CCollum

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1. ER dropping the ball?

   CCollum replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with everything you said and have great respect for the ER nurses, it's nuts all the time! The only thing I wanted to mention is that I don't know many floor nurses anywhere that has 2-6 patients a day, I'm admitting and discharging all day a...

2. ER dropping the ball?

   CCollum replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

   I definitely understand the struggles in the ER but there is still the fact that regardless of how busy it is you must chart, take vitals and give some kind of pertinent report . It does go back to the staffing matrix and admin but while nurses in th...

3. The sloppy image of nurses today

   CCollum replied to RNdynamic's topic in Professionalism

   Unless you work peds :)

4. The sloppy image of nurses today

   CCollum replied to RNdynamic's topic in Professionalism

   As a former military nurse and practicing RN I truly can not believe the ridiculousness of the post. Hair should be up, nails should be short and clean, scrubs should be laundered and fit but we are not there to compete with physicians who pop in on ...

5. ER dropping the ball?

   CCollum replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

   I understand our jobs are different and certainly respect the differences. If any other floor is busy then the ER is crazy as well. But the lack of basic care such as vitals ( when the other is in triage) and giving stat fluids to an unstable pt when...

6. ER dropping the ball?

   CCollum replied to Birdy2's topic in General Nursing

   As a very busy floor nurse I understand it can be insane in the ER but although you are multitasking there is absolutely no excuse for not having vital signs in a patient ; hook them up to a monitor. VS are a very important tool needed to continue ev...