So I have been in ER since 2010. I have only been a nurse since 2015. I started as an EMT in 2008. I Love ER! It’s such an exciting fast paced world. It is stressful, rewarding, a challenge and fun all wrapped up in one. Just applied to be the ER clinical educator. We will see in a week or two. The points you listed are excellent. The only other thing I would want to get across to new nurses to ER is, ER IS ANOTHER PLANET in comparison to regular nursing. If you have that gut feeling, Trust it... develop a relationship between yourself and your team mates. Respect your techs and nurse aids... and always keep actively trying to learn something new.
This was great advice! Thank you so much. I have accepted a job in an ER. I'm a new grad RN but I have 3 years experience as an LPN. I'm a little nervous bc i will be starting 5 months pregnant but I plan to push through and return as soon as I can. Thanks again!
Love the advice here! I recently just transferred from med surg to Er and it’s been pretty overwhelming. Constantly assessing my patients and IV sticks left and right. It’s very exciting and challenging!
Really on point!🖒 I am new in ER, it's been like 3 mos. now and everytime I will start an IV I could feel all the neurotransmitter popping down my spine. Oh my, my first time in triage it was nerve wracking. Everyday is a learning experience🤔 And I need to enhance my intuition skills. There's a lot that I need to learn but I am not complaining. I just need to learn double time. So glad to found your video😄
I just found your channel and I when I'm older I want to start a career in the medical field and your channel has greatly increased my interest in becoming an ER nurse. I hope to love my job as much as you do one day :)
Slick editing around the 1:20 mark, Crosby. I couldn't help but bust out laughing! Starting an IV is honestly the only thing in my head that I get anxiety thinking about right now when thinking about nursing school (i know it won't be the only thing though)! I've honestly just told myself to take all of the great advice here and on some of the other nursing specific channels, and to be ok with facing those fears head-on! Glad you're enjoying it and still feeding the channel through some of the initial craziness of traveling somewhere new!
Thanks for this, I sub'd your channel after watching your video with Ashley that was awesome. I'm a new grad starting in a busy ER in a couple weeks. Though I have 12 years of EMS experience I know this is a different ballgame and really appreciate your insight in these videos. PS - also into drones and photography/gopro stuff. Thanks for the awesome content!
I am so happy to see this video, I did 17 years Law Enforcement and now going in to nursing. I have a interest in the ER for sure and now I am graduating in Phlebotomy. So Now I feel like I have Triage down with my LE emergency experiences, IV Sticks is not a issue anymore due to the Phlebotomy course, and my intuition I have always had great natural ability in that but took me a while to trust it. A huge factor in intuition is being hyper observant on people.
Great points especially triage. IMHO those new to the ED should have done their TNCC prior to be assigned to triage. Actually it should be mandated that a triage nurse be TNCC/ENPC certified.
In all of the careers Ive had I thrive when I need to multitask and prioritize work in a fast paced environment.From what Ive perceived from the information in the many videos regarding ER Nursing it seems it may be the path for me.I'll likely end up taking any position the Hospital I want to work at will offer me just to get in the door .
Kurt Ehlers same. I’m still a student nurse, but have had many clinicals in the ED. I like it because like the video says, I’ve got to start a lot of IVs which is great practice as a student. I started 6 in the ED yesterday! I’ve also been able to help with traumas & codes. I’d love to work in the ED, but even if I don’t right away, the experience I’ve gotten in there will benefit no matter where I am placed.
Cat Callender Many schools/hospitals/states do not allow student nurses to start IV’s, handle blood, or do IV push meds. - Many, if not most nurses, learn IV start skills on the job. - You are fortunate to have that much experience as a student, we are not even permitted to learn until we are licensed. We can flush and remove, hang bags and set up pumps but we cannot do venipuncture.
I just accepted a position in the ER. This will be my first job as an RN. I was an LPN for many years but this will be a whole new world. My plan is to eventually do travel nursing. Any tips on things to do now to put myself in a better position for when I've gained a couple years experience and am ready to go?
