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High-Octane Nursing
Stephen Borkowski / Monster Staff Writer
If you’re an adrenaline junkie seeking a lifetime of adventure, look no further than emergency nursing, where you could work to save lives in high-pressure situations. Here’s a look at some of the aspects that set this niche apart.
The Thrill
According to Carol Howat, RN, BSN, a nurse in the emergency room of Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois, for more than a decade, it’s adrenaline that keeps her alert to respond to the volume and variety of patients moving through the ER.
“You hear the overhead page ‘trauma alert, three minutes,’ and in those three minutes your heart starts beating faster,” says Howat, a certified emergency nurse (CEN). “You don’t get nervous, but your adrenaline starts pumping.”
High overhead, Teri Campbell’s blood is flowing as she leaps into action. Campbell, RN, BSN, CEN, is the chief flight nurse for Air Angels, a critical-care transportation provider based in West Chicago, Illinois. She and her teammates, one paramedic and one pilot, respond to emergencies in a Bell 222 EMS helicopter. “We’re adrenaline junkies,” she says. “We love the excitement of not knowing what’s coming around the corner.”
Ready for Anything
Having a wide range of skills at the ready is a must for emergency nurses, since they’re called upon to respond to a range of medical emergencies. “We have any type of bizarre thing you can think of,” Howat says. “Chances are in your career in the ER, you will see those rare things that you only see in textbooks.” Howat has encountered parking lot births, foreign objects lodged in every place they shouldn’t be, motorcycle parts stuck in legs and mental cases who truly thought they were on a bus to Sesame Street.
Whether landing in a cornfield or at an industrial complex, Campbell says a flight nurse must know how to adapt. Her team unexpectedly discovered injured children as the wreckage of a car accident was being dismantled. “All of a sudden, our whole scene has changed,” she says. “We have to instantly change our plan, change our equipment, change our medication.”
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over 4 years ago
20 comments
I know I'm just getting started in this career, but I know this is what I want to do!
casassy62688
over 4 years ago
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I definately think that the ER is where I want to be when I become a nurse. I love to continue learning anything and everything, I work on a cardiac floor right now as a PCA (a tech) and when they call a code.....my heart starts racing, but I don't get nervous, I just love the feeling of knowing that I have certain things to do to help keep that patient alive. I definately think the ER is where I'm going to belong.
NurseNess
over 4 years ago
8 comments
I never knew I was an adrenaline junkie until I started working the ER. I work in a smaller hospital, but we still see everything imaginable. There are some very frustrating moments, but I still love it!
kwindham1
over 4 years ago
12 comments
I love the ER! It does have its frustrations, but the unpredictable nature of the area is AWESOME! And yes, you DO see everything! I can truly say I have a gift for it. Love it!
MARTY259
over 4 years ago
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As an ER nurse of 12 years I found the article very informative as to what ER nurses deal with.
chattycathy79
over 4 years ago
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I would like to specialize in the ED,but as a new older grad I am finiding it hard to get my foot in the door. I need training but I have to start somewhere.
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over 4 years ago
Working in the ER brings a great experience! Never-ending learning process and challenge!