E/D RN official description of job duties?

[jackson145]

I have a paper to do for my ASN program about Emergency Nursing. I've spent a day observing in the E/D & I have a very general idea about the job duties of a RN in that setting. However, I need an official description of job duties that I can cite for my paper. So far, I've only found partial descriptions on job hunting sites - all of which had commercial addresses which aren't that great to use as a reference.

Does anyone know a site that might list some job duties or even qualifications for emergency nursing?

It's OK if it's only a generic description - I know each facility has it's own specific duties & requirements.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks a bunch!

[Peggyfaye]

To work in our ED, we have to keep up TNCC, PALs or equivilant, ACLS, BLS.

Many of us keep up our Neonate recerts also. That's alot.

I want to keep up these certifications, as I want to know how to deal with any emergency coming in.

It's not a matter of "having to keep up the minimum."

A person who just keeps up the minimum because they have to probably isn't a terrific ED candidate.

These courses take alot of time & most of us are happy to do it, even when our hospitals require, but quit paying for the courses.

New in an ER?

There's alot to learn (I learn something new each time I work)

... not easy to do so from books or observing for a day.

Experience...being able to recognize "sick or not sick"... many 12 hr. shifts without lunch or breaks....

Physical, not to mention, emotional exhaustion.

Gotta have a way to balance work & personal well-being.

I also have my CEN, which I paid for, not my hospital.

Had my CCRN when I worked ICU/CCU for 18 yrs.

It's a matter of profession, not just another job.