shasta1

i have been in the er now since october, i came from med surg... i think it has been very beneficial to have experienced what both atmospheres are like. i remember being on the floor and having the er call to give report and i just could not take it at that time... now being in the er, i realize that i need to get that pt upstairs...rescues coming in, other pt's going bad, or maybe the pt has been in the er 10 hours + and deserves to go upstairs to thier room...usually you try to call report to the floor when you have a moment of free time. it is very frustrating...if i can give the floor 10-15 minutes i will, but then again you do find "chronic offenders"...they never seem to have the time to take report. now we call 2 times and if no nurse can take report, we fax it upstairs and bring the pt 10 minutes later....oh well its not like we didn't try to give report.....i agree very frustrating, i don't know what the solution is

i think i am clumsy with charcoal...i always end up getting it on my scrubs or splattering it on my face somehow...any way our charcoal is not too thick it goes down the ng tube with a little squirt of ns with no problem. i had a 2 yr old boy drink it today after ingesting berries from the neighbors lawn...went down easy. he seemed like he enjoyed it...of course mom let him play with the dirty empty cup at the end...boys will be boys

i just finished an 8 hour shift orienting in the er. i just felt like i never got it together today, i could feel my anxiety level rising as things got hectic. i just felt at times like i knew where to start but i couldnt get myself to move fast enough. i just felt discouraged with myself today, is this normal?, will it eventually click for me? . i just want to be able to function well in the er, take good care of my patients. i started working in the er at the beginning of october, during that time I have been in a critical care course for 4 weeks, basic arrythmia for 2 weeks and an ed course for 2 weeks. i have had a total of about 4 weeks hands on in the er. i know i need more orientation time, but i just want to feel more confident...any tips?

i just lef med surg after working for 2 years. the nurses i worked with on med surg were very diverse some there 3 years, some 5years some 20 years. i left because i was not happy anymore, i dreaded going to work and i found myself watching the clock after only an hour into my 12 hour shift. i felt stagnant in med surg, i was afraid of cardiac drugs, codes and the unknown. i am 2 months into the er and i really like going to work everyday. i think many of the experienced nurses get burnt out from the constraints put on them on the med surg floor.... i would never give back the experience i got from med surg

thank you for the advice, i am kind of new to the site so i just realized now (almost 3 weeks later) that you replied to my thread, sorry. my interview went well, i got the job!! I am really excited and really nervous, but really happy to be starting something totally new. I start orientation on 9/26 then i get a few weeks of classroom and then i am out in the department. I have some days that i say i know i can do it, i know the stuff that i know well and i am a fast, eager learner. but then i have days where i think of all the stuff i dont know (like you said, the drips ekg rhythms). Alot of thoughts considering i havent even started yet!! in the end i know this is the right thing for me. i am glad to hear you have been there a year and are feeling confident. i am really looking forward to my new adventure. Just a quick question, Did you use any books or drug manuals or anything when you first started???

hello, I am going on an interview on monday for a level 2 trauma center er position. i am really excited yet really nervous. i am not so nervous about the interview as i am about actually getting the job. (isnt that nuts??) i know the er is where i want to be, i have been on a med/surg floor for 2 years and i am ready to move on. i have grown so much in the last 2 years but i am really starting to feeling unsatisfied with my job and unhappy, i feel like that is not fair to my patients. i dont like the same routine every day, i love my co workers but i definitely don't love the administration. i am really looking forward to a change. does anyone have any advice on how i can prepare myself to work in the er if i get the job or advice on how to just stay calm??? thank you in advance, ( i know there have been threads like this but i just wanted to get my thoughts out there :)