Emergency Room Nurse Career Guide and Counseling

Question: what are the requirements to be an emergency room nurse? yess what are they i want to be an emergency room nurse or and emt... && what better to be a paramedic or a nurse in ER ? please help me and thank you all

Answer: You go to nursing school and pass the NCLEX-RN. Then apply to work in the ER. Most places want you to have ACLS and/or PALS.( Advanced cardiac life support / Pediatric advanced life support.) Or get them within 6 months of hire. Depending on where you live some areas of the country want you to have a BSN ( Bachelor degree in Nursing). Feel free to e-mail with any further questions.

Question: Working as an Emergency Room Nurse right after graduating? I was wondering when I graduate from becoming a registered nurse, can I immediately go work in the emergency room, or do I have to do something else, to get experience first? If I have to do something else first, how long would I have to do it? & what else could I do, than just be a regular R.N?

Answer: It varies, but many hospitals will provide orientation for a new grad to the ER. Just make some phone calls to hospitals you are interested in and ask the requirements.

Question: Do some emergency room nurses, ER Nurse take on the responsibility as...? Do some emergency room nurses, ER Nurse, take on the responsibility as Surgical Technician? Do ER nurses also pass surgical equipment to docs, help with tissue extraction, etc.? In what field or setting do nurses wear white lab coats? Is this when they posses a Master's?

Answer: Very few ER nurses (none that I know of actually) cross-cover in the OR as the OR is soooo specialized--there are all the instruments to know the names of, know when they are needed etc. That is not part of an ER specialization. ER nurses sometimes assist a surgeon (or a PA or a doc) doing minor surgical procedures in the ER, but that is about it. Not sure what you mean by "tissue extraction" however. White coats signify a clinician--so advanced practice (NPs, PAs, MDs, DOs, etc etc)

Question: Can an Emergency Room Nurse Draw your blood if you refuse to give it? If so, under what circumstances would this be allowed, given that you had refused to participate?

Answer: As a adult you have the right to refuse medical attention @ any given time. Please be aware that if your in E.R. your probably there for a reason, so I don't know why you would want to refuse medical attention!! Simple blood tests can show a multitude of issues that might be going on w/ you. You were probably feeling yucky that's why you went to ER in the first place...Let them do there test so they can gets some information on you to help you feel better.

Question: How much do i tip the Emergency Room nurse who took my blood pressure?

Answer: $0.00

Question: How to become an Emergency Room Charge Nurse? What additional schooling is necessary besides Nursing School to be a charge nurse in an ER? Thanks!

Answer: Charge nurse is just a job title. They should have many years of ED experience and able to handle chaos. Most ED charge nurses manage patient flow in the department, get admit beds, and give updates on patient census/acuity to other hospital departments (ICU, cardiac-tele floors). If someone is charge nurse for the shift, they usually do not take patient room assignments and have little to do with hands-on patient care. They make the decision to divert if there's too many sick patients in the ED, make sure the other staff ED nurses are keeping up with the pace, and put fire under the doc's feet to move the meat! Usually, ED's want staff nurses who have their BSN (4-year degree). After 1-2 years of experience, these nurses will be triage trained (making the decision of which patients wait to be treated, and which patients need to go back immediately to a room to be treated based on the severity of their condition). Triage is a very difficult job, and wrong decisions are open to lawsuits. Then, after you are competent with triaging, you may be offered to train as charge nurse. Most places do not pay more if someone is in charge for the shift. It is just a job title, as is "staff nurse", or "triage nurse". Keep in mind that facilities differ in length of training, but no reputable facility would put a newer ED nurse up at triage, nor would they put a newer ED nurse in charge (I know nurses that have 10+ years ED experience and are not trained to be a Charge ED RN). And personally, I would not want the job!

Question: What kind of nursing degree do you need to be an emergency room nurse? or a delivery room nurse?

Answer: You can work in either place with the usual BSN degree. After that, you can take advanced training to become a midwife or nurse practitioner, or to become a cardiac/icu nurse. But to start out, just the plain nursing degree will do.

Question: what are the duties and responsibilities of an emergency room nurse?

Answer: You would think it would be to see to the patients emergency. But from Ive seen its to sit and joke with the other nurses, interns, and staff. But what Ive learned while in class it is to triage the patient to see where there needs stand and to make sure they are treated as such. Every time Ive been to the E. R. and believe me with 4 kids 1 granddaughter and 2 exes along with bunches of friends I have been there often. I do not see this happening.

Question: How do I report an emergency room nurse? My sister and mom had been waiting in the emergency room for around an hour and a half by the time I arrived. My sister was in agonizing pain and vomiting pain upon my arival. At around the two hour and fifteen minute mark my sister informed us that she couldnt take the pain anymore so my mom who had been checking in telling the nurse that my sister was in bad shape went for the final time to the station in a not so nice way. She told him that this was ridiculous and yada yada yada. He infromed my mom that there was nothing they could do bc there were no rooms...... Me: Well stick her in the hall then. Him: We can't put a bed in the hall. Me: I know, but you can put a chair and get her some pain medicine. Him: We can't do that Me: Well let me kick you in the nuts for two hours and see how you feel. That is how she feels right now. Him: (Stands up....raises his arms like he wants to fight) Well then come and kick me in the nuts then. Me:(Explitive) Him: Come and do it. Me:(Explitive)(Walk over to him) Him: Explitive...If you do it, its assalt on a public servant. Me: You explitive. You cant take it like a man so you bring that up(walk away to my chair) Him: (walks toward me) explitive Me: (sitting in my chair) explitive Him: just remember I control your sisters information. I can put whatever I want. Me: explitive Him:(walks back to his chair) explitive Nurse enters for my sister. While I know for sure that me falling into his trap was wrong on my part and I exect full responsiblities for my part. Come on...this MEDICAL PROFFESIONAL picked a fight with me first and then after I walked away kept the arguement going. Okay fine. BUT then he threatened to tamper with my sisters documents. Are you kidding me. To me that means anything from changing her alergies to changing the reason why she was there. To top it off the police officer there comes into my sisters room and pulls me out and lectures me about threatening people and how to behave in a hospital. ME THREATENING. That is why I'm here. Obviously everyone there is close so who at the hospital can I report this man to or even better who outside the hospital? As I was leaving this man was still at the emergency room nurses station and obviously had not been removed or talked to by any kind of superior. He obviously has a temper and anger management issues so nevermind the fact that the should not be working in the emergency room but should not be working with any patients period.

Answer: Cast a nice everlasting spell on them. yank a nice peice of hair outta their rather large bubble head and make a nice bobble head voodoo doll. Stick pins in it daily

Question: what are the roles of emergency room nurse?

Answer: well, i am an emergency room doctor..Before we discuss the roles in the emergency room, how about we have a chit chat in my room, and your duties towards me...... now sit down,,,,or better...kneel