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More than likely, yes, you'll have to ride in an elevator, perhaps very often. In my hospital for example, ICU nurses are required to travel to fourth floor with a patient that they are transferring; and vice versa.
If it's a BAD phobia for you, my advice would be to either a) get an ER postion, because most of the time, in my experience anyway, ER Techs transport patients to the floor. Or b) get a job in a small rural hospital that only has one floor! :)
Sometimes it is. There will be a few people that will tell you that's what aides and orderlies are for, but the truth is, the nurse sometimes has to go with the pt. because of the pt.'s condition.
In other words, you may not have to do it all the time, but you won't be able to avoild it all the time.
As a result of being stuck in two elevators, being in an elevator makes me very uncomfortable. I do take them when I have to, but I tend to avoid them when I can.Is it part of a nurse's job to bring patients up and down in the elevators?
Thanks for answering,
Alex:rolleyes:
I'm glad you asked this. I have an elevator phobia that I need to overcome pronto!
I got stuck in one during a storm in Puerto Rico, it was such a rotten experience it makes my eyes water
Best wishes to you!
allexx
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As a result of being stuck in two elevators, being in an elevator makes me very uncomfortable. I do take them when I have to, but I tend to avoid them when I can.
Is it part of a nurse's job to bring patients up and down in the elevators?
Thanks for answering,
Alex:rolleyes: