Category Archives: Emergency department

The Hazards of Holidays

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Electronic Health Records: A Promise not Kept

Did you know there is a good chance that the computer at the clinic or medical practice where you get care cannot communicate with the computer in the hospital or emergency department? Why should you care? Because you are at … Continue reading

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Do you have a bug in your ear?

This is a guest blog post from Kaye Miller RN My husband and I have been RN’s in our small town for 23 years. There are only 2 hospitals: We are on staff at the bigger, busier facility. Between the … Continue reading

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Emergency Department: When to join the patient in the treatment area

While in Naples, Florida, my husband developed a raging cold, sore throat and dripping nose and was concerned he had strep throat when he started to run a fever. Not sure if we should go to walk in clinic, try … Continue reading

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Waiting in Urgent Care: New Year’s Eve Lessons Part 2

Lessons Learned about Urgent Care 1. It was a better choice to use the urgent care center. I think I could have been seen faster if I had gone to one of the physicians’ offices I passed on the way … Continue reading

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