Question!!! (Men in Emergency Nursing)

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How many of you have felt compelled to become emergency nurses versus med-surge nursing and why?

Thanks!!!

Ron

Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

I work as a CNA on a Med/Surg. floor and I love it, I am interested in going to my hospitals ER (the only level one trauma center in the state) eventually but I think that the experience I have gained working on a Med/Surg. floor first is something I couldn't have missed. I think its cool to get the feeling of Med/Surg. before going to the ER but that's just me. As far as the intensity part goes, yes in the ER it is going to have its crazy times but Med/Surg. has its moments too, try having a patient that was fine one minute and starts going down the tubes the next.

One patient for example had a pulse ox. in the low 90's on RA which went down to the low 80's on 100% O2 with nausea, vomiting and difficulty breathing which was sent to the step down unit and after being there for 30 minutes they were immediately transferred to the ICU.

It might not be the ER but I think that can be pretty intense too.

!Chris :specs:

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