Emergency Room Transition Programs

[Dempather, RN]

I'm looking for hospitals which offer ER Transition Programs for registered nurses. What I mean by that is clinical sessions, preceptorships, etc. I currently have about 1 1/2 years on a telemetry unit under my belt (probably will have two years by the time I start in the new place).

I've seen a couple so far.. one actually offering time on the field with paramedics, too.. which is fabulous. Any others you guys can think of?

On the side... I *love* doing things outdoors... and after working in a huge city for so long.. I'm ready for a new environment.

[GilaRRT]

With two years of tele experience, why would you need a transition program to learn how to work in the ER? I see those tele nurses fighting with seven and eight patients all day long and sometimes consider feeling guilty when I drop yet another patient in their lap. Then, I think about my four or five patients and the fact that I do not have to do the page and call all night long to get a simple order, no do I have to worry about chart checks and MAR checks, and if I am really lucky, I get a train wreck patient and drop my load to one patient.

You should do quite well in ER.