at MD STC in the TRU (or know someone who does)? I'm interested in moving to MD and working at STC. I just came across an article in Pop Sci and I was wondering what exactly the TRU is like. It seems like it's basically an ED with nothi...

Opinions on one vs another? Where's the best place to work? Why?

Opinions on one vs another? Where's the best place to work? Why?

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I've got a question for you all: I work in a busy ED and we recently recieved a memo from our management stating that we had a new "Code of Conduct." Among other things (soem of which make good sense and some of which are rediculous) one of the new ...

I have two that I like: "Sizures" I assume that this means "seizures" although it's hard to assume because the lady was calm and not showing any signs of currently seizing or of being post-ictal. Of course, I had a pt one time who TOLD me he was cu...

Anyone have mandatory staff meetings on a regular basis? What do you discuss? We have monthly meetings that are mandatory (miss more than two a year and they take away your vacation days, I kid you not!). They usually run about two hours in length ...

I think they said goodbye to the respect of their colleagues (other than administration folks, who seem to universally derided by docs and nurses alike) a long time ago!

Well, this has certainly been an interesting debate! Personally, I don't want someone to call me Mr. So-and-so or Nurse So-and-so. I was orignally planning on going to Medical school and had planned on using my first name with people then too. I ca...

You know, I started out wanting be a doctor and several nurses told me that I should, "just be a nurse." There argument was that it was easier school, less school and less debt. My arguement at the time was that NURSING is not what I wanted to do. ...

I just want to emphasize that NOT ONE doc I've talked to has given two hoots in hell about being called by their first names. We have some of the best docs around and they treat all nurses as colleagues and not servents. This is definitley NOT comi...

How about the truck driver whose wife suggested he put a lug nut from his truck on his penis in order to increase his stamina. Went on fine, then.....well, things swell up. Wouldn't come off. Spent 2 hours at home cutting through one face with a D...

I'm not sure what the basis for this stupid rule is. I do know from the diggin we've done that it comes straight from NURSING managment in the ED. This is NOT from higher up and (to the best that we can determine) NOT from any of the docs. Hell, w...

I think ours would! They are never in the department. They sit in their offices and do paperwork. I understand that is important, but where I used to work, if it was busy, the managers would have on scrubs and take charge in order to free up a sta...

Yeah, we have some house supervisors like that too. I'm talking about the actual Unit managers for the ED. We have 3...a director and 2 managers under her, plus 2 more managers that oversee the clerks and billing, plus 2 full time patient care tech...