New Grads in Huntsville. Please read!

ND76 · Oct 11, 2007

Has anyone precepted or accepted a new job in the ER? How do you like it? I'm just curious. Thanks so much!

I started as a new grad in the Peds ER several years ago. There were two of us that they hired at the same time, we were the first "newbies" they had hired in a long, long time.

I loved it. I am so glad they took a chance on us and took the time to train us. I didn't really know what I wanted to do as far as nursing went, but I very quickly figured out that God put me on this earth to be a kick ass ER nurse. I've since left and went on into adult ER and now cardiac emergency, but I was prepared for the fast pace and the fact anything could happen.

I will say that had I went straight to adult ER, they would have probably eaten me for breakfast. I think I had an excellent preceptor and other skilled mentors who almost coddled me at first, and it was a small ER with a very NICE staff and it kind of 'eased' me into ER nursing. It shocked me when I moved and took a job in an inner city ER and realized that I didn't have to be sugar and sunshine all the time.

Jedi of Zen · Oct 29, 2007

I started as a new grad in the Peds ER several years ago. There were two of us that they hired at the same time, we were the first "newbies" they had hired in a long, long time.
I loved it. I am so glad they took a chance on us and took the time to train us. I didn't really know what I wanted to do as far as nursing went, but I very quickly figured out that God put me on this earth to be a kick ass ER nurse. I've since left and went on into adult ER and now cardiac emergency, but I was prepared for the fast pace and the fact anything could happen.
I will say that had I went straight to adult ER, they would have probably eaten me for breakfast. I think I had an excellent preceptor and other skilled mentors who almost coddled me at first, and it was a small ER with a very NICE staff and it kind of 'eased' me into ER nursing. It shocked me when I moved and took a job in an inner city ER and realized that I didn't have to be sugar and sunshine all the time.

So you think that was because of the particular staff that you worked with, or because of the intrinsic nature of the adult vs. peds ER? Did you work at HH, by chance?