I'm an ER nurse and I love my job because...

shelle001 · Apr 23, 2006

You might be ineligible to work in an adult ER, but is there anything precluding you (besides possible distance) from working in the ER of the nearest paediatric hospital? :idea:

'shelle

Kev702 · Apr 23, 2006

I've done ER for a long time........it's always a learning curve; every day is different. Plus it's fun to see stupid people tricks!!!

Yes!!! You definately ARE an ER nurse! And folks like you are just why I continue on as an ER nurse....

Burn out be damned!

Kev

andhow5, BSN, RN · Apr 23, 2006

Hi I am new but was wondering how does your day start and end. What do you do on a daily basis?

You clock in, get report, and hit the floor running. When it's time to end, you give report and then clock out. It's a non-stop marathon!

Jennifer, RN · Apr 27, 2006

I worked on tele for 4.5 years before transferring to the ED and I will never go back. I love the independence in the ED, the respect from the docs working side by side, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of a good job done by the docs. There is so much more teamwork in the ED. I like not having to wait around for the code team when a pt is not doing well. I like seeing how pt actually improve right in front of you, sometimes in just minutes after specialized treatment. I like not having to beg doctors for orders for foleys, iv fluids, labs, pain meds or phenergan for pts that are really sick, and I like having doc's trust my judgement. I like the flexible scheduling and all the over time you want (though I never work overtime unless I am on call and get called in). I love the diversity of the patients and I love being able to use my skills as a nurse. On the floors at my hospital, nurses are generally stripped of responsibilities such as iv, lab draws, central dressing changes, port a cath access, etc. I love feeling like I make a difference in peoples lives as a nurse in the ED.

smr78 · Apr 27, 2006

I am just writing to thank you for replying to me. I can't wait to start my clinicals in August....wish me luck.....Pre-nursing student ...hopeful future nurse:monkeydance:

JMBM · Apr 28, 2006

I love being an ER nurse cause I have a short attention spa..................

JessicRN · Apr 30, 2006

I am with you also Usually,if you don't like your assignment it will be totally different in a few hours. No two days are the same. You don't get in a rut (wash pt, feed pt,change pt, give meds). Constantly learning new things,love the organized chaos, finally LESS PAPERWORK yessssss:lol2:

Yes the rush of an code or a trauma is amazing especially when they pull through. Better then any drug. Sometimes you do not know if they lived but if they were breathing when they left the ED then it was a success. Where else do you get to hold and hug babies and toddlers then actively participate in a code all on the same shift and think this is normal part of a day.

blue49 · Apr 30, 2006

I agree with you jessica and that is why I miss ER.....

Non-medical or floor nurses look at me so weird when I say I love a GOOD trauma and a successful TPA for and MI or stroke......of course when they do well and survive it is so much better....but I am one of the few that do handle dealing with grieving families, I bet they miss me in ER.