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Use the search button. There is tons of great info on this site you just have to look. This is a reply I had given to someone who asked nearly the exact same question. ER nursing has many rewards...

I would say our average wait time is 60minutes or less. Worst I have seen at our ED is 30 people waiting in the lobby with the longest wait time being around 4-5hr mark. We average right around...

1. Today I actually helped save a life. 2. To the person in the next room that did not get their pillow when the pressed their call button and asked for one. "I'm sorry I was not able to get your...

Sorry was not intentional just trying to defend my position. Now to move on I had an awesome pt last week. Pt is in their 70's but appears to be a very healthy and lean individual, comes in by EMS...

I think you will do fine and gain a lot of valuable experience. Do not get hung up on the trauma level rankings. I work in a ER that is not a trauma center and we see tons of trauma's. You have to...

Define "cardiac alert". This may be a term used only in your facility or local area.

I started in the ER as a new inexperienced RN. However I did have approx 6months of ER experience working in a student position in the ER. I personally don't think you can go wrong in either place as...

As I stated previously I did not suspect poor care in this instance from the nsg home. In this particular case the nursing home if i remember correctly had not addressed the confusion as the symptoms...

I didnt suspect it at the time and still don't considering his symptoms at the time. I cannot remember how long the patient had the worsening confusion, but had it been more than 24hrs I'd would...

Congrats. Glad to hear all went well.

Had a good one last wk. Pt came from nsg home hx of dementia complaining of being more confused and low b/p. Pt initial b/p was 70/50. Bolus-ed the pt with no rise in pressure. Pt placed on dopamine...

ER nursing has many rewards along with many down falls here's a few that I have experinced in my time working in the ER. The Good: 1. Challenging work environment requiring many different nursing...

First off take a slow deep breath as all will be okay. I was placed in a somewhat similar situation all thought not quite as time constrained as yours prior to taking TNCC. Yes you are correct in the...

ESME- That works sometimes so long as they haven't OD'd and are unconscious. Depending on you facility but our ED lets RN's pt lines in EJ's. IV drug users usually resort to shooting up there after...

If your having trouble getting a large bore IV in a critical pt with low b/p I have found one trick that has helped at times. If possible start a small IV in the hand or wrist and hang NS on it....

Our ED does not have a system so basically all vital signs are left up to nursing judgement unless a md instructs something specific. This is an okay system so long as all your nurses know what they...

Altra don't forget toradol. Everyone here is allergic to that but nearly all can miraculously take ibuprofen if they are at home and have a headache.

jdion, While i'm not hypoglycemic I don't think you'll have any problems. Even in the busiest of ER's it is possible to take a couple of minutes every hour or two to get a quick snack down. Always...

Worst one I have seen was a post heart cath pt. 2 days later after running out of pain med's pt came to the ED complaining of pain at the cath site. Cath site looked great and appeared to be healing...