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I am 34, left the ER after 13 years and am now in PACU. Love it. That simple. I still use all my skills, and learn something every day. I am lucky that the PACU i am in has such a strong comradorie. i hope your job change works as well as mind did. Good luck!

I work in a unit with 7 OR's and 2 minor rooms...we allow family in PhI only if the pt is a minor (under 18) or in special cases....(medical problem etc...). BUT even this causes problems. Last week a family member fainted while watching a toddler being cared for, was unresponsive for 2 minutes with a period of being pulseless--so a code was called. Because this was not our patient and the person showed a sinus arrhythmia on the monitor, she now needed a transfer to the ED. This is becoming more common. Family members are vasovagaling and now we have more patients than we started with.....not good.