Peg804

I am a first born, Dad was not alcoholic, Mom also a nurse and a first born-no alcoholic, cousin Anne-first born, aunt Edith-second child-no alcohol, aunt Helen-5th born, no alcohol, etc. I come from a family of nurses, maybe we need more alcohol??...

Yes, you are employed by the hospital that sent you, but are you legally covered if something bad happens. I do not think you are covered by the state, you can only do what is in your nurse practice act. And that does not cover you for what could h...

Just my 2 cents, but I must comment, RN to paramedic. There is a vast difference between and RN and an paramedic, or if you are in such a state, a phrn/hp (prehospital rn-who has challenged the nat reg testing and has the approp skills, or paramedic...

You should definately take an EMT-Basic course-this is the basis of emergency care. You have to look at what you can legally do in your state. and what you are covered to do. Just because you take and pass a course does not mean you can do everythi...

I just wondered if you had approached admin to see if they would cover you if something awful happened. unfortunately I had something awful happen on a rountine retrieval for one of the units I work for. We transported a patient out of the Pittsburg...

Right you are, follow your gut instinct. If they say they are going to die, they will. If they say they have to put their feet on the floor, watch out, death is just around the courner.

I am an HP (PHRN) in PA.I challenged the course. I was also an emt since I was 16 yrs old. I would recommend that you take an EMT basic course, if you are trully going to work the streets. you need to know how to immobilize a patient, how the extr...

Oh, love it, one complaint, How about when your run out of room on the triage because they have so many complaints. LOL, I have to bite my lip to keep from laughing in their face. Isn;t it sad what people think are emergencies. I just want to ...

I get paid 2.00 to be oncall for the ED or for ICCT. If I get called into the ED I do not start getting me salary until I get there, different for ICCT-I get paid for each call I triage-maybe only 10 minutes on the phone, but if I have to do the tra...

Don't listen to those who discourage you for taking an ED job, it is the most wonderful place to work. The people you work with will become your extended family, much stronger than those who work on the floor. You will learn from each other. I am ...

What is it about EMERGENCY that you to not understand. If you have had the same pain for a year, why is it an emergency now???? We are not a dentist, we will not pull your tooth, perhaps you should have brushed the two teeth you had left. As one ...

Welcome to the wonderful world of ED nursing. The best piece of advice I can give you is that you can only do what you can do. You have one brain and two hands. You can do one thing at a time. Don;t try to do everything. Take a look at the big ...

If there is a code called in out clinic or medical arts building, or cancer treatment center (all connected to the hosp by walkways) the ED responds with prepared code bag-monitor/defib. litter, RN, tech and Doc respond from ED, resp tech, perhaps Ho...

I worked nights in the ED for years before i changed jobs- slept when I could-but never got enough sleep. the worked days for a while and then eves. Hosp consolidated and found myself in home health . liked it but had to get back into hosp and ed....

I think you have every right to be testy and then some. I have no doubt thatthe triple alarm you are talking about can be heart everywhere, and they chose to ignore it. A memo is a good idea, but shouldn;t common sense come into play here. A pati...

First let me say that I am very sorry for how you have been treated. It is a terrible analogy, but we do "eat out young" in nursing. My clinical was a very long time ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday, Some nurses were miserable bit"""""...

I work in a busy ED, here we work side by side with the docs and pa's, no one is any better than anyone else. The docs will give up a chair the nurses of they need to sit down to chart, and vice versa. If I am getting coffee, I will ask the doc it ...

Just have to add my two cents. I work in an ED that never has a q""""" time. We treat patients in the hallways, the support room, triple up the cardiac, trauma, and ortho rooms-what a joy-and you know where HIPPA goes. I have worked the floors-do...

Just have to add my 2 cents for what it is worth. I have been in prehospital care for almost 26 yrs-since I was 16. I an also an ED nurse now and hold HP certification-or prehospital RN depending on your state, I also work on a critical care inter...

Cardiac has 2 beds-about 10 feet between with curtains separating, beds 3-6 are only sep by curtains, then 2 trauma beds, set up like cardiac with curtains, ortho has 2 beds same set up, gyn and peds (beds 11 and 12) are priv, as are 13 and 14(actual...

Currently I can wear whatever color scrubs I want, but there is talk of some sort of color designation either for each unit, or for each title-RN, LPN, Tech secretary. Not sure how union will respond-we do not get a uniform allowance now. Most nurs...

Yes, please tell up more. We have a fast track program-the minor stuff, but when it comes down to it they sometimes wait longer. We are in process of removating ED to provide separate waiting area for these fast tracks-but as of now they all wait i...

I have a basic lipincott stetho-it works one for the ED where I am an RN and one for prehospital. What ever works for you. You need to be able to hear. Your choice=

Hi, I work for the Geisinger System(we'll come get you no matter where you are). as well as several other transport services. I hope you never run into a problem a a transport./ Please as a nurse read the EMTLA guidelines. I work as a ER RN ...

Sorry did not finish my reply. I am an RN. and proud of it. I am also a PHRN or HP=for which I am also proud. I worked hard for every certification I have. I have edured. For someone to say that they run with an ambulance company=and they are an ...