ER good place to start?

Music in My Heart · Feb 9, 2011

You were offered a job. My advice is, take it and run with it. This is no time to be picky.

Fear of failure is a horrid reason to turn down an opportunity. They wouldn't offer you the job if they didn't think you would make it.

scibruin · Feb 9, 2011

I agree a new grad with a job offer is rare! You must be strong in skills and they recognized something in you. Take it! I'm sure they wont throw you in right away and offer a lot of training. Good luck and congrats!

silentRN · Feb 12, 2011

Ya, don't mess around. Just take it, your questions will eventually be answered later.

Nero, RN · Feb 16, 2011

If you have a choice, go to an icu for your first year or two for CC experience. EDs tend to expose you to alot, but generally teach poor nursing skills. You'll learn to apply sloppy bandaids. And there is high burn out on the staff. EDs are fast food medicine. Just my experience.

rnlpncna · Mar 12, 2011

Hey I am kind of in the same boat. I am wanting a job in a local ER. It is the regions second hand hospital, but still very busy. I have completed the majority of my clinicals in the ER and my preceptorship is in the ER. BUT It is a very scary place to start. I was a CNA at 16, a LPN at 22, and soon to be ASN RN in May. This hospital does not offer a menitor program, but I have found the GOOD nurses and follow their lead instead of the BAD nurses.

traumaRNmelissa · Mar 17, 2011

I started in the ED 5 years ago and have never looked back. I love it and could not imagine working anywhere else. I worked as a tech in ICU as a student and really had my heart set on doing that but an instructor had other plans for me. It is VERY overwhelming at first, you have to know a little bit about everything. The key is to know when you are in over your head and ask for help.

I now do agency on the side and get put in all kinds of different units, the ED is still my favorite.