Hi to all. I'm new to the group. I'm a staff nurse/educator in a 12 beds ED, in a community hospital, of Chgo burbs. What I'm looking for is some info about...
I work at a 36 bed ER (27 major, 9 Fast Track) and our physicians occasionally insert art lines in the ED. We are a level 3 trauma center. It is not something...
Sherry..... great idea! Thanx for the tip. I plan to implement this week. Yes; the problem is 'High risk, Low frequency', I agree with you. Lee "Sherry...
Hi Yes i do i work at one of the london teaching hospitals. what info do you need. Art lines are put in by the anaesthetists and the Operting Department...
Doctor's Notes A man comes into the ER and yells, "My wife's going to have her baby in the cab!" I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the lady's...
Thank you Lee, sometimes we need a good laugh! :)Val ===== Valorie Davis, R.N., B.S.N. 57619 Lava Bed Road Princeton, Oregon 97721 (541)493-2250 fax...
Valorie Davis
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Oct 5, 2004 7:30 pm
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I'd like to hear from anyone with info; about triaging patients. Does your hospital use, ONLY RN's, in the triage area? Or can/do you use ER tech's? Who see's...
... Does your hospital use, ONLY RN's, in the triage area? Or can/do you use ER tech's? Who see's the patient first? Can the tech "eyeball" the patient and...
I would check your states practice act. In NJ, i belive, a RN or MD must do triage. Technicians can greet the patient and get vital signs and name and date of ...
HELLO IN MY HOSPITAL, ONLY A E GRADE NURSE AND ABOVE CAN TRIAGE, AND WE ONLY USE NURSES FOR OUR TRIAGE. ANNMARIE Trust in God always, Annmarie Richardson ... ...
Here in Dryden Ontario, Canada, the RN must have his/her National ER certification, NRPS, PALS, ACLS, TNCC, and minimum two years experience to 'legally'...
Come spend a year in my town, bad side is you have to live in NJ. I agree with that triage system I do not think it should be anything less. -Tim Timothy D....
I work in a trauma center. Our triage booth only has an RN, but if it gets crazy, a tech goes out to help with vitals. When we triage a pt in the back ...
foxydebby@...
Oct 7, 2004 9:07 pm
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I work in an ER in Louisville. We ususally have 2 RN's and a tech out in triage if we have enough staff. The tech usually takes vitals while the RN gets the...
I've been working at Home Health/Hospice for about 7 months. Now my duties include checking on the inmates of the local jail. I was wondering if any members...
Thanks, Val ===== Valorie Davis, R.N., B.S.N. 57619 Lava Bed Road Princeton, Oregon 97721 (541)493-2250 fax (425)920-0087 _______________________________ Do...
Valorie Davis
davisvalorie@...
Oct 10, 2004 10:44 pm
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We are a level 3 trauma center and see around 71,000 visits per year. During our busiest times of the day we have 2 RNs, 1 paramedic, and 1 tech in triage. One...
Hello List, I am a 2nd year nursing student in Philadelphia, PA. As of this moment, I think I am interested in ER nursing. Could you guys tell me about some of...
I am interested in finding out how other facilities handle call backs for lab results after the patient is discharged. For example, how do you handle results...
Patients are advised to ring the consultant's office for results. If anything urgent comes back we contact the patient directly or via GP. Fenella In a message...
Results copies to GP for follow-up! Tend not to do blood cultures on patients not requiring admission! If however cultures were postive and patient is not an...
DARREN RUSSELL
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Oct 20, 2004 6:53 am
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Welcome, I was an ER nurse in the 90's and loved it very much. However I became "burned out" from the amount of patients that were flooding the ER for routine...
lpeafa@...
Oct 21, 2004 12:07 pm
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I have worked in Indianapolis for twenty years, most of it as a medic, but several years as a nurse, both staff and agency. I have seen how all the hospitals...
Indy thanks for your comments. In the UK a baby who had resp difficulties would be seen straight away by medics if brought in by paramedics, there are ...
Indy.....thanx for your info., interesting. indy_medic <indy_medic@...> wrote: I have worked in Indianapolis for twenty years, most of it as a medic, but...
NO NO NO!!! It was just an example. They used to have non-medical people at the desk who really didn't have a clue how to recognize if someone was in distress....
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