From broken legs to gunshot wounds emergency nurses are always on their feet ready to receive any patient, “more than 136.3 million people visit the emergency room each year” (Petrea). From high stress procedures to life threatening injuries, ER nurses are tough cookies that are not to be messed with. They are trained to handle any situation that rolls into the emergency room, by having years of intense schooling and experience in the ER which form them into excellent nurses. Medical professionals are always happy to help in the time of need, all it takes is time and practice.
A few things an ER nurse would need before heading into the total chaos that is the emergency room is a good lunch and a clear mind. Just before the shift starts the new staff would be briefed on what is going on in the emergency room and they would be assigned to patients. “As the nurses make their rounds they would monitor the patients and address the concerns of worried family members” (A Day In The Life Of An ER Nurse” ). Nurses have a very wide range of responsibility which may include managing unstable patients, taking blood work, inserting IVs, …show more content…
“Nurses have a wide responsibility that help keep the emergency room running smoothly and orderly” (Petrea). as much schooling as they have to go through nurses are well equipped to handle any situation that ranges from concussions to life threatening allergic reactions. Nurses go through emotionally and physically draining things which means that they have to help stabilize people who are on the verge to dying and working more than 12 hour shifts. Although there are bad parts to the job it doesn't mean that everything about nursing is the absolute worst, the best part of nursing is watching a patient leave the ER in one