2023-01-17 05:35
Marijuana intoxication is a frequent presenting complaint among ED patients. Whether it is the 50 year old that tried a joint for the first time, the teen who's mother found him smoking in… Read More
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A blog about emergency department topics, particularly relating to ER nursing.
2023-01-09 10:21
Damar Hamlin's sudden collapse mid game drew attention world wide. The scene played out as follows: Hamlin was tackled to the ground, got up, stumbled and collapsed. He then received CPR… Read More
2023-01-02 09:57
A 58 year old male walks into your emergency department clutching his chest, sweating profusely and complaining of 10/10 crushing chest pain. Your first thought is, of course, that he is e… Read More
2022-12-30 01:00
Improvise, adapt and overcome. This might as well be the slogan of the emergency department. The sheer variety of problems we face in the emergency department necessitate that we have as… Read More
2022-12-21 10:23
So, I'm out in the emergency department lobby one night and a father and his daughter come running in. Dad starts shouting about how we have to help his daughter, we need to open the doors… Read More
2022-12-19 07:14
Intravenous catheter (IV) placement is one of the most commons procedures performed by emergency department nurses. It's something we take pride in. It's done so frequently, that it usuall… Read More
2022-12-12 07:31
Glasses and goggles are very important for nurses, particularly in the emergency department. Obviously, a lot of people wear prescription glasses to correct their vision. Beyond that, how… Read More
2022-12-11 06:22
All nurses have heard the phrase "nurses eat their young." We work our butts off, are abused and vastly under appreciated; why do we add to this by being hard on each other? I would much… Read More
2022-12-05 10:01
The emergency department is all about speed and accuracy. In a true emergency, a couple minutes could make all the difference. For this reason, we develop all kinds of ways to perform tes… Read More
2022-12-03 08:56
What is the nurse to patient ratio in the ER? This is a very frequent question for nursing students and new grads. The answer is a very unsatisfying “it depends.”
Ratios in… Read More
2022-11-28 06:58
I answered a question recently about why ER nurses are "so mean." Without going into the entire explanation, one of the factors that explains why we sometimes seem uncaring is that we cann… Read More
2022-11-25 10:26
With all the respiratory complaints coming into the ED lately, asthma treatments come to mind. Asthma is a very common health complaint of patients of all ages. When a child is very youn… Read More
2022-11-21 09:36
As of this posting, it is November of 2022. We are seeing huge numbers of RSV cases, and they seem to be arriving earlier in the year than is typical. The flu and COVID are still lurking a… Read More
2022-11-21 00:34
Emergency departments are open 24/7 and require staffing of most positions through all hours of the day and night. Cardiac arrests, strokes and gun shot wounds happen day and night. Not o… Read More
2022-11-20 06:12
A 66 year old lady with a history of dialysis arrives to the department with altered mental status, a fever, tachycardia and hypotension. She is placed in a gurney and attached to the monit… Read More
2022-11-14 08:07
Emergency department hiring practices are frequently among the most stringent amongst nursing specialties. This is because due to the working environment, we need candidates that are smart… Read More
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