http://nursespto.com/7-reasons-not-to-go-to-the-er/ Making our time off, pay off. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:37:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://nursespto.com/7-reasons-not-to-go-to-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Steve Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:17:56 +0000 http://nursespto.com/?p=823#comment-530 In my world of phone triage, you would amazed at how ready parents are to bring kids to the ER. For the poor, uninsured and un-educated, the ER has become the de-facto public health clinic. I talk to people all of the time who are ready to take their child to the ER because their child feels warm, and they have neither taken a temperature nor given the child any Tylenol. A very high number of people are convinced that the ER will give their child who has a cold an anti-biotic, as well. I should not complain, ignorance and stupidity have given me a job. In my world of phone triage, you would amazed at how ready parents are to bring kids to the ER. For the poor, uninsured and un-educated, the ER has become the de-facto public health clinic. I talk to people all of the time who are ready to take their child to the ER because their child feels warm, and they have neither taken a temperature nor given the child any Tylenol. A very high number of people are convinced that the ER will give their child who has a cold an anti-biotic, as well. I should not complain, ignorance and stupidity have given me a job.

]]> http://nursespto.com/7-reasons-not-to-go-to-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Help shoo the flu | NursesPTO Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:07:38 +0000 http://nursespto.com/?p=823#comment-204 [...] are about nil. (And by the way, don’t go to the ER, like my bud NurseWendy says in her post 7 reasons not to go to the ER . That’s one thing I am not understanding about these healthcare workers that are being FORCED to [...] [...] are about nil. (And by the way, don’t go to the ER, like my bud NurseWendy says in her post 7 reasons not to go to the ER . That’s one thing I am not understanding about these healthcare workers that are being FORCED to [...]

]]> http://nursespto.com/7-reasons-not-to-go-to-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-203 jennifer smith Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:24:12 +0000 http://nursespto.com/?p=823#comment-203 We actually had someone come into our ER because a spider jumped on them. WTF people!! We actually had someone come into our ER because a spider jumped on them. WTF people!!

]]> http://nursespto.com/7-reasons-not-to-go-to-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-200 nursewendy Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:41:05 +0000 http://nursespto.com/?p=823#comment-200 Sean, even with my limited experience in the ER, I have heard some very crazy reasons for coming in. I am not surprised by anything anymore....yesterday my patient called out and asked if it was time for his heroin yet....yeah... Sean, even with my limited experience in the ER, I have heard some very crazy reasons for coming in. I am not surprised by anything anymore….yesterday my patient called out and asked if it was time for his heroin yet….yeah…

]]> http://nursespto.com/7-reasons-not-to-go-to-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Sean Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:34:07 +0000 http://nursespto.com/?p=823#comment-194 Wholly carp. I never heard of the #6 excuse. Really? Running late for work huh? People still amaze me. Wholly carp. I never heard of the #6 excuse. Really? Running late for work huh?
People still amaze me.

]]> http://nursespto.com/7-reasons-not-to-go-to-the-er/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Help shew the flu. | NursesPTO Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:33:58 +0000 http://nursespto.com/?p=823#comment-193 [...] run its course. I just pray that doesn’t happen!  BTW, like NurseWendy wrote in her earlier post “Reasons not to go to the ER”, in most cases you don’t need to see a doctor. Let it run its [...] [...] run its course. I just pray that doesn’t happen!  BTW, like NurseWendy wrote in her earlier post “Reasons not to go to the ER”, in most cases you don’t need to see a doctor. Let it run its [...]

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