ERnights replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency
I again feel the need to respond. This thread was initially started in the ED forum for us to discuss what we percieved as potential abuses. I think most experienced ED nurses here would have...
ERnights replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency
I need to add something here again. At the ED where I work, people do not get treated differently based on the insurance or lack of. While I stand by my claims that there are many people on medicaid...
ERnights replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency
It most certainly is appropriate for my to be asking you if you smoke. It is my business the moment you come to our ED requesting whatever it is you may need. No I'm not going to defer this to the...
The other night an elderly nursing home pt who was rescusitated in the ED and sent up to the ICU had a wbc of 94. Too unstable for surgery for ? perf. No one to make decisions for them except very...