Emergency Nursing

Nurses in this field provide care for patients in the critical or emergency phase of an illness or trauma, and must be able to recognize life-threatening problems and rapidly arrange necessary care. These nurses are not limited to only working in the emergency room of a hospital.

Pat L.

Rogue River, OR
RN, BSN, CDE

When two of my best friends went off to college and told me about nursing school, I couldn't wait to do the same thing. My 34-year career has offered financial security, diversity,...

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RELEVANT LINKS

Descriptions:

What is Emergency Nursing?

What is Trauma Nursing?

Articles:

Making the Transition to ED Nursing

Nurses Working in Rural EDs

The Door's Ajar

Five-Level Triage

Budget Cuts Hamper ER

Organizations:

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Emergency Nurses Association

Society of Trauma Nurses

Other Information:

Links to regional Emergency Nursing associations

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