samie

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1. Your least favorite patient.

   samie replied to errn7's topic in Emergency

   my least favorite are the one's that come in with their child who has a runny nose and is running all over the waiting room drinking a coke and eating doritos........ after triaging said child mom...

2. Emtala education

   samie replied to candyndel's topic in Emergency

   I don't have the website. It's done through our risk manager, she sends us a link. I did a google and found a link to one for ya. http://www.nursingeducation.com/welcome_download.htm The one we do...

3. Emtala education

   samie replied to candyndel's topic in Emergency

   We do annual online EMTALA training. It's mandatory. Very informative too!

4. questions about working in the ed

   samie replied to bsherry's topic in Emergency

   Hi Beth, I agree with needsmore$. Though your hospital is not a trauma center does not mean you won't see trauma. I work in a hospital that is not a trauma facility but is the only hospital in the...

5. ICU holds

   samie replied to samie's topic in Emergency

   Thanks guys for your response. wayover... your situation sounds live one I've been in more than once. It used to be a rare thing now it's almost weekly. I've been in some situations that I felt...

6. ICU holds

   samie posted a topic in Emergency

   I would like input as to what others are doing with ICU holds in the ED. The ED I work in is holding patients nearly everyday. I can handle the M/S folks but the ICU holds leave me nervous. I do not...