A question I often get asked is, what advice do you have for new nursing grads or nurses switching to the ER? While there are about a hundred plus things I could think of, I figured I would try to limit it to the most pertinent things I learned when I went into the ER [...]
Moderate or conscious sedation is a common procedure used in the emergency room to reduce dislocations or fractures in patients. I have seen this procedure frequently on dislocated hip prostheses (like the image above) and shoulders after the patient has experienced some kind of trauma or fall. This procedure allows patients to tolerate typically unpleasant [...]
I remember when I was in nursing school heading to my first day of preceptorship in the emergency department nervous that I would botch one of the most common nursing procedures of starting an intravenous line. I was always so worried I would get one of those patients that tells you they are a "hard stick" [...]
The Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) can be a very daunting class to take as a new nurse. I was pretty much terrified when I was told I had to not only take the class but was only going to get a few weeks to study for it. They handed me this massive textbook and [...]
Why Emergency nursing? For the excitement and immediate gratification that comes with being a nurse in the Emergency Department. When you can fix an emergent problem and make the patient stable or feel better, is what it's all about. What are three words to describe emergency nurses? Resilient, quick thinking, and badass. What is the most exciting part [...]
These stainless steel finger traps have more uses than providing finger torture to our patients in the Emergency Department! These finger traps are used to provide traction; traction is moving a fractured, displaced, or dislocated body part to provide stability and reduce pain. The fingers are each individually placed in the wire trap and suspended. [...]
Nursing wasn't always my dream. Shocking I know, but to share how I became a nurse we should start at the beginning when I first knew I wanted to get involved with healthcare and helping others. I have always been interested in medicine and human anatomy because much of it is like puzzle. You have [...]
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