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Thanks for your reply- I also do most of the above, and was hired as a full-time educator, but find myself being "pulled" to help on the floor more and more frequently. I enjoy patient care, but at times, it does get in the way of my educator responsibilities...

As a relatively new ED educator, I am curious about what other ED educators do all day... Amongst my educator duties, I am asked to help out in the department frequently (I don't mind, just wondering if other educators do this as much)... So, if you would be willing to share: 1. What size hospital do you work in? Trauma Center? 2. How often is your educator in his/her office, and how often are they out on the floor doing patient care? Thanks for the input!

I worked 40-50 hours a week while attending school online for my MSN. Very hard work, but worth it...

Let them sit in the waiting room. Somehow, people who couldn't get a ride home before always "magically" find a ride home when faced with sitting in the waiting room for hours...

As a fairly new clinical educator in a busy ED/Trauma center, I have had one major issue to tackle: Apathy. My unit had been without an educator for quite a while before I started, so there was not any accountability for completing required education. So, I feel like I am constantly "reminding" everyone to complete their mandatory requirements (even after I have made it as easy as possible for them to do so). Then, if I try to do anything "extra," attendance is either very poor or non-existant. For example, many staff members were saying that they wished we had a Journal Club, so I spent a lot of time and energy starting a journal club. I surveyed staff to see which date/time they would prefer, applied for CE credit, hung flyers, sent e-mail reminders, and then, on the day of the meeting, no one showed up... There are other things, too. For example, I invited a drug rep nurse in one morning to do a 10-minute inservice at shift change. The staff were inattentive and rude. One even asked the rep why he didn't bring any coffee or donuts for the staff! At times, I feel like the culture of my facility is dooming me to fail. Any ideas on how I can get staff interested in professional development?