Showing posts with label emergency department nurses. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Danger of multiple emergency room visits to different hospitals

If you are one of the more than 100 million Americans who visit emergency rooms (ER) at least once a year, you’re not alone.

Americans, insured and not, make ample use of hospital emergency rooms. One out of every five visited an ER at least once in 2007, the latest year for which the National Center for Health Statistics has data. Among the uninsured, 7.4 percent made two or more visits to an ER, but so did 5.1 percent of people with private insurance.

Well if you want to stay safe and receive quality medical care while you’re in the ER, it’s best if you visit the same ER each time.

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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Nurse Directory, Names Starting With M, A to Z Nursing Links, Alphabetical Nursing

  • Donna Maheady, Ed.D., ARNP, ExceptionalNurse.com:"A resource network for nurses and nursing students with disabilities. We provide links to disability related organizations, mentors, employment opportunities, financial aid, continuing education, books, equipment, legal issues, research, related articles as well as support and career counseling.
    13019 Coastal Circle
    Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33410
    Phone number: (561) 627-9872
    http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/exceptional

  • Martin-Hall Gerry, Florida (FL) Nurses
    Specialties: Woundcare
    http://www.nursefriendly.com/martin-hall

  • Andrea Maselli, RN, New York State Nurses, Emergency Department

  • Matson, Kelly, RN, Pioneer Nursing Agency, Virginia Nursing Entrepreneurs:"Independently contracting myself out to nursing homes."
    http://www.nursefriendly.com/matson/

  • Diane L. Kensler, RN, COHN, CLNC, New Jersey Legal Nurse Consultants:"Legal Nurse Consulting business serving attorneys, managed care companies, and insurance companies."
    http://www.nursingexperts.com/dkensler/

  • LeaRae Keyes, RN, BSN, PHN, CDMS, CCM, Nurse Entrepreneur Network, Minnesota Nursing Entrepreneurs:The network provides online and telephonic training, networking, and coaching. Our focus is to provide marketing and business solutions for nurse entrepreneurs so they can succeed and prosper. We also strive to foster an environment of sharing and support amoung our members."
    Categories: Associations for Entrepreneurs, Case Management, Coaching, Education, Home Health Care, Nurse-Owned Business.
    http://www.nursingentreprneurs.com/keyes/

  • Machado, Kathryn LPN, Medical-Surgical, Nursing Home and Homecare

  • Kim Markuly, RN, Living Well Solutions:"Consulting and marketing business focused on true prevention with Wellness programs, products and services. Customizing and integrating proven Wellness programs for a wide range of healthcare providers, clinics and businesses interested in promoting health and preventing disease."
    5001 Spring Valley Road
    Dallas, Texas 75088
    markuly@nursefriendly.com
    livingwellsolutions.net
    http://www.nursefriendly.com/markuly

  • Martin, Camilla B., RN, BSN, CEN, Emergency Department

  • Martin Linda, ADN BSN RN,

  • Matson, Kelly, RN, Pioneer Nursing Agency, Virginia Nursing Entrepreneurs:"Independently contracting myself out to nursing homes."
    http://www.nursefriendly.com/matson/

  • Susan B. Matt, RN, MN, Attorney at Law:"Nurse-Attorney providing general legal services to the public, including, but not limited to: disability accommodation consultation; marriage dissolution; adoption; and will drafting. Extensive experience with issues related to hearing loss."
    Law Office of Susan B. Matt
    P. O. Box 1120 Mercer Island WA 98040 US
    206-755-3088 206-230-9660 sbmatt@mattlaw.org
    http://www.mattlaw.org/

