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It’s EMERGENCY Nurse to you!

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

It ' s EMERGENCY Nurse to you! In hospitals, the work role or function of nurses and other staff is usually (and traditionally) defined by place, e.g. : O.R.; Post-Anesthesia Care Unit; Delivery Room; Medical-Surgical Ward Nurse. Nurses'; L&D Nurses, Pediatric Nurses.

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Annals of B Pod: Social EM Corner- Suicide Related Behaviors

Taming the SRU

PATIENT PRESENTATION A young woman with a past medical history of major depressive disorder presented to the emergency room via EMS for a report of intentional ingestion of an unknown substance. EMS reported that she was vomiting profusely on their arrival to the scene but during transport became increasingly lethargic.

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McSwain, Jude, Pioneers in Emergency Care die.

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Additional information about Dr McSwain's life and work can be found at: Tulane University School of Medicine mini-biography Nat'l Association of Emergency Medical Technicians; PHTLS Medical Director EMSSolutionsInt blog of Dr Ramon Reyes. National EMS Museum Biographies. EMS Museum. McSwain, MD FACS Norman E. McSwain, Jr.,

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Milestones of Modern Progress in Emergency Care

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Advocacy for Trauma Care and EMS Development. Organization and Specialization in Emergency Nursing. Emergency Medicine Specialization, Recognition, and Organization. Development of EM Residencies. Organized EM supporting Rapid Sequence Intubation and other airway advances. Advanced Emergency Nursing Blog.

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Boating trauma

EM SIM Cases

JoAnne is a nurse (background in emergency nursing) and one of the Sim Knowledge Coordinators based at the Pritchard Simulation Centre in Kelowna, BC. JoAnne has her master of nursing degree and nurse practitioner designation and is passionate about all things sim! This case comes from JoAnne Slinn.

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Troubleshooting Foley Caths and Suprapubic Caths

Taming the SRU

Troubleshooting tips based on confirmed or suspected issue (6,7,12,13) As a note, the performance of percutaneous cystostomy is entirely within the EM physician’s scope of practice under several key indications. The western journal of emergency medicine. Journal of emergency nursing. 2012;13(6):472-478. 2011.11.6810.

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SGEM#253: Everybody’s Working on the Weekend

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Injury 2019 Guest Skeptic: Alison Armstrong is a Certified Emergency Nurse, Trauma Program Coordinator and TNCC Course Director. Talk Trauma is a […] The post SGEM#253: Everybody’s Working on the Weekend first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: April 17th, 2019 Reference: Little et al.