Emergency Nurses, what is it about ER that you love?

[Razorbacks]

What do you like the most about being a nurse in the ED? I like that you never know what may come through the door at any second and you must be able to act and react quickly.

[YanRN]

I just want to say thanks for all these great posts! I was so excited to see this thread. I have been in the ER for 3 yrs total, just over 1 as an RN and some days I forget what I love about it. I do love the challenge of "I'm a hard stick, you'll never get an iv in me..." and I do love that I'm comfortable with an NG tube and that if you have a urethra I'll find it and put a cath in it. I do love it when I send a pt to the floor and the pt says, "You mean I can't keep you as my nurse?" I do love that the docs trust me and teach me and thank me. And I do love the endless stories of "the depth of human stupidity." Thanks again for reminding me of those things. Just the refresher I needed!