  • Nancy Matthews BSN RNC, OBC-LDR

  • Kim McAllister, Emergiblog.com, The Life & Times of an ER Nurse:"My name is Kim McAllister, and I'm a registered nurse in the San Francisco Bay area. I graduated in 1978 with my ADN and have been a nurse for 32 years.; I graduated in 1978 with my ADN. My experience is predominately Emergency and Critical Care, but I also worked in Psychiatry and did pediatric telephone triage. I made the decision to be a nurse back in 1966 at the age of nine."
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  • Tracy McClelland, RN, MSN, Ycarte Health Career Center, Georgia Nursing Entrepreneurs:"Opening doors to the Nursing Profession is our primary concern. We are a nursing tutorial facility designed to assist our community by training healthcare professions with the most updated nursing information and training equipment. We focus on assisting individuals who want to advance in the healthcare profession, or begin with an entry level into healthcare. Our goal is to bring education to you in a comfortable non-threatening environment that allows for learning. Whether you are new to healthcare or desire to advance in this profession, we can provide you with the training you need."
    Tracy McClelland, RN, MSN, Ycarte Health Career Center
    North Pointe Plaza
    1214 North Peterson Ave. Suite P
    Douglas, GA 31533
    Phone: (912) 384-8680
    Fax: (912) 384-4390
    info@ycartehealth.org
    http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/mcclelland

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  • Marilyn J. L. McDonald RN BA CLNC, Medical Legal Consulting Services, Oregon Nurse Entrepreneurs
    Case Management, Medical Legal Consulting, Psychiatric, Utilization Review
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  • Karen Mercereau, RN, RN Patient Advocates, PLLC:"For over 7 years, we at RN Patient Advocates have worked independently with patients to assist them in finding the best healthcare and treatment outcomes possible. Do you have a medical crisis? Wonder what doctors might best help you? Have a mystery illness that no one can diagnose? Have several doctors who don’t speak to each other? Wonder what all of your medications actually do for you? Experienced clinical RNs are a treasure trove of information and, working as independent RN Patient Advocates, can stand by your side through your illness: asking the healthcare questions you don’t know how to ask, teaching you what is really going on in your body, researching and teaching you the full range of treatment options, guiding you through the maze of the healthcare system so it can best serve you."
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  • Mary Michaud, RN, MSN, FNP, Herbalist & Herbal Clinical Instructor, Be-herbal.com:"Mary Michaud, an herbalist & nurse practitioner, will teach a series of classes to give you the skills to use Ayurveda in your everyday life. Discussion of theory will be reinforced with yoga breath & postures, hands-on demonstration, and mind-body exercises. A free monthly meeting will continue after completion of the class to support your use of Ayurveda. This small group class will meet on Wednesdays from March 2nd to May 4th from 9 am to noon."
    Mary Michaud, RN, FNP, Herbalist
    Herbal Clinical Instructor
    313 Second Street SE, Suite 211
    Charlottesville, VA 22902
    http://www.be-herbal.com/

  • Renee A. Miller, RN, MSN, Nurse Consultant, Georgia

  • Melissa Michael, RN, CRRN, LNC-CSp, Louisiana Nurses: Specialty Areas: Legal Nurse Consultants, Rehabilitation Nursing

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  • Judith B, Miller, RN BSN CCM, New York State
    Services: Life Care Planner, Case Management Consulting
    http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/miller/

  • Jeanne T. Mills, BSN, RN, CRN, LNC, Expose Consulting:"Independent Legal Nurse Consultant."
    http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com/mills/

  • Marybeth Mills, RN, Time for Nurses:"Time for Nurses is here to help spark a public conversation about improving the work-life balance of nurses nationwide. The site is run by OnCall Scheduling Solutions of Westborough, Mass., and we encourage contributions by nurses and medical professionals about how to improve scheduling and make life better for nurses everywhere. OnCall Scheduling provides an advanced, affordable, easy-to-use Web 2.0 service to help nurses manage their work lives better and to help hospitals reduce the unnecessary costs of hiring last-minute temp workers. See the For nurses or For administrators pages for descriptions of how OnCall benefits nurses and hospitals while reducing costs.
    Twitter: Time for Nurses @timefornurses, Marybeth Mills, RN, Boston & San Francisco:"We help nurses find work-life balance & hospitals get Web 2.0 & save $. Tweeting: Marybeth Mills (20 years as nurse), JD & Stephen for OnCall. We follow back."
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  • Moore, Karen T. R.N., Coaching, Consulting (Psychiatric)

