That sounds beautiful Andy..in theory, I wish you were
as compasionate in real life as you are on electronic
paper. I worked for and with you as a new grad in the
ER and you busted my balls. As I recall the
conversation exactly "You don't desrve to be in the ER
as a new nurse, you need to be on the floor with the
rest of your peer group"...."so I just want you to
know I dont want you here"..thanks for the motivation
pal. With all that aside I am still an ER nurse and I
love it despite your sincere motivational speech. Any
new grad nurse with the proper learning environment
and motivation can become an excellent ER nurse, be
persistant, driven and most of all treat your patients
like you would like to be treated. Lastly don't let
the so called staff experts try to get you down, take
the constructive criticsm to heart and develop your
own style. In my opinion there is no cookie cutter
mold of ER nurse..be safe and goodluck with your new
career in Emergency Medicine, utilize your resources
and dont be lazy.

PS Love ya Andy

--- Andrew Galvin <drew_xyrn@...> wrote:

> "Danczing" -
> First of all, welcome to the ER and the fascinating
> world of ER nursing. You should have been assigned a
> preceptor, preferably a seasoned ER vet that isn't
> "that seasoned" that they're burned out. What most
> of
> find exciting about ER nursing is that you never
> know
> what is next.....but.....that is a bit daunting to
> new
> graduates....
> Seek out any and all new experiences, procedures,
> resuscitations.
> Remain flexible (I always tell newbies that "semper
> Gumby" is a great mantra.
> The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) has a number
> of
> excellent resources and an orientation program, that
> is a bit long, but very comprehensive.
> Don't expect too much too soon - there are a lot of
> people that have done this for YEARS that still
> haven't "seen it all or done it all" despite what
> they
> tell you!
> You can expect some heartbreak, some highs, some
> lows....but you should be able to function and
> remain
> comfortable after a good (thorough, supportive)
> orientation process anywhere between 6-8 weeks and
> grow over the course of your first year. Don't try
> to
> tackle charge or triage.
> Andrew
>
>
> --- danczing <danczing@...> wrote:
>
> > Hi All:
> > I just started working for an emergency room. I
> am
> > a new graduate.
> > (May 2005) Licensed in June. Started working in
> > late September. I am
> > wondering how long an average training experience
> > is? How long did
> > most of you train when you first went to ED,
> > especially the new grads?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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