heylfire

Thank You for you input! I have worked in our ER for almost 18mths... and I love the chaos, that is one of my favorite parts (nothing like a rampaging drunk at 3:00am!) But, most of all it is the RN staff, they are so secure in what they are doing, it is like the department is jsut an extension of what they are, I have worked on the med-surg floors at our facility and I just do not see that up there...

That is an amazing story. I have a cousin with a similar story (other than she was the parent with the child in the opposite spot) Becasue of the love and compasion that the nurses showed to her daughter she now studies to become an RN in memory of her daughter and the nurses that cared for her. Your story truly is a "defining Moment"

The issue that I run into, is that even though I have 6 years experience as a CNA (covering all aspects of nursing care) my manager still seems to champion the out dated notion that all must gain med-surg time. It is interesting becasue as out department becomes more and more modern (we are almost fully e-record now) the older nurses can not work the computer as effeciently, our generation has grown up on computers and we have no problems with the electronics, and it seems that as a new grad we would be more suited for ER work... (we are fired up and should have an open mind, allowing the department to mold us into what they want in a nurse)

Thank YOU! That is exactly what I am talking about, that is THE moment I think it is those times that truly define us...

I have proposed this question to several of my coworkers, and I know that it is often discussed "why did you want to be a nurse, or how did you know" but my favorite question (and it is in all aspects of my life) is "when?" When was that defining moment when you knew that you wanted to be a nurse? I think this concept transends the notion of "well i always wanted to be a nurse" or the like, to realy answer this question you have to look deply, "When did that defining moment occur?" What was the environment, contributing factors, the emmotions, the raw essecne of the experience...

I pose this question: Do you think that it is appropriate for a new graduate RN to start His/Her carrier as a nurse in an Emergency Room. I bring this question as I find mixed results from my different managment team members as I approach graduation. I have almost 6 years experience as a CNA, and now have 1 and 1/2 years in the ER. I have worked in just about all aspects of nursing minus home health/ hospice. I have found the ER to be the most rewarding, and look to establish my carrier there, but I find mixed reviews on a New Grad. starting in the ER, what do you all think?