  • Katie Morales, RN, C, LNC, BSN, DisceRNment, LLC:"Why Choose DisceRNment, LLC? As we enter our fifth year serving Georgia's legal community, DisceRNment, LLC thanks you for helping us grow into your Southeast legal nurse consulting choice. DisceRNment, LLC saves attorneys time, money, and effort."
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  • Julie Moran, RN, BSN, CLNC, Illinois Legal Nurse Consultants:
    http://www.nursefriendly.com/moran/

  • Melanie M. Morris, RN, BSN, MBA, CCRN, CLNC, TNCC Professional Medical Legal Services, LLC:"We assist attorneys, plaintiff and defense, with:
    1. Potential client interviews
    2. Obtaining complete medical records and creating a logical, orderly flow of the records necessary/relevant to the issues at hand
    3. Writing working summaries, timelines and reports
    4. Researching necessary topics, summarizing that research and applying it to the case
    5. Assisting with Interrogatories, Requests for Production
    6. Discussing deposition questions, preparation of attorney and person being deposed, and evaluation of all depositions in the case.
    7. Expert witness location, preparation and liaison
    and other individualized services as needed. We also work with insurance companies, law enforcement officials and industry providing services as needed.
    Street Address: PO Box 5371
    City: Fairlawn
    State: Ohio
    Zip Code: 44334
    Phone number: 330.245.1100
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    E-Mail: melanie@4clnc.com
    http://www.legalnursingconsultant.org/morris

  • Stephen Motyka, RN, BSN, MD, Medmal Consulting of Michigan:"Medmal Consulting Of Michigan is a Legal Nurse Consulting firm that is dedicated to providing our attorney clients with affordable Medicolegal Research."
    Specialty Areas: Medical-legal Consulting, Military Nursing, Nurse Paralegals
    http://www.nursingexperts.com/motyka

  • Melane Mullings, RN, pRN Staffing Solutions™ Inc.:"pRN Staffing Solutions™ Inc. is a recruitment firm that provides Canadian health care facilities with exceptional RNs, for long-term placements, to address the nursing shortage in Canada. Specializing in providing excellence in staffing services, pRN Staffing Solutions sources its RN talent from countries recognized for their nursing educational standards, and repatriates Canadian RNs - bringing home their expertise to health facilities across the country. Our mandate is to improve the patient care experience by providing health facilities with highly trained RN staffing support to decrease the effects of the nursing shortage in Canada."
    Melane Mullings, RN
    pRN Staffing Solutions™ Inc.
    Bankers Hall West Tower
    Suite 1000
    888 - 3rd Street SW
    Calgary, AB, Canada
    T2P 5C5
    Phone 403.444.5770, 866.399.0695 (toll-free worldwide)
    Fax 877.817.6296
    info@prnss.ca
    http://www.prnstaffingsolutions.com/

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  • Erin E. Murray, RN, BSN, MHA, CLNC, Medical-Legal Resources, Inc.:"Medical-Legal Resources, Inc. was founded by Erin E. Murray, RN, BSN, MHA, CLNC. Ms. Murray, who is also the President of Medical-Legal Resources, Inc. has over 20 years of professional nursing experience. Ms. Murray is a Registered Nurse (RN) who received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) from Boston College. Additionally, she has a Master's Degree in Health Care Administration (MHA) from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts and a Certification in Legal Nurse Consulting (CLNC) from the Medical-Legal Consulting Institute."
    A Legal Nurse Consulting Firm
    5 Crestview Avenue
    Medway, MA 02053
    Telephone: 508-533-7705
    Email: info@medical-legalresources.com
    http://www.medical-legalresources.com/

    Category: Nursing Entrepreneurs, Nurse-Owned Businesses, http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com

  • Myro, Linda RN, Pain Management

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    Monday, February 21, 2011

    Emergency Nurses Launch Workplace Violence Toolkit on ADVANCE for Nurses

    A recent ENA study found more than half of emergency nurses surveyed reported experiencing such verbal or physical abuse within the previous 7 days. Of more concern, according to ENA, was the finding that in almost half of the cases of physical violence, nurses said no action was taken against the perpetrator; and in three out of four cases, hospitals did not respond to nurses' reports of violence.

