International Nurses Association

A Saturday night shift in an emergency room can be very busy, and a great learning experience for a new nurse. Working in an E.R. will allow you to help patients in need of emergency care, critically ill patients entering the hospital, and trauma patients, some near death. It will also provide valuable experience and knowledge in the care and treatment of a variety of emergencies and conditions. Example of a nurse diary: Start of shift 7:00 p.m . -       A five-year-old boy was admitted to the E.R. with a burn on his forearm and upper leg.  The family was eating at a restaurant, and the server accidentally dropped the coffee pot, spilling hot coffee on the boy.  He was screaming, some from pain and some from fear.  Mom was crying, and dad was trying to keep it together.  The young man received treatment for the burns, his arm was wrapped, and after 4 hours he was released. -       An 88-year-old woman was admitted after her neighbor found her lying on her kitchen floor.  The

What is a typical Saturday night in a busy hospital emergency room like?   Well, that is more or less a rhetorical question, because there actually is no typical Saturday night in a busy emergency room.   Some things stay the same, even some patients are the same, but everything typical?   Never!   Related: 5 Questions to ask your Interviewer 7:00 p.m.- an auto accident involving a car and a motorcycle was called into the ER.   The driver of the car had only minor injuries, however the motorcycle driver was very bad off.   Upon arrival, this 38 year old patient had multiple injuries, including a severe injury to his right leg.   He was unconscious, and doctors advised family members he would be going to surgery.   Two hours into surgery doctors advised the family that the patient would lose his right leg from the lower thigh down, and that they were still operating and attempting to stabilize.   At 4:00 a.m. the family was told the patient was, out of surgery, howe