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Informative Essay On Emergency Room Nurse

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Maya Angelou once said, “As a nurse, we have the opportunity to heal the heart, mind, soul and body of our patients, their families and ourselves. They may forget your name, but they will never forget how you made them feel” (Childs, 2012. p .2). Today I want to share information with you about nursing that provides insight on a well-known area, the emergency room. I have conducted extensive scholarly research on my topic to learn about nursing in the emergency department. Nursing has many areas to specialize in, but why people chose the emergency department, what goes on behind the scenes, and what are the qualifications to become an emergency department nurse.
Nurses that choose to work in the emergency department need to have a driving factor to want to be a part of this area. The main driving factor for these nurses is that they love the …show more content…

In order to become a nurse, one must attend an accredited college with a nursing degree program and graduate with a RN or BSN. Upon graduation, the nursing student will take the NCLEX, an exam that determines whether or not the nursing student is ready to practice as a nurse. Once the test is passed, the nursing student is ready to apply for a job in a clinic, hospital, or a nursing home. After beginning work, the nurse can specialize in a department that they chose. According to Bret McGill, dean of Calhoun Community College’s Health Division, “We teach the student the general areas of nursing. A student gets clinical in almost every aspect of the profession. They usually make their specialty choice once they get into the profession” (Hughes, 2013, p. 1). In the emergency department, a nurse has to take another test after additional training in order receive a certificate stating that they are specialized to work in the emergency

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