Nurses on the floors hold beds...We all know it! We're not stupid. I know that nurses on the floors are as overworked as the rest of us, but let's face it; if you are responsible for 6 beds, and they are filled, you won't be getting any more patients for the night. The ER is different. We get our patients, treat them, send them upstairs, and then have more to treat. We don't have a "quota" for the night. We stack patients in the halls when we need beds. This just adds to the fray. An ER nurse could be responsible for any number of patients throughout the night. Floor nurses receive their patients all tidied up, in gowns, with H & P's done, admitting orders, allergies recorded, etc. I wish the floor nurses would give us ER nurses a break!!!