ERRN2016

As an ED RN, I can say that we focus on the problem at hand and worry about history later. We are treating emergent issues so when I get asked the last time someone had a BM I want to scream. Unless that said pt is constipated, it's irrelevant. I get that you are busy, but you are getting a stabilized pt from us ( if they are not then shame on that ED RN for sending them in the first place!) We often have another unstable patient waiting for that bed. So forgive us for being quick and to the point. If you would only take our calls within a reasonable time and not have 1000's of reasons why you can't, we would all get along and I wouldn't mind giving a phone report! My favorite is when a Nurse answers the phone and says "I'm in an isolation room, can I call you back?"...ewww just eww why are you even answering!