tele nurse to er nurse

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Hi. I am currently a tele nurse for 7 months, and once i get my year experience, i want to go to the er. i am acls certified, and was wondering is there anything else i should obtain before going to the er. also, i wanted to know what it is like in a level one trauma center er? I work on a fast pace telemetry floor where i start off with 5 pts, discharge all 5 and get 5 new pts, and also have to pull sheaths, and deal with non telemetry pts. Do you think telemetry experience will help in the er? any info will help. ThanksCopy%20of%20wink.gif

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Specializes in ER.

Hi,

I have only worked in a Level 2 Trauma Center, but it is really busy and fast-paced. I love the ER, I can't imagine being anywhere else now. I think the hardest thing for me was that I am a control freak and in the ER you have no control over what walks in the door. If you are used to planning out your entire day first thing it's definitely a struggle in change and time management. Tele experience will definitely help you. I have taken a basic arrythmia class but I still struggle with rhythms. I can tell you when a strip doesn't look right but I may not know what it is. Out of my 3 patient room assignment, usually 2 of them are monitored. If the ER you want to work in sees peds patients, you might want to get PALS certified too.

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Specializes in Transplant/Surgical ICU.

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