That's AWESOME!! Congrats! With all that LPN experience you are way ahead of the game! Honestly you're in the perfect position to travel since you're going to the ER. Plus your experience as an LPN is huge! I would put a year in the ER and see if you feel comfortable.
After 30+ years of OB nursing (and all of the ob units closing around me 😢) I have been talked into giving ER nursing a whirl. Scares me to death tbh but my coworkers are convinced I will be fine. Any tips and tricks for this old nurse? 😂 I think they just want me for my baby delivering skills. 😅
Hey Crosby! Thanks for sharing your adventures! My question is about strategizing my route as a nurse to get to where I want to be. My daughter went through chemo a year ago, which inspired me to become a pediatric Oncology nurse in the future. However, I'm wondering what the best job route to take is. Since I want to gain as much experience as possible, what would the best place to start be? In the ER/ICU/clinic/etc.
It kind of depends. Because if you want all around experience I would go with med/surg but if you want critical care I would go for ICU or ER. Also intermediate type of care like step down units cardiac units etc. Those seem to be the best fit for new nurses. I hope your daughter is doing better, and let me know if you have any more questions
Very glad to find this channel and glad you posted this as I am about to start my last semester of nursing school and have chose to do my precepting hours at an ER in my area. I will definitely take some of these things that you have talked about and implement them as I begin my time in the ER in January. Triaging has been an area of ER nursing that I have not thought alot about as I have just been more worried about getting more comfortable with my skills. Good food for thought. Also if you have any advice for a student going into the ER setting for the first time what would it be? Especially if this is the field I want to go into.
If you see this, GREAT! If not haha that’s okay, this comment was posted 4 years ago, but how is it going for you??? I am in my second semester in nursing school and just shadowed in the ER. I loved it, from how fast paced it is, and the amount of information thrown at me, just exploded my interest. Hopefully I can keep on pushing through and eventually make my way into working in an ER somewhere!
I've been a fan for awhile now and I've got some questions I need to ask you about shady shit going down out here in TX. I just need some guidance bro. How do we talk off line about this?
Can you make a video about the transition from fundamentals- to med surg and pharmacology 1. I keep hearing that Second semester of nursing school is a lot harder than first semester fundamentals, and people say they wish they would of know how much more different it was going to be 😅😅
As an ER nurse I called exactly what you were going to say!! Time is of the essence in more ways than one when you are working in the “jungle”! Fast and efficient is a must in the ER!! Not a place for the lazy or the weak...those nurses need not apply!
Hello,I am a ER nurse from Taiwan,I just pass my RN test recently.i don't know which state I should go for work.Iheard the salary in LA is the best,I really need some recommendations, thanks alot~
The Bay Area has probably the highest paying nurses in the state and probably the entirety of the country, but it is probably also the most expensive place to live. You just gotta find a good cost of living balance! Good luck man.
1. Triage
2. IV insertion
3. Intuition
Thanks , now I can move on
Thank you
Intuition is so important! So often I use it and it has helped prevent near misses in patient proper triage and treatment!
So I have been in ER since 2010. I have only been a nurse since 2015. I started as an EMT in 2008. I Love ER! It’s such an exciting fast paced world. It is stressful, rewarding, a challenge and fun all wrapped up in one. Just applied to be the ER clinical educator. We will see in a week or two. The points you listed are excellent. The only other thing I would want to get across to new nurses to ER is, ER IS ANOTHER PLANET in comparison to regular nursing. If you have that gut feeling, Trust it... develop a relationship between yourself and your team mates. Respect your techs and nurse aids... and always keep actively trying to learn something new.
This was great advice! Thank you so much. I have accepted a job in an ER. I'm a new grad RN but I have 3 years experience as an LPN. I'm a little nervous bc i will be starting 5 months pregnant but I plan to push through and return as soon as I can. Thanks again!
Congrats!! Being pregnant shouldn't slow you down too much especially since you already have experience as an LPN.
1:23...well played. Well played....
Zane Lowe 😂😂😂
My man
Love the advice here! I recently just transferred from med surg to Er and it’s been pretty overwhelming. Constantly assessing my patients and IV sticks left and right. It’s very exciting and challenging!
