ER Nurse

okay and then down to level four it just really is resources that are available at that specific facility so this particular hospital was a level two but there were only two trauma centers in the area so we would get a lot of the traumas and the crazy stuff along with just basic medical patients that come in this was around 2017 2018 busy day in the emergency department we had a lot of traumas coming in the waiting room was full but on top of that we have a lot of psychiatric patients

that are on a 5150 hold. They're there on the hold for 72 hours for whatever reason, either they're suicidal, homicidal, or gravely disabled, meaning they can't care for themselves. We're kind of responsible for those patients until they get to a psychiatric facility, which sometimes, you know, that can be days that they're in our emergency department.

that are on a 5150 hold. They're there on the hold for 72 hours for whatever reason, either they're suicidal, homicidal, or gravely disabled, meaning they can't care for themselves. We're kind of responsible for those patients until they get to a psychiatric facility, which sometimes, you know, that can be days that they're in our emergency department.

that are on a 5150 hold. They're there on the hold for 72 hours for whatever reason, either they're suicidal, homicidal, or gravely disabled, meaning they can't care for themselves. We're kind of responsible for those patients until they get to a psychiatric facility, which sometimes, you know, that can be days that they're in our emergency department.

So it depends on their level of how violent they are. If you come in and just say, hey, you know, I'm thinking of committing suicide, but they're willing to be there voluntarily, that's That's one thing. Some other patients will be brought in by the cops because they tried to kill their spouse. At that point, we hold them. But some of them are cooperative and they're calm.

So it depends on their level of how violent they are. If you come in and just say, hey, you know, I'm thinking of committing suicide, but they're willing to be there voluntarily, that's That's one thing. Some other patients will be brought in by the cops because they tried to kill their spouse. At that point, we hold them. But some of them are cooperative and they're calm.

So it depends on their level of how violent they are. If you come in and just say, hey, you know, I'm thinking of committing suicide, but they're willing to be there voluntarily, that's That's one thing. Some other patients will be brought in by the cops because they tried to kill their spouse. At that point, we hold them. But some of them are cooperative and they're calm.

Other patients are a little less calm and we have to end up restraining them physically or we have to sedate them with a chemical restraint. I remember this day we particularly had, I think, probably seven or eight psychiatric patients, which is a lot.

Other patients are a little less calm and we have to end up restraining them physically or we have to sedate them with a chemical restraint. I remember this day we particularly had, I think, probably seven or eight psychiatric patients, which is a lot.

Other patients are a little less calm and we have to end up restraining them physically or we have to sedate them with a chemical restraint. I remember this day we particularly had, I think, probably seven or eight psychiatric patients, which is a lot.

They will be in our psych rooms and then some of them are in the hallways, but typically they have to be a one-to-one sitter and the person that's watching them has to be within arm's reach in case they try to hurt themselves.

They will be in our psych rooms and then some of them are in the hallways, but typically they have to be a one-to-one sitter and the person that's watching them has to be within arm's reach in case they try to hurt themselves.

They will be in our psych rooms and then some of them are in the hallways, but typically they have to be a one-to-one sitter and the person that's watching them has to be within arm's reach in case they try to hurt themselves.

So we're busy doing our thing throughout the day and the chief medical officer comes to the department and he quickly tells the team, hey, we just received a call that there was a bomb threat made. at the hospital. And we need to evacuate the emergency department immediately. Whoa.

So we're busy doing our thing throughout the day and the chief medical officer comes to the department and he quickly tells the team, hey, we just received a call that there was a bomb threat made. at the hospital. And we need to evacuate the emergency department immediately. Whoa.

So we're busy doing our thing throughout the day and the chief medical officer comes to the department and he quickly tells the team, hey, we just received a call that there was a bomb threat made. at the hospital. And we need to evacuate the emergency department immediately. Whoa.

Does that mean bring them outdoors? Bring everyone. Oh, my God. There could be 50 patients, including the psychiatric patients outside.

Does that mean bring them outdoors? Bring everyone. Oh, my God. There could be 50 patients, including the psychiatric patients outside.

Does that mean bring them outdoors? Bring everyone. Oh, my God. There could be 50 patients, including the psychiatric patients outside.

I've worked places where there's been a threat called in and we typically have security teams and the police are always there because of various reasons. But this particular day, he made the decision that we need to evacuate the emergency department. So as ER nurses do, our team figures it out. A lot of times for disasters, we'll put up tents out in the parking lot.