Emergency Nursing - Providing Critical Care For Patients

One of the primary responsibilities of anthe injury. This does not mean that the nurse has
emergency nurse is to provide care to patientsto be fully aware of the medical implications of
when they need it the most. Such circumstancesthe treatment. Her responsibility is to ensure that
often get classified as emergency situations.the patient, who is in an emergency situation,
Nurses trained in emergency nursing are able tosurvives until the time the doctor gets to treat
meet the health care needs of the patients whohim.
are at a very critical stage of their illness.For example, a person who has been hit by a car
Most nurses deal with on-the-spot situations orwhen standing on the road, may need immediate
urgent calls made to them, in order for them toassistance on blood replenishment and support for
attend to patients. At the stage of the nursebones. The nurse attending to him would do the
attending to the patient, the reason for the illnessneedful and on the other hand, will call her doctor
or injury is not determined. This is because theto attend to him as soon as possible. Such cases
doctor wouldn't have attended to the patientare also known as Trauma cases, and are handled
itself. Thus, the responsibility of the emergencyby these nurses.
nurse is to ensure she attends to the patient andTo get into emergency nursing, you need to be a
provides him emergency healthcare treatmentRegistered Nurse in practice for at least 2 years.
which can last until the time the doctor actuallyOnce you have 2 years experience as a
gets to deliver his treatment course.Registered Nurse, you can study for Additional
It is extremely important for the nurse to knowEmergency Nursing Training courses, which last
how to take care of the illness or the injuryfor about 6-8 months. On passing the examination
condition of the patient. At the time of treatingfor this course, nurses could check with the
the patient, the nurse would try to understandhealthcare setting if they can work in emergency
the reason for the injury and will treat the patientnursing.
in accordance with the reasons of the illness or