ER nursing

ER nursing

Now that's profound... and wide open...

So...

I'll point out that the term "ER" has fallen out of favor - though it's still used idiomatically.

The reason, of course, is that in hospitals of any size at all, it's now much more than a room. For example, in my department, we have ~70 beds divided up over roughly 60 rooms... depending on what you choose to include. These rooms include dedicated gyn, ophtho, and decon rooms as well as private triage rooms, an MCI control room, and 4 trauma bays.

We are more accurately described as the ED.

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

Welcome to AN! The largest online nursing community!

What about "ER" nursing. What do you want to know?

[emtb2rn, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Word.

[Anna Flaxis, BSN, RN]

Now that's profound... and wide open...

So...

I'll point out that the term "ER" has fallen out of favor - though it's still used idiomatically.

The reason, of course, is that in hospitals of any size at all, it's now much more than a room. For example, in my department, we have ~70 beds divided up over roughly 60 rooms... depending on what you choose to include. These rooms include dedicated gyn, ophtho, and decon rooms as well as private triage rooms, an MCI control room, and 4 trauma bays.

We are more accurately described as the ED.

True, though we still say "ER" where I work, because we like it.

[thenightnurse456]

UK and Australia call them "accident and emergency" "Emergency department" or "casualty".

#nursetrivia

[OldDude]

I like ER.....ED had to have originated from administration....most likely the same place patient satisfaction surveys originated.

Oddly, I usually say either "ER" or "Emergency Department"

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

We are more accurately described as the ED.

I was all about pushing that acronym until it was claimed by those pesky Viagra people! lol. I don't wanna be an erectile dysfunction nurse...

[PNW_NPstudent]

Hahahaha, Pixie. That is hilarious!

[AmyRN303, BSN, RN]

I was all about pushing that acronym until it was claimed by those pesky Viagra people! lol. I don't wanna be an erectile dysfunction nurse...

So glad I'm not the only one who sees "ED" and has to force brain to read "Emergency Department"....I blame Cialis as well :)

[vintagemother, BSN, CNA, LVN, RN]

So glad I'm not the only one who sees "ED" and has to force brain to read "Emergency Department"....I blame Cialis as well :)

Ummm...that's why I popped onto this thread...thought it was a new specialty. (-: