What's good to know before transferring from Emergency to Operation Room as a nurse?
from ricesoup@lemmy.ml to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world on 20 Aug 16:26
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reasons to transfer are the equipment they work with (modern), a doctor who works there who told me I’d be a good fit and not having to deal with angry patients or families who think I’m a waitress and don’t understand that the ER is not first come first served.

Am I seeing it with rose colored glasses? I was also happy before transferring from oncology to ER. I learned a lot in the ER but there are way too many entitled patients.

Any reason to remain in ER or go to another completely different ward?

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WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world on 20 Aug 16:50 next collapse

Go to the OR. I worked ED a long time and my happiest coworkers left for either OR or specials. You already do recovery and patient education as an ER nurse. I prefer ermds to surgeons usually but that’s just whatever. ER is better if you’re trying to climb the corporate ladder but you can do that from anywhere if you join enough committees. If you already have hem/onc floor experience I would look at ambulatory infusion center too. Once you get certified it’s cake and I loved the work/patients when I was there briefly. I don’t want to be down on the ED but most people know in less around a year if they can tolerate it long term. RN stands for refreshments and narcotics right?

unconsequential@slrpnk.net on 20 Aug 18:22 next collapse

Sounds like you’re a better fit for patients who are unconscious.

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 20 Aug 18:46 next collapse

You have to suffer being around surgeons

ricesoup@lemmy.ml on 21 Aug 07:15 collapse

is it really that bad? because they’re prone to get angry? arrogant?

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 21 Aug 13:25 collapse

Poor social skills among with other inadequacies

gasgiant@lemmy.ml on 20 Aug 21:07 next collapse

Instead of the patients coming in already bleeding you’ll have to make them bleed and then stop it.

Seems like extra work to me.

ricesoup@lemmy.ml on 21 Aug 07:16 collapse

but we must cut to heal…

Apytele@sh.itjust.works on 20 Aug 21:19 next collapse

They actually care whether or not shit is sterile. Oh and the thing somebody said about surgeons. Ewww.

ricesoup@lemmy.ml on 21 Aug 07:16 collapse

Ewww.

personal experience?

Apytele@sh.itjust.works on 21 Aug 09:07 collapse

Not up close and personal but it was enough.

shalafi@lemmy.world on 21 Aug 02:49 collapse

My ex was a scrub tech for years, loved it until she hit the top of the pay scale and so went to nursing school. Training put her in a 6-month 3rd shift stint at the downtown OR, the local “gun and knife club”, loved it. When she got her RN, she went straight back in the OR.

She used to always laugh, “I don’t have to talk to those fuckers! They’re knocked out when I get to them!”

sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz on 05 Sep 12:53 collapse

Nurse Patchit