Medical Surgical Nursing vs. Emergency Room Nursing
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Take it from someone who has had experience in both fields of nursing! Which is better? Which do I like best? What are the responsibilities in each field? Check out this video to find out!
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ER is just fast paced more critical version of med surg
This was a super helpful video! I am about to graduate and many hospitals around me off PCU , MED SURG, and ER ... This gave me a great comparison! Thank you !
I worked 20 yrs med/surg peds, then case management. I still love to learn from you.
Oh wow Lisa! Did you do Case Management in a hospital setting?
@@Katherine_Ann Yes, I worked as a peds CM in the pediatric hospital. Before that, I was a CM at an Army hospital for soldiers returning & deploying back to Iraq & Afghanistan. It was my most favorite job & most satisfying. I'm now a certified school nurse working on-call for different school districts.
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As someone who was trained in paramediscience 10 +/- years ago, who is now coming into the nursing field and have served 2 shifts on med surg... yes. I would agree with the information stated here. Different kind of nursing in both locations, but neither one is better than the other, just different. :-) Good job. I'm enjoying your videos thus far!
Hi Heidi! Thank you so much for watching! I enjoyed reading your feedback!
This was very informative! Thank you! I'm a first year nursing student who just started clinicals in the hospital! I think I want to start off in Med-Surg and get a good foundation/experience before I possibly switch over to something else. But time will tell lol. Thanks for the great video!
I wish you all the best this first semester! Please reach out to me with any questions you ever have!
First video I’ve watched and obsessed!! Love your bubbly personality!! I am currently finishing up my nursing pre requisites! Subscribed 💕
You're too kind♡ so happy to have you here!
I have an ED interview tomorrow. Thanks for the great video :)
How exciting! I'll be praying for you!
u had ED interview the other day. how did it go. did u get the job??
did u get the job?
The 1st gig I want to apply for is to be an E.R. Nurse upon graduating from my ASN/LVN school.
Very nice!
Seems to me that E.R. Nurses are a team for several reasons, it's sort of like the show M.A.S.H.
they had to deal with some serious stuff every time those helicopters flew in it was some serious serious serious stuff... explosions and etc. so they had to have their leadership and teamwork caps on and their Ego's in their Locker. the lives mattered. Organized chaos in the E.R. sounds like the Norm. from Nurses I've spoken to there seems to be so many moving parts' Charge Nurse, trauma Nurse Triage Nurse, Clinical supervisor, etc..etc..etc..
Thats a great point Bryan, it does kind of remind me of the show M.A.S.H of what I remember, lol!
Former ER and PACU...going back to acute care... hired for med surg...afraid time management
Hi how can I get into PACU with just med surge experience? It’s like no one will give me a chance 😩 lol
I love hearing this information because It's my desire to work in an Emergency department of a Hospital when I graduate from the LVN course I'm in. so this information helps a lot.
my school is 17 month's so that will go by Very fast overall.
That's great, Bryan! Best of luck to you in your program!
Im an LVN who works in the ER...I complete orders after they've been triaged. The tasks include peripheral blood draw/IV insertion, medication administration ( PO, IV Push, Injections, Saline bag drips/ IVPB. It has been a true learning experience and Im addicted😊😊😊 you'll do just fine, and congrats ahead of time.🎉🎉
@@Pros671do you do head to toe assessments?
@@PalmH33 No, not in ER, I will do a full body when I work my Med-Surg shifts...I just cant do the initial assessments and I cant do care plans... Oh, I cant push cardiac meds or certain schedule drugs.
@@Pros671 do you think it’s better to start in the ER or medsurg unit first?
I'm a cna and seeing my rns in med surg is like a nightmare but now its getting a little better since covid is going down. I just know that if one day i become a rn, i will not work med surg hahah
I'm glad you are seeing that now and learning that now Viviana!
Super helpful insight. Thanks
This is a good video, keep it up!
Hi, I have a question regarding new grad nurses. Seeing how you’ve been in both med/surg and the ED, which floor do you feel as though a new grad nurse could or should start in?..Could they survive in the ED without med/surg experience?
Ho! So I have seen both new grads and med surg nurses imitating off on both areas. Personally I feel like a new grad should start off in med surg first since it's not as fast paced and you have a longer time to learn pathophysiology. I have however seen new grads succeed in the ER starting off, and some not some much, and get very overwhelmed with the tasks put in front of them.
