Hey Twitter how was your workday? I ended my shift with a little old lady whispering to me “I’m going to break your neck“ when I told her I was going to put an IV in her arm.
@johngreen Can you recreate any senses in your mind? Some people can hear other voices or sounds, feel hot or cold on their skin if they think about it. I am a “total aphant” /all senses blind. I do have an internal monologue but there isn’t a sound/voice attached to it.
Here’s the dirty secret of emergency medicine:
We don’t have to do prior auth. Like ever. We just order what the patient needs, and the patient gets it done in the ED.
But here’s why we care about prior auth anyways:
B/c not a shift goes by where a patient doesn’t land in the ER as a last resort when #priorauth denied or delayed them the outpatient care they needed.
Cis people: I need you to understand (and help others understand) that “the trans debate” is NOT relevant “to only a small number of people” but to everyone. Thread below for why:
(This is focused on cis women, but cis dudes I need you to listen too. You are also in danger.)
@alyssa_valvano I do not know much about BetterHelp! Other than it’s online mental health “counselors”. What are the negatives!! Seems like an important thing for an ED nurse to know about.
Some of the ICU patients are in their 80s; others in their 30s. Some have asthma or diabetes, but others seemed to have no risk factors at all.
The message from the overwhelmed staff remains the same: "Stay home. Protect yourself."
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