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This is not a lie...... 65 y/o M with c/o "one leg longer than the other"

So, back in the field after some time off? Listen, most of the questions you will be asked will relate to customer service.....Have you ever had to deal with an irate patient or family member?.....How did you handle it?.....what was the outcome?....ect. You will probably be asked a few questions about medical errors and how you would deal with them.......You are a nurse, you will know the answers to all of these questions, don't worry. Now,what you DO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT.............You need to be asking some pointed questions of your prospective employer....First, How does the ED flow? Do they use set triage criteria......How many patients will you be assigned at a given time?.......Are patients assigned to nurses based on level of care?......Do the hold patients?......For how long?....Can you meet with some of the staff?....How do they like it?....ect...... I've worked in EDs where I had 6-7 patients, some admitted and waiting on beds (Sometimes for 24 hrs or longer), some on vents with bolts and IC pressure monitors. In the MICU or SICU the patient would have been a 1:1 but in the ED.....Anything went... My point is know what you are getting into. See if the hospital has the best interest of the patient in mind in its decision making process. If it does, then the Nurses working there will be happy and so will you if YOU DECIDE TO WORK THERE.....Remember, there are always other hospitals and finding a job at one is not hard....Hope this helps....