Best advice/book recommendation for new ED nurse

[evansmum]

I am sure there are a million threads regarding this topic, but bare with me :) I don't have the time to sift through right now, but will do so when time is on my side!

I am starting a position as a new grad in an ER/level II trauma facility in a few weeks. Naturally, I am a conglomerate of emotions--excited, petrified, etc...! I am a total book nerd, and want to bury myself in some good material to refresh my memory and also gain some knowledge before walking on the floor. I have shadowed the department, and seemed to impress them, but I KNOW that there is a TON that I don't know. I am afraid of disappointing the people who believed in me enough to offer me this wonderful opportunity--I think that's a perfectly normal feeling.

Can you guys recommend any books to read and take notes on?

In your experience, what are some of the most difficult disease processes to differentiate when someone presents to your ER?

What are some common medications you find yourself using?

When you first started working in the ED, how did you prepare yourself? How was the initial experience?

And, cliche as it is, what is your best advice?

I appreciate it so much! I am enthralled for what is to come!

[brainkandy87]

Well, this book is pretty much as essential as it gets. There's also an app version of it for 5.99 you can get on your phone. I'd also get these apps: Medscape (essential), Epocrates, and MedCalc.