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Specializes in med-surg-tele-peds.

I'm currently workin and have always worked on a med floor( for 3yrs).I feel as though I'm getting burnt out on floor nursing.I feel as though all I do and all I have time to do is pass meds and chart.I'm thinking of going do the ED. Any advice???

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Specializes in Pulmonary, MICU.

Many ED's will want you to have some ICU experience first. You should talk with the manager of your ED and ask him/her specifically what the best route is for getting into the ED. Good luck!

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Not really.... Emergency Departments take new grads. They took a couple of my friends ...Just apply. Good Luck!

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One way to light a fire under your career is to go back to school--if you can. Are you an ADN? There are online programs to get your BSN. Are you interested in ER? Get your TNCC and ACLS. Are you interested in critical care? Start taking critical care courses, sometimes offered by your facility, other times offered by outside providers.

Nursing is such a varied career opportunity you should not be bored so soon.

Good Luck!:redbeathe

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You are in the time frame of typical nursing burnout- 3 years. Sad, isn't it, that in such demanding times, that there hasn't been any improvement in the '3 year burnout'.

I love ED/Trauma! You have new pt's constantly, and for me, this stopped burnout- to a degree. When you get home at 8:30pm, and are called to come back in at 11:00pm due to nursing shortage 3 times a week, that still burns/exhausts you.

Get some more intense experience- ED/Trauma is very, very different than the pace of a floor.

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