SHANNONDESIRE

I'm thinking about moving to those areas to be close to the ocean. I am an RN with 11 years experience in CCU, Tele and a level 1 trauma center ED. What could I expect to get paid in those areas with my background? Please offer some insight before I ...

Wow. That's discouraging.

Anyone? Please :)

How long have u done ED nursing? Where did u start from? What do u love about your ED job? What is the hardest part of the job? Please help. I need to get in your heads!

Please keep this thread going! I am getting more excited by the day. I love hearing everyone's opinions about this! :)

Thanks guys! Keep your stories coming. It's getting me psyched to start my new job :)

I was offered the ED job and I start in June! I'm excited but really nervous too!

Im hoping to find advice from those that have done it and came out of the experience happy. I can say that I am soooo excited to try out the ED, but also so nervous bc my comfort zone is CCU. Please help encourage me, give me tips, tell me what worke...

Thanks guys! There definitely are so many things that I will have to learn and get adjusted to if I do get the job in the ED. It definitely is a completely different perspective. I just need to figure out how to take care of more than 2 pts at a time...

I hate that I hear so much that ICU nurses hate ED nurses and vice versa. That's just sad and I really hope it's not that way at the new hospital. I just want to love my job again. I got burnt out in CCU, so I'm hoping ED will give me a better perspe...

i DON'T KNOW IT THIS IS THE WEIRDEST, BUT IT CERTAINLY IS THE GROSSEST REASON FOR PUSHING THE CALL BELL. I HAD A MAN IN HIS 50'S RING ABOUT 4-5 TIMES PER SHIFT. HE STATED,"CAN I HAVE A TOWEL, SOME VASELINE AND 15 MINUTES OF PRIVACY?" I KNOW WHAT HE W...

I can remember back to an instance with a patient that happened when I was an RN for about 3 months. I was very new and unorganized and scared of everything. I had come on shift and was making my rounds and was very busy with everything when the wife...

I am going to be moving to Charlotte in the summer and I am checking into Carolinas medical Center, Mercy, and Presbyterian. Does anyone have anything to share with me regarding those facilities. I am interested in finding out the general salary as w...

Lori where in Mass are you from. I am from western Mass and plan a move to Charlotte this coming summer.