austinranch

These are all so true, funny to read-but not at the time! I have been a nurse for 18 years. Just went to ER/trauma a couple of years ago at a Level l Trauma center. It is the same hospital I have been at all these years. I work with some really great human beings, RN's, techs, docs, housekeeping- just great lovely people. However, my question to all you long term ER people- Does the ER have a tendency to attract RN's that have a need to be just unkind, critical, and hateful to other coworkers? Our turn over rate is 40% in 1 year. One of the new (male) nurses (he is very experienced) hired on told me it is like that everywhere. I came from L and D, this is a different world, or is it just my hospital? Poorly managed, and brutality amongst staff is tolerated. Please tell me there is hope for better as I start to travel. It is just a group of them, but they are brutal, not just to me, but to all. HELP? Advice.

We ALL felt that way, and here I am 18 years later with 3 degrees. You are not alone. Hang in .

I am a Nurse Practioner in Women's Health. One of the main differences is that I am on my own license and a PA is under an MD on the MD's license. Your abilties and pay ranges VARY greatly from state to state. If I had to do it over again, (Texas anyway), I would go PA. They have a far stronger lobby in the legislature, and overall make better money.