ICU to ER

Good luck!

I am hoping to do about the same. I am probably starting in ICU. I don't know beans factually to answer your question but I think you have plenty of good experience and will do great!

Depends on the level of the ER if they take level4 it is an easy crossover but if it is 2 or above it is going to be fast and You have to make snap judgements. Some times you can have anywhere from 3-6 patients. Where I worked if you had one go bad the other folks I worked with were good about taking over your patients. I loved working in ER but I also loved Icu.

I made the ICU to ER switch 3 years ago. Your ICU and peds experience is a big plus. The hard part is dealing with critical patients - you often don't have the time to pay attention to details that you have in the unit.

I love the ER-there is never a dull moment, and every shift I still learn something new.

just curious, what do you think is the hardest part to learn in ER? I feel fairly comfortable in managing cardiac drips, i do well on EKG interpretation, and have gone to a lot of codes, but never ran one as our ICU CRN does that but i have a good understanding with that I think. Do you guys titrate drips on your own or have to have a Dr. orders? Will have to brush up on my peds vitals but sure that will come back quickly, but I also have never started an IV on a baby O.o.

I am a little worried about trauma as i have not had to deal with that. I am not usually squeemish and can eat while people vomit and GI bleeds don't bother me either.....lol, but having bones sticking out of people while they are screaming is a whole nother story, but i guess you just focus on the task at hand and don't think about it too much.