What made you decide to do ER Nursing?

[MallysMama]

I'm still going through nursing school, but I'd previously not had any preference for a specialty. Nothing had caught my interest - but I'd been able to rule out many areas! Until I got to do a rotation to the ER yesterday! I loved it!! Problem - I don't know if I'm "cut out" to be an ER nurse. How did you know you could handle it? What kind of person does it take to be an ER nurse? And what made you decide to work in the ER? From your experience - do Emergency Departments hire new grads? Would you recommend going right into ER or working Med/Surg for a year or so first?

Thanks for your help!! :loveya:

[Rjoshi19]

I just transferred from Tele unit to ER in 11/2015. I did 9 months on tele unit including 3 months of training. However, I am having hard time trying to grasp time management and priority. I'm starting to know the meds as I come across them. I would like to know of books, tips, or advices that you can give me to help me transition from tele unit type of nursing to ER fast paced nursing. How did you manage time and prioritized? how long was your orientation? were you prepared after your orientation to be on your own? What can i do to improve my nursing, or grow confidence, or help me with fast paced nursing? Any comments, suggestions, and/or tips will be appreciated. Thank you in advance.