Am I cut-out for ED nursing?

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How do I find out if I'd make a good ED nurse before trying to get a position? I'm a new grad looking for my first job out of school. I never had a clinical in the ED so my experiences are limited to personal visits.

What are some qualities of a great ED nurse? (Thanks in advance)

I've been working MS for 8 months and one thing I learned was how much I *didn't* know! It does take experience to recognize certain things going on with your patients. IMHO, ER acuity was too risky for me to not know quickly what was happening to a patient. I am glad I started on MS.

I post this only because I loved my ER rotations in NS and thought I would love to work in the ER. Now, I am actually glad that I chose to go MS first. Many can go straight to ER from NS....I have realized that I am not one of them.

If you can do it, OP, more power to you!

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