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Well, maybe I exaggerated a bit, but it is in the Top 50 Must-Read Books for Nurses in 2012 While this may be a sometimes humorous account of true stories from the ER, it also reminds us that one bad decision could change our lives. The book is full of pictures, important phone numbers, and a…

We all know about personality types like “Type A”, but there are also patient types, especially when it comes to effective communication during shift changes and sign-outs.  We all understand the challenges of sign-out, and no one likes to get stuck with a patient who is difficult to discharge or has a hundred questions, especially when…

Welcome to EMresource.ORG. (ERpocketbooks.com has now become EMresource.org in order to reflect our added content).  In addition to emergency medicine pocket reference books, we now boast many additional products as well as free educational content aimed primarily at ED and urgent care practitioners.  Use the menu on the left or the hotlinks below to browse the site. …

In 2014 all the buzz is about medical information at your fingertips seems to focus on tweets and apps.  Some of the emergency medicine periodicals even have a monthly column on tweets and others on apps, but when is the last time you saw them do a pocket book review?  Yes, I mean one made…

Respect your teachers Pledge your life to the service of others Place your patients interests before your own Protect your patients from harm & injustice Treat all patients equally Respect patient’s right to make decisions Continue to improve the care you give Do not become intimate with patients Try to prevent as well as cure…

Would you be curious about what is going on in an ER that has Press Ganey scores in the 97th percentile and a waiting list of nurses to select from? Challenges arise in the operation of ERs every day and are met with varying degrees of effectiveness. The Secret Ingredients of the Ultimate ER takes…