Terran Haberman Tuesday, December 20, 2016

EMERGENCY
NURSE
What is a ER Nurse?
ER nurses are known by many
names, including trauma
nurses and critical care nurses.
These nurses provide
treatment for patients in
emergency medical situations.
ER nurses are often faced with
a wide range of different
medical emergencies.
Including illnesses, injuries
from accidents or crimes.
Others are poisonings,
dangerously high fever, broken
bones, drug overdoses, car
accidents, stab wounds, What Emergency Nurses Do
gunshots, heart attacks, and
Most ER nurses say its nothing like a regular nurses job. ER
strokes. Being an ER nurse can
be nerve racking and nurses must be able to assess each of their patients quickly and
emotional. You will work long accurate as possible. They must determine which patient needs
hours and be stressed. Its a medical attention faster then others. First step that ER nurses
fast-paced nursing career. must be able to do is make sure the patient is stabilized. This
should mean to make sure the patient doesnt worsen. Some of
Salary these procedures may include: starting intravenous lines,
administering medication, transfusing blood, first aid,
In Iowa an average ER nurse
cardiopulmonary resuscitation, rescue breathing, bag-valve-mask
salaries for job postings are 3%
lower than average ER nurse ventilation, intubation, tracheotomies, suturing, setting broken
salaries for job positing bones, and delivering babies. ER nurses should also be
nationwide. Average salary knowledgeable about diagnostic tests and procedures, such as
ranks 17th among states in the electrocardiograms and x-rays. As becoming an ER nurse its a
country. The average salary for career that is often filled with stress and long hours.
an ER nurse in Iowa in 2016
was $62,000.

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Training Requirements
The NCLEX-RN certification exam
must be completed with a passing
grade in order to qualify for work as
a registered nurse. An additional
certificate must be earned through
the Board of Certification in
Emergency Nursing, so that a nurse
can apply for emergency position
through a Certified Emergency
Nursing Certificate. Practical
training between 200 and 400 hours
throughout the academic period is
also necessary, along with a
placement within a medical facility
before completion of the registered
nursing degree prior to
specialization in the field of
emergency nursing.
Education Required
A person must first complete the appropriate training to become a
registered nurse. Completing an Associate degree in nursing, a
Bachelor of Science degree in nursing, or a 3 year hospital training
diploma that will allow nurses to become certified through he
national licensure examination process. Once this is complete a
Masters of Science in nursing can be obtained, including specialized
training, and additional certification through the Board of
Certification in Emergency Nursing, which provides the CEN
certificate.
Earn your nursing degree and pass the National Council Licensure
Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). You can also
choose to continue your education, earn your masters degree, and
become an advance practice nurse.
You can gain this experience by option to work as a floating nurse
Educational Track Average Education Length
Earn a Bachelors Degree 4 years
Earn a MSN Degree 2 Additional Years

How its related to Earn a PHD or DNP 2-4 Additional Years

Chemistry

Nurses administer medication to

patients. Important to know the in your hospitals emergency room, or by assisting teams of
proper accuracy of dosage and paramedics. Certification as an emergency nurse is not mandatory,
time of intake of specific drug but it is highly recommended, as employers often favor applicants
depending on patients care that made an eort to take these extra steps. To become certified
problem. Having chemistry gives as an emergency nurse, youll need atlas two years of experience
the knowledge and understanding
working in an emergency medical setting, such as an emergency
about this compounds, especially
room. You then qualify to sit for the Certified Emergency Nurses
in medication, and what they are
Examination, which is administered by the Board of Certification
made up on, and what they can
affect on human health. General for Emergency Nursing.
Chemistry, Organic Chemistry,
Biochemistry, and Pharmacology
are some of the important
Chemistrys you need to know to
become a ER nurse.