    "Research has shown hospitals that have policies and plans for addressing workplace violence have lower rates of violence than hospitals that don't," said ENA President Ann Marie Papa, DNP, RN, CEN, NE-BC, FAEN. "Hospitals with policies are far safer for the healthcare professionals working in them and for the patients they care for. We have a responsibility to our colleagues and our patients to make our hospitals - and our emergency departments - as safe as possible. I strongly urge all [ED] managers and hospital administrators to download and use this invaluable, important and free resource." 

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    B.C. nurses to train in gang awareness - British Columbia - CBC News

    The health authority in Prince George, B.C., plans to teach nurses how to deal with gang members who arrive at a hospital's emergency ward.

    Northern Health Authority spokeswoman Eryn Collins said RCMP members will be invited to speak to staff about gang awareness and other safety issues.

    "I couldn't definitively say whether the gang perspective on it has ever been raised before," said Collins. "It would be logical in terms of being aware of who you're dealing with."

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    Wednesday, February 9, 2011

    Many Emergency Department Visits Could Be Managed At Urgent Care Centers And Retail Clinics — Health Aff

    Americans seek a large amount of nonemergency care in emergency departments, where they often encounter long waits to be seen. Urgent care centers and retail clinics have emerged as alternatives to the emergency department for nonemergency care. We estimate that 13.7–27.1 percent of all emergency department visits could take place at one of these alternative sites, with a potential cost savings of approximately $4.4 billion annually. The primary conditions that could be treated at these sites include minor acute illnesses, strains, and fractures. There is some evidence that patients can safely direct themselves to these alternative sites. However, more research is needed to ensure that care of equivalent quality is provided at urgent care centers and retail clinics compared to emergency departments.

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    Sunday, February 6, 2011

    Most ED patients willing to wait longer to avoid nondoctor care :: Aug. 30, 2010 ... American Medical News

    Nurse practitioners and physician assistants account for at least 10% of outpatient visits and increasingly are being used to handle patient care in emergency departments, according to previous research.

    But a new survey said 80% of patients expect to see a physician when they come to the ED. Fewer than half would be willing to see an NP or PA for an ankle injury -- they would rather wait two more hours to be cared for by a physician.

    The survey of 507 ED patients at three teaching hospitals in Pittsburgh and Dallas found that, even for a minor complaint such as a cold symptom, only 57% would agree to see a nurse practitioner and 53% would see a physician assistant, according to the study in the August American Journal of Bioethics. Patients also preferred to see a fully trained physician compared with a medical resident, but not by as wide a margin as their desire to avoid nonphysicians.

    Given their strong preferences for care from physicians, patients deserve greater disclosure about who is providing care and what the level of training is, said study lead author Gregory L. Larkin, MD, professor of emergency medicine at Yale University School of Medicine in Connecticut.

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    Saving Grace (Emergency Department Nurses)- LA Times Magazine

    “I heard a guttural scream,” Rich says, “and a man was handing me his lifeless son.”

    “How old?” I ask.

    “Nine months. We worked on him for over an hour.”

    Rich moves his chair, coughs. It’s freezing in the conference room. [Note: For privacy, nurses are mentioned only by first name.] The muffled din of the emergency room is audible through closed metal doors. It’s 7 a.m., and Rich’s 12-hour shift has just ended. “I flashed to something I heard once about how a casket doesn’t weigh very much—just enough to break a father’s heart,” he says, “and I lost it. I’m standing there, between beds one and two holding that dead baby, and I’m sobbing. I am in charge, and I’m crying.”

    As an 11-year volunteer in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s emergency room, I’ve seen close up what ER nurses deal with. It takes rare emotional courage not to burn out when you know that every time those doors open—whether you are working triage in front, where a guy may stumble in with a heart attack, or in back, where paramedics may race in with a girl who has been knifed or shot—it’s bad news. Then there’s the physical strength required to survive 12-hour shifts with two half-hour breaks and 45 minutes for lunch. ER nurses never sit. But it’s the children—every ER nurse will tell you—who take the biggest toll

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    The Long and Winding Road to the Emergency Room - NYTimes.com

    He was the first patient of the day, dropped off at the emergency room by the police or a family member — a man in his 50s, unshaved, stumbling, engulfed in the pungent aroma of alcohol.

