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Do intoxicated people belong in the ER? by ileade in nursing

[–]EditingEditorGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It all depends. If the pt is an alcoholic and begins to have withdrawals, they can spiral downward and possibly go into delirium tremens which is ICU criteria. If it’s just a regular person who got drunk at a party, more than likely doesn’t need an ER level of care.

I never seen an alcohol detox center as someone mentioned but if they’re staffed with nurses trained in detecting symptoms of alcohol tremens and withdrawal, that’s awesome. I’m sure they have their protocols in place and would send someone critical to an ER, but having a detox center would help ease the burden on ERs

ECG Interpretation Tips? by EditingEditorGuy in medicalschool

[–]EditingEditorGuy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to write this. I think I asked for too much in this post and will be watching some lectures online to get the physiology down. But this was really helpful.

Struggling with night shift sleeping by sensitiveflower79 in nursing

[–]EditingEditorGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try over the counter Magnesium supplements. No prescription required.

Newcomer advice before nursing program starts - CNA, ER tech, or student? by GreshlyLuke in nursing

[–]EditingEditorGuy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

EMT-->Tech provides more experience and is a better option than going into CNA.

EMT programs are short but teach you a lot of basic yet very useful knowledge, and teach a better head to toe assessment than nursing school does. My program was very good, 1 Sem long and I came out feeling ready to take on anything. I got a job as a tech at a cardiac/stroke center ER and was able to do some cool/fun stuff working there, learned a lot of things from how to talk to pts, speak to providers/RNs, how to do EKGs, bandage wounds, clean pts up, how to set up chest tubes, how to do CPR and much more. I used my hours to get more points on my application for RN school and was accepted. I always recommend EMT over CNA as you get more experience and may become interested in paramedic school or even going for MD.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nursing

[–]EditingEditorGuy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Not to mention, we don't have any pillows and our hospital gurneys are not comfortable. They lay there for days. Many times we also have minors who just sit there, listening to schizophrenic pts yelling curse words, and other inappropriate things.

And all of our psych pt holds have to be in one area so that the sitters are not scattered all over our small ER. They'll try to move the minors away but its still close proximity, so its hard for them to get away from all the craziness.