allyk47

You wont share food with a friend until youve asked them about their allergies and medical hx. (I actually do this before i share my peanut m&m's with anyone. Didnt think of it as a NURSE THING til someone pointed it out as such...its just good common sense right? )

The title says it. I know i will probably lose my job if irma gets bad here in north fl and i make the decision to stay with my child instead of my residents. But, whats the BON's stance as far as my license is concerned?

Urgent Care: Basically any issue a patient or their parent feels can't wait until they can get a doctor's appointment. ER: Patient/parent either feel this is an emergency or just that it can't wait for the pcp (see above). Also serves as a place to admit and stabilize those in true emergency situations. ICU: The place where the actual emergent patients go if not stable enough to be admitted to a regular floor. In a nutshell, that is. ICU is going to be your highest acuity. I believe ER definitely has its acute and fast paced moments each day. But in the little experience I have with that environment (few months of clinicals I did there in school plus being there as a patient)....a large percentage of ER patients are just "I have this illness and need an ABT script" or "my elbow feel funny" patients who don't have insurance and treat the ER as their pcp.