Emergency Room Skills

[Nursepreneur]

Fellow ER Nurse

HAPPY EMERGENCY NURSES WEEK

As you know it takes a special nurse to

effectively work in the ER.

There are several skills that are essential in this field.

I would love to here what is your skill that sets you

apart?

What is the one thing that helps you do your job in the ER?

Assessing

Problem solving

Communication

multi tasking

What is your skill that makes you proud to be an ER NURSE?

For me I feel proud of my IV skills, whether its a baby, junkie or elderly

patient, I can say my IV skills are pretty darn good.

Please leave your comments and share your experience.

[emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

My friends in law enforcement & EMS get our humor.

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

Add Army medics to the list of peeps who get our twisted humor. :)

[Ciale]

I have good bedside manner and have gotten pretty dang good with IV's but that's about it right now. I'm a brand new nurse. I'm still pretty clueless with the crash cart/life pack and thank gawd there are people to help me when I need it.

I feel like if I could just get some confidence, I could be pretty awesome but that's hard to do when you feel like you suck each day. I have so much respect for the experienced nurses I work with.

[ron27]

my sense of humor :)

[NurseOnAMotorcycle, ASN, RN]

The tendency to run toward a code or combative pt instead of away.

[LeahGRN]

Coming from nursing in California to NYC (I miss my ratios every day) really taught me a whole new way to prioritize. I'd have to say, i've managed well and am excelling as a NY nurse with unlimited patients. It's a whole new ballgame out here!!

[emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

What are ratios?

[Anoetos, BSN, RN]

Pretty new to the ED but so far I've had a lot of success in calming patients down. Usually all it takes is an open handed explanation of what's going on.