    Joseph Daniel Fiedler

    When he blew into the breathalyzer’s strawlike tube, the readout was 0.18, more than twice the legal limit.

    “I get seizures,” he said, referring to the dangerous reaction some people experience when they abruptly stop drinking. Then, as if to prove it, he held out trembling hands. Each bore the nicks and scars of a hard-lived life.

    I looked at the beads of sweat on his brow, then down at his vital signs. Heart rate 120; blood pressure pushing 170/90. Despite his high alcohol level he was already in withdrawal. A medical detoxification — with drugs to counteract the sudden absence of alcohol in his system — was the right first step.

    “Let’s admit him,” I said to his nurse. Because it was still early, there was a good chance a hospital bed would be available.

    Her reply was apologetic but resigned: “He’s out of network.” I winced at my own naïveté. “Out of network,” a euphemism for “insurance will not pay,” was a roadblock I should have anticipated. A nuisance for many patients and would-be providers, it is ubiquitous in the second-class world of substance-abuse treatment, where insurance companies contract with selected hospitals and doctors to deliver care at bargain rates.

    We called the few in-network hospitals within a broad radius. One had a bed. But before accepting my patient, the receiving doctor wanted a battery of tests, including an electrocardiogram and laboratory work, to rule out other medical concerns. It would be a day or so before the tests came back.

    But the patient was already in withdrawal, I told the doctor. He couldn’t wait a day.

    “Sorry,” he said flatly. “He

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    Monday, November 29, 2010

    Tough To Say No To CT Scans In Emergency Rooms : Shots - Health News Blog : NPR

    A trip to the emergency room today is likely to trigger a round of routine diagnostic tests from blood work to an electrocardiogram to a urine sample. And increasingly, there's one more on that list: the CT scan. A new study shows that CT, or computerized tomography, has increased in ERs nearly six-fold since 1995 and shows no sign of tapering off.

    A CT scan of the brain
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    A CT scan of the brain shows the cerebellum, a small portion of each temporal lobe, and the sinuses.

    CT, a radiology tool that once took nine days to finish, was used 16.2 million times in 2007 to diagnose headaches, stomach aches, back pain, chest pain and the like. That was a huge increase from 1995 when it was used 2.7 million times, according to the paper published online in the journal Radiology.

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    Friday, November 12, 2010

    Violence in the ER-Emergency Department Nursing

    A Maryland man made headlines last week when he shot and wounded a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. But unfortunately, his story is no longer a rarity. Hospital violence is increasing in frequency — and ER nurses bear the brunt of the hostility.

    According to the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety and the Emergency Nurses Association, more than half of all emergency room nurses have been spit on, pushed, scratched and/or verbally assaulted on the job. Almost a quarter of ER nurses say they’ve been assaulted more than 20 times in the past three years.

    ER nurses are particularly at risk because they often deal with intoxicated, confused or violent patients. Add to that increasing frustration over ER wait times and the healthcare system, and it’s easy to see why nurses are vulnerable.

    While some hospitals are installing metal detectors in an effort in improve safety, many experts say that proper training is key to decreasing ER-based violence. All staff working in the ER should know:

    • Warning signs — If a patient is pacing with clenched fists, watch out. Also pay attention to patients’ speech patterns, history (have had they problems with authority in the past?) and diagnoses. Patients with psychiatric disorders and those under the influence of drugs or alcohol are more likely to lash out.
    • How to get help — Call for help as soon as you sense a threat.
    • De-escalation techniques — ER staff should be trained in special techniques designed to diffuse a potentially volatile situation.
    • What to do if violence occurs — Safety, of course, is number one. But after violent incident, report it! Hospital administration needs to know about each and every incident so that steps can be taken to create a culture of safety.

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    Being an ER nurse is ‘like living on the edge - Little Falls, NY - The Times

    Being an ER nurse is ‘like living on the edge - Little Falls, NY - The Times:"Being an ER nurse is ‘like living on the edge:"Countless number of patients pass through the emergency room doors every year and fall under the care of its nurses, doctors and staff. “I enjoy participating with my local hospital because it’s a way of giving back to the community,” said Heather Swartz, a registered nurse in Little Falls Hospital’s emergency room."
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