I got it!

Am starting in the ER on the 7th! I'm SO excited. Its a pretty busy ER, they see around 80K patients a year. They are pretty big. I'll be working 3p-3a (blech) until i can move to a dayshift.

WOOHOO! THIS IS WHY I BECAME A NURSE!!!!!!!!!!!

Dawn :Melody:

I want to congratulate you on your success.:balloons:

Not to be a bubble buster, but the ER is not like it is portrayed on TV. It's exciting, it's rewarding, but it also has it's moments when it is anything but exciting or rewarding, sometimes it's just plain, downright frustrating. I don't know if you have type of emergency experience but if you don't I hope for your sake that they have a long orientation period for you. Please don't think I am trying to discourage you, it's just that your phrase, about this being what you got into nursing for gave me the feeling that you may be looking at the ER through rose colored Johnny/Roy glasses. Sorry if that was the wrong impression. Just remember there will be times when that will make you feel on top of the world, (rescusitating a code), and there will be times when you will feel ready to curl up into a ball and cry for hours.(same code, a few minutes later). There will be times when you will look at the patient and wonder how they manage to breathe without detailed instructions (definition:that family tree don't fork much does it?). There will be times when you want to scream because this is the fourth time THIS WEEK you've seen the SAME person for the SAME STUPID complaint. I could go on and on, but you get the idea. Anyway, good luck in the ER! It is a fun place to work, in addition to being stressful, but I'd never work anywhere else!

Pam

Congrats! garn2b

Good luck!!! Congrats.

Heed the advice of Traumamamma, but enjoy the pink cloud as well. :)

Not to be a bubble buster, but the ER is not like it is portrayed on TV. It's exciting, it's rewarding, but it also has it's moments when it is anything but exciting or rewarding, sometimes it's just plain, downright frustrating. I don't know if you have type of emergency experience but if you don't I hope for your sake that they have a long orientation period for you. Please don't think I am trying to discourage you, it's just that your phrase, about this being what you got into nursing for gave me the feeling that you may be looking at the ER through rose colored Johnny/Roy glasses. Sorry if that was the wrong impression. Just remember there will be times when that will make you feel on top of the world, (rescusitating a code), and there will be times when you will feel ready to curl up into a ball and cry for hours.(same code, a few minutes later). There will be times when you will look at the patient and wonder how they manage to breathe without detailed instructions (definition:that family tree don't fork much does it?). There will be times when you want to scream because this is the fourth time THIS WEEK you've seen the SAME person for the SAME STUPID complaint. I could go on and on, but you get the idea. Anyway, good luck in the ER! It is a fun place to work, in addition to being stressful, but I'd never work anywhere else!

Pam

ummmmm ok. lol i've been a nurse for 11 years and i've worked in the ER in a float capacity, never as a full time job. I know what is around the corner, but THIS IS why i became a nurse. I love the short term pt stay mentality. The results or admission type course of action.

I'm SOOO excited to do it on a full time basis now!! :balloons:

Congrats to you!!! I remember moving to the ER from a cardiac floor and I never turned back...it was what I always wanted to do, also! Have fun and enjoy it - it's great when you find your niche.

Congrats - just curious as to how long your orientation is going to be?

I'm not sure yet. I THINK its 6 weeks but we'll see i suppose. I'm excited at the prospect of learning something new. lol over the last year i've prepared myself to get into the ER with PALS, ENPC, ACLS, TNCC, an 8 week EKG course, and then a 3 mth Critical Care Course. I'm ready to put some of that knowledge to USE! lol

Thanks for all the support! :chuckle

Congrats. I am new grad who just started on a 3-3 shift also. I love the shift- it really flies by b/c it is so busy! Good luck -Andrea

Congratulations Glad to hear you got a full-time job in the ER!!!!

Are you experiencing any homesickness for Wyoming? :)

Nice Gauge/DeSoto reference.

Not to be a bubble buster, but the ER is not like it is portrayed on TV. It's exciting, it's rewarding, but it also has it's moments when it is anything but exciting or rewarding, sometimes it's just plain, downright frustrating. I don't know if you have type of emergency experience but if you don't I hope for your sake that they have a long orientation period for you. Please don't think I am trying to discourage you, it's just that your phrase, about this being what you got into nursing for gave me the feeling that you may be looking at the ER through rose colored Johnny/Roy glasses. Sorry if that was the wrong impression. Just remember there will be times when that will make you feel on top of the world, (rescusitating a code), and there will be times when you will feel ready to curl up into a ball and cry for hours.(same code, a few minutes later). There will be times when you will look at the patient and wonder how they manage to breathe without detailed instructions (definition:that family tree don't fork much does it?). There will be times when you want to scream because this is the fourth time THIS WEEK you've seen the SAME person for the SAME STUPID complaint. I could go on and on, but you get the idea. Anyway, good luck in the ER! It is a fun place to work, in addition to being stressful, but I'd never work anywhere else!

Pam

Oh and by the way Congratulations. Glad to have you in the family. ED will be the best and worst job you have ever had and sometimes all in the same day. Good thing is the good almost always outweighs the bad by a long shot. Just to rememer and enjoy the Otitis just as much as the AMI