I am a new grad nurse that got hired at a Trauma 1 ER unit, day shift. I am looking for any advice, tips, and words of wisdom for working in the ER as a new grad. I was hired in the ER after my 3 month preceptorship in the same ER. I would say I am very fast learner. I ask questions if I don't know something or look it up. I can't imagine working on any other floor. For a while, I didn't find my place on any of the other units as a nursing student till I worked in the ER. I knew right when I saw what the ER was all about, talked with the nurses and worked with patients, the ER was my place. I love the autonomy, uncertainty, face paced work environment, team collaboration and diversity of patients. I am excited to start working but would love to hear from anyone with work experience in the ER! Thank you in advance!
Oh, chill out and don't look for reasons to be insulted.
It's a tongue-in-cheek commentary on my personal experience in a busy pediatric and adult trauma center as well as the 7 adult ICUs to which I've floated there. It's nice to have the doc available in person rather than a phone call or page away.
Yeah post something calling other people cowards and see if you get a positive response. Trolling 100% I work with nurses in the Ed that are full time school nurses and they are not cowards. Come work with me a few shifts and call my coworkers cowards. Very dismissive for a group of people that have a set of vitals and a chief complaint, and figure out the correct differential AND stabilize the pt before anyone else knew they existed.
That kind of thinking is exactly what healthcare does not need. In the future, back that statement up, or sit on it.
It's not trolling at all, and I have said it regularly to my colleagues in our level 1 trauma center, and I would happily say it to you and your colleagues.
I'm as good an ED nurse as just about anyone and there's very little that I haven't seen and nothing that freaks me out... and yet I still use that comment to reflect one of the things that I like about the ED... having docs close at hand.
And both of you, please knock it off and address the OP's inquiry, pretty please.
Or to quote me, "Chill Out."
Block my posts if you want, ban me from the site if you want, but if someone is going to hang the label "100% troll" on one of my well-intentioned posts, I'm going to respond with, "Chill Out."
Block my posts if you want, ban me from the site if you want, but if someone is going to hang the label "100% troll" on one of my well-intentioned posts, I'm going to respond with, "Chill Out."
As you did. I said nothing about any of that, just a gentle reminder to get back on topic — applies to everyone. Gracias. :)
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Thank you JKL33 for you insightful feedback. I will definitely come back here and let you guys know how it's going!