Great video!
Great video, very informative! 👍🏾
u keep saying its a different way of thinking several times yet the best u can tell me is that we just check their acute problem and not do head to toe assessent. expand more . im sure theres alot more going on in the ER than just taking care of the fracture!!
Hey Alex! So the different way of thinking is the acute issue, whether that be a heart attack, stroke, shortness if breath. We do not always do a head to toe assessment. If someone is coming in with a fracture depending the area, we are not checking a full head to toe assessment. We do not listen to every person's lung sounds if that is not the primary complaint. All depends what is going on. On a medical unit you have to do a full head to toe assessment and chart it. Does that help?
@@Katherine_Ann thank you
Alex L we literally just assess what the person is there for. So I guess, yeah. We just take care of the fracture and then say bye! Lol 😆
Is the charting the same in the er? Or do you still have to chart everything for the assessment?
Hi Erin, it's only focused assessments. You're not doing a full head to toe assessment. Thanks for watching!
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How many patients aprox u see in a 12 hrs shift? I mean...along the whole shift, and how many patients simultanously...hope u understand my question my english is not the best 😅
Hey Karla! On average I would see between 5-15, it was all dependent on if the Pts were being admitted. If they were being admitted of course that meant once less room being turned over. We has an area called fast track, in that area it was more like an urgent care. You could have countless amounts of patients come through... although you normally were not scheduled to work in that specific area of the ER for more than 4 to 8 hours. In our ER we changed around positions a lot. Some areas were higher acuity, some lower acuity, they were keep us moving throughout the day and not always spending 12hrs in the same spot.
I have zero trouble claiming that ER nursing is better than Med-Surg nursing, but concede the two are vastly different. It’s usually painful for me to witness a Med-Surg nurse, but I recognize their necessary existence. The only way I’d ever work Med-Surg is if I wanted less stress, time to study, do homework, or watch Netflix on the clock (which I’d never do). I cannot count the number of times I’ve seen Med-Surg nurses surfing the internet, on social media, or sleeping at the nurses station when I go up on the floor. It’s disgusting. There is no comparison. I’m still waiting for the day that a Med-Surg float nurse is actually able to do anything helpful in my ED other than walk slowly in the hallway and stand in the way. I could go on and on, but think it unlikely to do any good. With that said, I have met some quality Med-Surg nurses that I would let nurse my loved one. I’ve also known some ER nurses who were pretty terrible. As with anything where humans are involved, you’ll find good and bad.
It is possible to provide quality education to your patients in the ED. I’ve had countless patients and/or their loved ones compliment my teachings and/or ask me why no one taught them the last 10 times they were admitted. You just have to shed the Med-Surg mentality and become more efficient. You’ll be delivering quality discharge teaching in the ED in little time. Just takes some time and practice. If you have a passion for teaching and selflessly serving others, you’ll get there. Congrats on making the switch.
Hey Derek! I think it takes a special nurse to do both types, just like an ECF nurse. I have seen nurses in the ER also on their social media sites so I think that is everywhere for sure. Thanks for visiting my page! I appreciate your comments! :)
I'm a float nurse who frequently floats to ER. It can be tough floating, especially if you never got oriented to somewhere that is as specialized and unique as the ER. Instead of viewing the float as in your way, why don't you direct them, show them something or give them a task. I'm assuming they float there because of short staffing, so be grateful they are there to help and let them help. Most float nurses don't like being floated to ER. I grew to love it because of some bad-ass RNs who took me under their wing and showed me the ropes. If they hadn't taken the time to help me feel appreciated and more comfortable, I wouldn't be able jump in and get in the mix the way I do now. So maybe be that nurse for someone else. Don't assume med surg nurses are dumb or lazy. Even if you floated to a tele floor or a med surg floor, you'd be a little lost too because it's not what you're used to. Don't discredit other nurses.
Would definitely not want to work with you.
Derek Shelton What type of med surg floor were you on?! The nurses I’ve seen are always running around like chickens with their heads cut off, balancing 5 patients
Jordan Schmidt, RN lol I’m not even a nurse yet but his comment was off putting and a little discouraging.