Emergency Room Manager

I work in the VAMC as an ER psychologist. If a patient comes to the ER and discloses over the course of medical treatment that he was in a hit and run a few days ago, are staff required to report to police?

Asked by dimarco over 11 years ago

The ED staff is considered a mandatory reporter for instances of child abuse, elder abuse, domestic abuse, gunshot wounds so those are no brainers. I am not sure if the staff are required by law to report crimes that someone else tells them about. I would hope ethically that a person would do so, especially crimes against persons. I will check with someone about my pay grade and get back to you. I

i am currently in college working on my pre reqs to enter a bsn program for nursing i plan to do ROTC and go in to the army and pick a specialty , from your experience what do you think is the best specialty for a nurse to go into ?

Asked by Noah over 11 years ago

When I was in nursing school, I was so sure that I wanted to be a pediatric nurse.  Then I started those courses and realized that pediatrics wasn't for me.  Go through your courses, start doing a lot of reading and research about different specialities, and it will come to you.  There is no speciality in nursing that is "better" than another.  Every person is unique and you need to find what fits you best.  If you don't you will burn out fast.  The great thing about nursing in this present day is that there are so many areas to focus on, there is something for everyone.

When you finish school and still aren't sure what area you want to focus in, I recommend getting a solid background in medical/surgical nursing with critical care training.  Every specialty needs that as a basis anyway, and you need to get good at the assessment of patients, and basic nursing care along with critical thinking skills.  Patients are so much more complex than they used to be, and the technology in caring for them changes daily.

Good luck with nursing school and the Army!

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Asked by John Delatorre almost 11 years ago

Sorry, no products or sales pitches through this site.  Good luck with your invention, and everyone wash your hands!!

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Asked by Ann Hassett over 10 years ago

Thanks for the question--I have emailed and called with no response.  Please contact again through this site if you are still interested.

Dear emergency room manager????

I do an investigation

The subject = could a victim survive a gun shot wound in the upper forehead by a 50AE Desert eagle gold 24k at 15 feet with very fast and good medical treatment?????
I can not finding any clear evidence so I hope you could answer my question????

https://youtu.be/IZeigwh1270

Asked by Jeffrey over 7 years ago

How much experience in years and education must an ER nurse have to assist in major ER surgeries. And do they work on set trauma teams under the same Doctor each time? What is the chain of command in an ER?

Asked by Rissa over 9 years ago

Hi, I have heard by the media that most hospitals are full but have also heard this is a total lie and most are not that full. What is it really?

Asked by Dan over 4 years ago