Those percentages are a little different where I am, but this post is a good indicator of a day in an inner city ED. Things change a bit when you factor in your duty for the day as
A lot of good advice here, but the bottom line is, the more codes you work (not practice), will make them more mundane, and settle your adrenaline a bit. Until then master the skill. Start iv's the...
AZQuik replied to Runner_12345's topic in Emergency
Yeah post something calling other people cowards and see if you get a positive response. Trolling 100% I work with nurses in the Ed that are full time school nurses and they are not cowards. Come work...
Depends on what I'm charting and why. I do intakes/assessments I usually chart in room unless there is a reason I don't want to be there. Flow and discharges I usually chart out of room. Meds are...
Visits/week does not factor into esi level. Period. 2's can be 1's or 3/4/5's depending. 5's can be 1's....depending. If you can justify your reason for picking X. Don't worry about
AZQuik replied to montecarlo64's topic in Emergency
Ratios are ok but there needs to be some flexibility. Sometimes a migraine turns into a an acute stroke eligible for TPA(in a 6:1 zone, and other times a 2 turns into a 3, but someone freaked out and...
AZQuik replied to emergencynursy's topic in Emergency
You are allowed to tell them, there are X people waiting and, Y is the longest wait." When they complain I tell them, " based on my triage I think you should get a medical screening by a provider,...
Pay depends on where in the country you are, but it's not great. I mean you can be ok, but you aren't getting rich. You won't starve though. It's a lot of drama and work. More than you would think. A...
Honestly I don't think of an "er nurse" as a "critical care nurse". Not to say a nurse can't be good at both, and there is a lot of overlap in drugs/blood tests/skills/charting. But really they are...
Usually hard working, respectful people working together on an interdisciplinary team find respect for each other. Unfortunately not everyone is hard working or respectful. I work in a busy high...
If you want to feel like you are doing your share, do more of the things you can do. Most of our baby incubators do not deal with people who are violent if we can help it, aren't lifting a ton, etc....