Hi everyone, I have been extremely quiet on email overall and that has only been because in the last four weeks I've found out exactly how much I need to forge...
I would like to know how other ED's handle patient call backs for positive lab tests, cultures, etc. Currently these are routed through our PCC's (Charge...
Patients who are sent home get results form their GP/PCP. However the A&E consultant's /specialist secretary will be alerted to abnormal results if PCP not...
Hi Sherry ! This is in response about your queries regarding triage system. Our hospital was established 2 years ago and has been recently practicing systemic...
Robert I agree with you...in part; I have worked the floors and in the ER and the work load is busy on both but very different. One of the greates differences...
hi! my name is jean and i work in memphis, tn. our hospital is one of the smallest in the city; we have 23 beds in our er. 4 of them are designated as chest...
Hi Wendy Have you any references to good websites on the Aussie Triage Scale with those experiencing acute mental distress? I work in London as a personality...
Hi Lin, Thanks for the well wishes for my father. I think the hardest thing we have to fight with him is to switch his mind back to being able to live longer. ...
Ralph and Robert, I agree with both of you, good point about the rubber (expanding) walls in the ER. Sometimes the level one ER I'm from resembles a scene from...
That's the biggets problem; nobody relizes that an ER nurse's focus is on stabilization, not ongoing treatment. The ER is NOT set up for this type of care, nor...
... What you need is the " four hour target" Bing fines and loss of governmentally directed fundign is very good at getting hospital mangers to look hard at...
The Society for Health Systems (SHS) has launched a listserve to allow those interested in improving Emergency Departments to easily share ideas and network. ...
Hello Everyone: I have a considerable number of RN jobs. I have listed the titles and locations below. If you are interested, please respond to me via e-mail....
Hi Maggie, Yes, please submit your resume. Was there a particular position that you would like more information about? Natasha Henry Nurse Recruiter maggie...
Hi Tou need to send your resume to hospitals directly. Best bet is to address it to Human resources. Fenella In a message dated 22/09/2005 22:37:59 GMT...
Due to a lack of registrations, the Denver workshop sponsored by the Denver Colorado Chapter of the AALNC has been cancelled Lin Holly, RN, BS, CNOR, SANE ...
Can anyone share a copy of a flowsheet used in your urgent care/fast track area of your ER? I'm looking for new ideas and input regarding our new flowsheet... ...
It depends on category-like whether elderly, orthopaedic, paeds, cardiac, accepted medic patients etc. Each category can have its own fast track protocol. ...
i believe we use the same triage/flowsheet for both area's. i just think that it isnt filled out as thorough. we had a one page flowsheet in triplicate, but...
Hi all! I know we have visited this topic before (i cant find it though) but i am developing the position of 'admissions nurse' (aka bed nurse etc) in the ED. ...
Hi Tracey, We currently hold about 20-25 patients at times. Usually they are cared for by the ER staff at which time we don't do the admission paperwork....
thanks for the input. we have "float pool" and those nurses never float to the ED, infact nobody floats to the ED. i am currently the only admission nurse...
Tracy, At the hospital I prevoiusly worked at we had an admissions team, 2 RN's days/afternoons, and 1 RN nights. They were paged when the patient arrived on...
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laurie, thanks so much for your input. sounds like a pretty efficient team! i feel that what they did was probably extremely beneficial for the floor nurses!...
Hi Martyn One of our biggest problem is the ancillary departments, particularly lab. They are actually not part of the hospital, and are contracted. There have...
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