Obs isnt really comparable to ED nursing. For those interested, there is a lot more responsibility for an ER nurse. You will more than likely see the pt before a physician. You have to be able to quickly determine acquity, whether you need to order labs, xrays, ekgs, or chase down a physician to get eyes on the pt. If you are not proficient with your assessment skills you will always be playing "catch-up" and physicians will become annoyed because they feel like they have to do everything for you. To be a proficient ED nurse you will need to spend a lot personal time educating yourself. Pro tip: Tintinallis Emergency Medicine textbook is your bible. It is quite expensive but it will help you stay a step ahead and be able to anticipate what orders will be coming your way.
Yes!! As I said last video, I just started in ED just after graduating and this video is so helpful!! I start Monday without help and all by myself! 😭 So nervous.
love this!! i would also like to add that if you're considering the ER, think about the location of the hospital and staffing situation. i had my nursing school preceptorship at a level 2 trauma center out in a rural area, and i'm now a new grad in a level 1 trauma center in a very busy city, and my experiences have been drastically different at each. the volume and acuity are MUCH higher here (making us constantly short-staffed), and if you're trauma certified, you could get pulled from your pod of 4-6 patients to run to the incoming trauma case at any second. i love how much i'm learning and being challenged here, but i can see how an ER in a calmer area would be a better fit for some people. just something to think about that i wish i would have known earlier! :)
Going back to nursing after a 10yr lapse(health issues). I always wanted to work in the ER cuz I feed off of adrenaline BUT I'm irrationally paranoid! Did Dialysis years ago but was always limited in equipment n what we could do in that setting.. This time around wanna do ER but it's been sssooo long since I've practiced nursing! I'd freak the ffuuuccckkk out internally😆 coding patients n I'm the only one around is what's anxiety inducing
I’ve always wanted to try ER nursing but have been too scared to make the leap. I applied to one and didn’t get the job so I’m a little discouraged. I just don’t want this to be the one type of nursing I’m not good at
stephaniekhall It’s actually really not that different than any other unit you’d work on, it’s just a bit faster pace and has more variety than a regular unit! But the nursing care remains the same! I was also scared to take the leap but it’s really not as bad as i thought, you should definitely give it a shot if it’s something you’re interested in!!
Girl, if you want to do it then do it! Don’t be afraid! Anything new is nerve wracking and stressful but you will learn and if it’s what you want to do, you will love it! I’ve been working 12 years in the ER! (started as a new grad)
@@thesunnyedge I'd second this, you can always do a bank shift or some agency to experience new places. I'm still waiting to graduate and I've been blessed with a placement in Accident and Emergency. Which has been extended due to the pandemic. Initially it was really challenging being away from the wards where I'm more comfortable and confident. The department is split into areas and each area is different and challenging in its own way. But I've grown to love it and there's always someone to grab for help of you need it and the variety leads to good development
be kind to your patients, you have no idea how much people trust & look for comfort from nurses. so few nurses understand this. they are more worried about social media or going home or anything else but their patients. I've unfortunately been in the hospital over 100 time's for varying lengths of time & i can tell you Nurses are the difference between hope & healing or leaving the ER worse than before. Please Be Kind To Your Patients. 😇👍♥️
ICU nurse interviewed by ED nurses not their manager. I was honest what I know about ED nursing. Sorry, but we do get very bare minimum of a report a lot of times not always. Patients get transferred and pushed fast but we get the nature of the ED: stabilize and 🚢 to the floor but sometimes they aren’t stable. If pt is on the drips some nurses don’t know much about them. Also, heparin should not run with anything but heparin and insulin should be y sited to NS at 20 as it helps to push insulin into the cell. I said I’ll do “ better “ and that must have ticked them off. But what I meant is I’ll be an asset lol and I was a PCU nurse before getting one patient after another from ED was the thing I did. I feel like ED nurses don’t like ICU. well we should work each others department to feel each others shoes. Our environment isn’t always stable and things happen when we entubate or randomly and we aren’t sitting around we are getting patients you sending us.
Thank-you for this video. I have my first ED placement (for my last year of RN university) and I'm lowkey freaking out about how I will go. (I've only done pretty 'slow' placements thus far and I feel like I'll be expected to know more than I do at this point).
Honestly you’ll learn as you go! And it’s the same knowledge you need to know as on any other unit, there’s just a lot more “doing” than on other units, which honestly becomes very routine!
I'm thinking between my career options including medicine. If I do decide to do medicine I definitely want to do emergency med or emt. Thank you for the info 👍
Hi thank you so much for this video!! I'm a new grad just starting out, so this was really helpful for me. Also, where can I access the report sheet that is on your etsy?? Trying to figure out what works best for me. Would really appreciate you sharing it, thanks so much!!
I had high expectation whe I went to the er, but now I don’t know now How does an er nurse not know the difference between long and short acting asthma medicine, the nurse was almost crying, I didn’t mean to make her cry, the other nurse didn’t know the ingredients in the steroid inhaler, I said nothing I didn’t want her crying either.
iwannagosurfing139 I’d say if your schooling isn’t too far behind and you’re still quite familiar with most concepts you should be fine! It will be a learning curve like any new unit, plus you’ll be a pro with the psych patients!!
Jesus lied and said, "Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom." How can he be the son of god if he said he was coming back 2000 years ago? The bible condones owning and beating slaves. Exodus 21:20 Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property. According to genealogies in the bible, the earth is about 6000 years old. This is contradicted by both recorded human history and fossil records.
Don’t let them brainwash you! I went to the emergency room today for accidentally hitting my thumb with a hatchet. After 5 hours of bleeding due to the incompetence of a Physician Assistant, who thinks i nicked an artery and isn’t sure if I damaged my tendon, sent me home with no pain medication. She says Tylenol will be fine. I can’t sleep due to the pain I’m in right now, so here i am. I guess I’m a drug addict.
Hi Justine! Could you by any chance discuss if grades matter in looking for a job? as in will the employer ask for your transcripts, how much do grades really matter, etc? I just did my first written assignment in nursing school and I thought I's at least get a high credit, an I got barely a pass, a grand total of 58.9/100... oh to my terror. its so discouraging cause I prepared for it, but I suppose that it just wasn't what the lecturer was looking for. the question covers a really broad spectrum and narrowing it down can be really tricky. and since I know nursing employment can be competitive.. can you provide some advice or discuss about this topic, please? thank you
