DMcDevitt35

Hello folks, I am a new RN that just finished my first week of hospital orientation. I will be working in the ED and still have to finish that orientation period. My back ground is EMS. I have been a paramedic for 11 years and have adapted well to working emergencies outside of the hospital. Can anyone recommend a great book to help ease the transition into the ED? Specifically, I am looking for a better understanding of caring for the critical patient in the ED setting i.e. vented patients, setting up maintenance drips like nitro, cardizem, beta blockers, pressors etc. I'm looking for something a little more than drug reference guides. There are a lot of text books out there. Can anyone recommend a specific one that is more practical rather than gearing me up for an exam? Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.

Great advise! I am in the same boat. New grad in May, starting orientation in the beginning of November. I'm a little nervous that it has been so long since graduation. Any additional advise for getting into a good groove with such a large gap of formal learning? Nursing school was so intense and it seems crazy that it ended abruptly and now its showtime!