That's great to hear!! ER is such a fun and challenging job
Really on point!🖒 I am new in ER, it's been like 3 mos. now and everytime I will start an IV I could feel all the neurotransmitter popping down my spine. Oh my, my first time in triage it was nerve wracking. Everyday is a learning experience🤔 And I need to enhance my intuition skills. There's a lot that I need to learn but I am not complaining. I just need to learn double time. So glad to found your video😄
Thank you!! My first 3 months were very nerve racking as well!! It all comes in time! 😀
I just found your channel and I when I'm older I want to start a career in the medical field and your channel has greatly increased my interest in becoming an ER nurse. I hope to love my job as much as you do one day :)
That's awesome!! I hope you continue to stay motivated in that direction
Wow man, that is one beautiful city! Every time I see one of your videos it makes me wanna be a travel nurse one day. You're living my dream buddy lol
haha The city is amazing!!
Slick editing around the 1:20 mark, Crosby. I couldn't help but bust out laughing!
Starting an IV is honestly the only thing in my head that I get anxiety thinking about right now when thinking about nursing school (i know it won't be the only thing though)! I've honestly just told myself to take all of the great advice here and on some of the other nursing specific channels, and to be ok with facing those fears head-on!
Glad you're enjoying it and still feeding the channel through some of the initial craziness of traveling somewhere new!
Thanks bro!! It sort of challenging trying to get these vids up and traveling. Somehow I managed lol
😆 I didnt catch that the first time
Thanks for this, I sub'd your channel after watching your video with Ashley that was awesome. I'm a new grad starting in a busy ER in a couple weeks. Though I have 12 years of EMS experience I know this is a different ballgame and really appreciate your insight in these videos. PS - also into drones and photography/gopro stuff. Thanks for the awesome content!
Thank you for sub! Really appreciate it! I just released a day in the life ER video today you may find helpful
I am so happy to see this video, I did 17 years Law Enforcement and now going in to nursing. I have a interest in the ER for sure and now I am graduating in Phlebotomy. So Now I feel like I have Triage down with my LE emergency experiences, IV Sticks is not a issue anymore due to the Phlebotomy course, and my intuition I have always had great natural ability in that but took me a while to trust it. A huge factor in intuition is being hyper observant on people.
Ability to triage, doing IVs right, use your intuition when evaluating your patients. Good.
Great points especially triage. IMHO those new to the ED should have done their TNCC prior to be assigned to triage. Actually it should be mandated that a triage nurse be TNCC/ENPC certified.
I would agree with that 100%
Thanks for the great tips! I needed this for going back to nursing career
In all of the careers Ive had I thrive when I need to multitask and prioritize work in a fast paced environment.From what Ive perceived from the information in the many videos regarding ER Nursing it seems it may be the path for me.I'll likely end up taking any position the Hospital I want to work at will offer me just to get in the door .
Kurt Ehlers same. I’m still a student nurse, but have had many clinicals in the ED. I like it because like the video says, I’ve got to start a lot of IVs which is great practice as a student. I started 6 in the ED yesterday! I’ve also been able to help with traumas & codes. I’d love to work in the ED, but even if I don’t right away, the experience I’ve gotten in there will benefit no matter where I am placed.
Cat Callender Many schools/hospitals/states do not allow student nurses to start IV’s, handle blood, or do IV push meds. - Many, if not most nurses, learn IV start skills on the job. - You are fortunate to have that much experience as a student, we are not even permitted to learn until we are licensed. We can flush and remove, hang bags and set up pumps but we cannot do venipuncture.
Thanks from Northern BC, your advice is much appreciated (from a 4th year dreaming of the ER) - keep being rad
Great points thank u! ER nurse from California!
You're Welcome!! Thank you for watching
I just accepted a position in the ER. This will be my first job as an RN. I was an LPN for many years but this will be a whole new world. My plan is to eventually do travel nursing. Any tips on things to do now to put myself in a better position for when I've gained a couple years experience and am ready to go?
