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I don’t think our triage area has a place to do it! That or because it was a 6 hr wait last night so busy busy!

That was my reasoning too! But she had a nice 20g that worked beautifully. I wouldn’t have had an issue accessing if she didn’t have a PIV but in my mind this is just extra risk for infection for a better high

When I came on shift today in the ER I had a sickle cell patient. Patient had a PIV 20G in the right AC placed in triage (BEFORE my arrival/shift). The PIV in question flushed and drew back fine. She go her fluids and PCA pump through this line without issue. The patient had 2 nurses before me all of which refused to access her port because she had the PIV. the nurse I got report from stated she did not access the port because it was not clinically indicated because the patient had an IV. The patient requested it be accessed because she can feel the PCA better in the port than the PIV. I asked THREE other nurses who agreed I shouldn't access it due to risk of infection and she already had an IV. Patient went to floor and ask the nurses there to access it. All of which refused to do so and notified their manager. Management calls me upset saying I gave poor customer service by not accessing the port in the ED when she requested. They said the floor cannot do it as theyre not trained. Mind you this was AFTER she had the PIV placed in triage last night. The PIV that worked fine. My last hospital I was told not to access ports unless clinically indicated as its an infection risk. What would you have done?

I just finished a shift with her and decided to count. I literally triaged 93/100 patients we saw during my shift. All our our documentation has our initials behind it so I do have proof of this should we need it. I'm sure we can look at past shifts as well. Other coworkers have began to notice this as well I'm asking how to bring this up to management

I have said something already to her directly i was was nice about it and everything. I told her I feel overworked when I triage everyone and she literally said "they won't fire me" í ½í¸¤

My job is to triage the patients. There are two of us scheduled at all times to handle patient volume. i have on coworker who EVERYTIME I work with her NEVER does any work. She spends her time staring at the computer and then never pulling the patients back. She will fold laundry or sit around chatting instead of getting the patients. They could be out there with chest pain, arm pain, and jaw pain as the complaint and she will not budge to get them. I feel this is a safety issue. If I'm in the restroom and someone comes in with a heart attack she won't know because she doesn't freakin move and check on them. this leaves me triaging 90/100 patients that come in during my short shift. I leave work worn out and angry because I'm still getting paid the same rate and she's getting paid for doing nothing. others have brought it up to management and nothing is being done. what do I do? Should I approach management about it? I work weekends so I never see my direct supervisor. I hate that this will be our first real interaction but I cannot take it anymore. How do I approach management? Email them or should I come in on my day off to speak with her?