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Hi, all! I just got accepted into an RN program and got a new job in the ER as a unit clerk. I haven't started yet but I am STOKED! For those of you who are trauma nurses, do you have any advise on how the unit clerks can make your jobs easier? Is there anything they do that bothers you? Also, since I'm in school, I was hoping I could sit in on some codes. Do you do that in your hospitals? I hope I won't be bothering my RN co-workers by asking them questions about their jobs.

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Never been a ER clerk but was a nurse tech in a local ER. The staff should allow you to watch codes and maybe even get involved somewhat (what you can do without a license). I would ask the staff about this. Good Luck!!

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Specializes in ER, ICU.

You will probably too busy answering the phone to do much else. You will learn a lot about the mechanics of how things work which will be very helpful. Keep your eyes and ears open and you will learn a lot.

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Thanks for the info! I will definitely absorb as much as I can.

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Specializes in Trauma/ED.

There is no way our secretaries/clerks could sit in on code while on shift but anytime they are off the clock they are welcome :-)

You will get a much better understanding of the tests ordered and procedures done around the ED plus you have become the hardest working person with one of the lowest pays in the department...yikers!

I always say the ones who actually run the department are the secretaries (coming from the ED charge) :-)

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There is no way our secretaries/clerks could sit in on code while on shift but anytime they are off the clock they are welcome :-)

You will get a much better understanding of the tests ordered and procedures done around the ED plus you have become the hardest working person with one of the lowest pays in the department...yikers!

I always say the ones who actually run the department are the secretaries (coming from the ED charge) :-)

Thanks, Larry! That makes me feel better about the job.

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Encourage the people around you not to batch patients for admission at shift change, its a pain in the ass for us working on the floor.

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