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    Emergency Room Nurse

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    What about dealing with the victim’s family? Are you able to keep calm and make fast decisions? If you are then an Emergency Room Physician is the best job for you. Emergency Room Physicians get paid a lot of money and they get to make up their own working schedules. Besides their off time is their own‚ and they don’t have to be on call like other doctors may be. Becoming an Emergency Room Physician is a good career because a lot of lives are saved in hospitals. They work so hard to try and save people’s

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    Running an Emergency Room

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    Icon hospital in Chicago • Experienced staff‚ low turnover rate • Nurses with master’s degree • Head nurses and assistant head nurses familiar with managerial roles • Management working on improving Emergency Department (ED) flow • People seek medical care at ED Weaknesses • Emergency Department (ED) used as primary care by local residents • ED transfers to clinical units taking more than 15 hours • Patients lying on stretchers for long periods of time • Long ED waits • Staff nurses

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    Emergency Room Reflective

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    Observing a rotation in the Emergency Department at Beth Israel Medical Center was a life changing experience. Having the opportunity to take part in this rotation made me certain that nursing the career that I want to peruse. Compared to the usual unit of the hospital this department was higher paced and consisted of a lot more work in a limited amount of time. During the rotation I was paired with a nursing that has been working in the Emergency Department for 25 years. Even though she could

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    Emergency Room Observation

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    was an emergency room waiting area. I chose this because I figured the people that I would be observing would not necessarily be very different from me‚ but I figured that they would be in a different emotional state then I was. I was just an observer in the emergency room while everyone else was there because of some sort of serious medical issue. During my observations I tried to identify any emblems‚ adaptors‚ affect displays‚ eye gaze

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    Emergency Room Summary

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    On Tuesday‚ December 20‚ 2016‚ at approximately 4:34PM‚ I‚ Officer Larry Thomas was informed by Officer Utsey over the radio‚ that he was called to the peep area‚ room 31‚ here in the emergency room at UAMS hospital‚ in reference to a patient refusing to take medication. Upon arrival‚ I observed Officer Utsey‚ Officer Friday and the medical doctor Tyler Griffin standing in the hallway talking with this patient. I later discovered that this patient name was Donald Best Jr. While Mr. Best was talking

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    Emergency Room Violence

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    VIOLENCE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: The Need for Increased Security Presenter: Darlene Rose‚ Great South Hospital-Director of Quality ------------------------------------------------- Purpose: To report on Emergency Department violence and describe the need for increased hospital security in the department. INTRODUCTION Lack of security measures compromises the safety of the Great South employees and patients within the Emergency Department; fortunately‚ we can increase security

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    Overutilization

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    In the earliest days‚ when man was yet living in the lap of nature‚ the only means of locomotion must have been his legs. Even to-day horses and camels are commonly used to carry heavy loads and men from one place to another. Man’s needs multiplied and he tried to march ahead on the path of civilization‚ he had to make new inventions. Steam engine was invented. Trains started running. Cars and buses began to move on the roads. But man was not satisfied with all this. He wanted to fly in air like

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    An Emergency Department Report dated 12/02/2016‚ stated that the claimant was admitted due to hyperglycemia. He also presented with a dry cough‚ a pain rated at 7/10‚ generalized weakness‚ and polydipsia. His laboratory test revealed a blood glucose level was 861‚ BUN of 30 (high)‚ creatinine of 1.50‚ EGFR of 40 (low)‚ sodium of 129 (low)‚ chloride of 92 (low)‚ and a carbon dioxide of 18 (low). His respiratory rate was 13 breaths per minute. His chest x-ray revealed a normal result. He was diagnosed

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    What Certifications are Needed To Be an Emergency Room Nurse? Many pre-med students wonder what certifications are needed to be an Emergency Room Nurse. Fortunately‚ there are very specific sources that provide the necessary certifications. What is Emergency Nursing? Emergency Nursing is a broad health care specialization that encompasses all aspects of emergency medical care. Emergency nurses treat patient experiencing injuries or trauma. They must immediately stabilize patients‚ minimize pain‚

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    The Role of an Emergency Room Nurse The role of an emergency room nurse can be demanding and may require a nurse to use many different nursing skills at certain times to take care of a variety of patients. The main role is the nurse must be skilled in client assessment‚ priority setting‚ critical thinking‚ multitasking‚ and communication. The nurse must be knowledgeable and able to make some decisions independently. The nurse also needs to be able to prioritize so the pts who are at highest

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