NetSteff replied to CarVsTree's topic in Emergency
My BEST guesses are these.... the snaps are metal and you tend to do a lot of xrays on ER patients. Also, I imagine they cost a lot less--ER's are usually money pits for facilities so they don't...
NetSteff replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency
OK.... I just recently found this out and thought I'd share. Question: When performing a bladder scan on a female patient, is there ever an instance in which you would choose the "male" option?
NetSteff replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Emergency
Wow.... at our facility you have to be 1) an ER RN(no float, no agency) who has worked at our facility for at least a year and 2)have gone through a precepted triage orientation before you can work in...
I would have to agree with Anne- I am also a preceptor in the ER and I'm more nervous about the new nurse that doesn't ask questions than the one who asks a million. Although an orientation to the ER...
You know... I had a strange occurance like this also. I'm an ER nurse from Georgia, and had gone with my unit director to Boston for business. While there, a member of our group started complaining of...