That's AWESOME!! Congrats! With all that LPN experience you are way ahead of the game! Honestly you're in the perfect position to travel since you're going to the ER. Plus your experience as an LPN is huge! I would put a year in the ER and see if you feel comfortable.
After 30+ years of OB nursing (and all of the ob units closing around me 😢) I have been talked into giving ER nursing a whirl. Scares me to death tbh but my coworkers are convinced I will be fine. Any tips and tricks for this old nurse? 😂 I think they just want me for my baby delivering skills. 😅
Hey Crosby! Thanks for sharing your adventures! My question is about strategizing my route as a nurse to get to where I want to be. My daughter went through chemo a year ago, which inspired me to become a pediatric Oncology nurse in the future. However, I'm wondering what the best job route to take is. Since I want to gain as much experience as possible, what would the best place to start be? In the ER/ICU/clinic/etc.
It kind of depends. Because if you want all around experience I would go with med/surg but if you want critical care I would go for ICU or ER. Also intermediate type of care like step down units cardiac units etc. Those seem to be the best fit for new nurses. I hope your daughter is doing better, and let me know if you have any more questions
Crosby Steen, MSN, RN Thank you! She is doing much better. Has been in remission for about a year now.
That's so great to hear!!
Very glad to find this channel and glad you posted this as I am about to start my last semester of nursing school and have chose to do my precepting hours at an ER in my area. I will definitely take some of these things that you have talked about and implement them as I begin my time in the ER in January. Triaging has been an area of ER nursing that I have not thought alot about as I have just been more worried about getting more comfortable with my skills. Good food for thought. Also if you have any advice for a student going into the ER setting for the first time what would it be? Especially if this is the field I want to go into.
If you see this, GREAT! If not haha that’s okay, this comment was posted 4 years ago, but how is it going for you??? I am in my second semester in nursing school and just shadowed in the ER. I loved it, from how fast paced it is, and the amount of information thrown at me, just exploded my interest. Hopefully I can keep on pushing through and eventually make my way into working in an ER somewhere!
What a great tips.. thank you...
I've been a fan for awhile now and I've got some questions I need to ask you about shady shit going down out here in TX. I just need some guidance bro. How do we talk off line about this?
Lets get right into this 2 minutes in the video.
One of the other strong thungs is also time management
Great tips, is a Family Nurse practitioner basically the same as General practice or does it require a different route ?
I want to become a Travel Nurse. What do I need to do? How would I get a license for other states and countries?
Can you make a video about the transition from fundamentals- to med surg and pharmacology 1. I keep hearing that Second semester of nursing school is a lot harder than first semester fundamentals, and people say they wish they would of know how much more different it was going to be 😅😅
Yep Just posted it today!
Starts 1:43
LOL
As an ER nurse I called exactly what you were going to say!! Time is of the essence in more ways than one when you are working in the “jungle”! Fast and efficient is a must in the ER!! Not a place for the lazy or the weak...those nurses need not apply!
hahaha
I miss living in Honolulu! 😢🏝🏝
It was so much fun
I think we all saw you checkout that runner
I mean what was I supposed to do hahah
No judgment my dude I just thought it was funny, happens to all of us lol
LOL yep! Sorry not sorry 😂
Hello,I am a ER nurse from Taiwan,I just pass my RN test recently.i don't know which state I should go for work.Iheard the salary in LA is the best,I really need some recommendations, thanks alot~
D.C Congrats!! California has best pay for sure. But it really depends on what you like
Thanks for answer me,your videos help me a lot~
D.C Awesome! Thank you for watching!
The cost of living in California is super super high though. The salary is relative.
The Bay Area has probably the highest paying nurses in the state and probably the entirety of the country, but it is probably also the most expensive place to live. You just gotta find a good cost of living balance! Good luck man.
Wow ❤
Great tips!
Thanks!!
How do ER staff really feel about EMS 🤔?
Thanks for the info! I'm about to start in ER soon 😍🙌
Paramedics make the best ED nurses. Nuff Said.
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Great video! Hawaii looks beautiful. Nurses also work from home like me. Check it out
Why he is so hot😍😂😂
😂☺😁
Srsly 😥😍