Sat.Dec 15, 2018 - Fri.Dec 21, 2018

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All is calm

EDNurseasauras

A family member had an ER experience. Although she had a medical issue, her room was located in the area where they house the psych patients. 5 security guards in the immediate vicinity. Text to Mr. EDNurseasauras: “Guy 2 beds down is talking about how he rat poisoned his family’s thanksgiving dinner, not enough to kill them. Just to let them know that he could.

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Physical cure, mental care

The Chicago School

Overcrowded psychiatric hospital wards plus record numbers of ER patients presenting with mental illness means nurses need to be equipped. Most are not. The post Physical cure, mental care appeared first on Insight Digital Magazine.

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and now for something completely different.

EDNurseasauras

One of my favorite security guards accompanied me to my car. After being accosted in the parking lot late at night last year, the older guys always ask me if I want an escort. As I was parked in East Bum, I accepted. Steve was having a laugh at one of the nasty frequent flyer drunks. He was being his usual nasty, liquor-fueled courageous self, standing at the door of his room, making demands, hurling curses.

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Saving fil

EDNurseasauras

One of my favorite PA's is Fil. It rhymes with Phil. He's a good guy, careful, doesn't get rattled. He's very funny in a dry, Sonoran Desert kind of way. He is also one of the few providers who not only reads ALL the notes, but scrutinizes the medications and past medical history. He sees me heading out to triage, and rubs his hands in gleeful anticipation.

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Fertility Benefits for Every Age: A HR Roadmap from Gen Z to Baby Boomers

Speaker: Lauri Armstrong, SHRM-SCP - Sr. Director, People Operations at Carrot Fertility

Today’s workforce includes multiple generations of employees all looking for something different from their benefits package. While meeting these disparate needs can be challenging, a comprehensive fertility benefit can support everyone from junior staffers learning about their fertility health to senior leadership managing menopause and low testosterone symptoms.