emergency nurses practice personal characteristics

[scotttyna]

1. Ability to shift gears and accelerate your pace as needed
2. Good observation, assessment, and prioritization skills
3. Multi-tasking ability
4. Good interpersonal and customer service skills
5. Stamina
6. Good personal coping skills
7. Assertive patient advocate
8. Ability to maintain calm amidst chaos
9. Good sense of humor
10.Ability to think fast and on your feet

[amygarside]

Thank you for these tips!

[NURSEDETROIT]

Thanks for the clarification, wondered what I was about all these years. . .

[chicagonurse89]

I think ER is one of the most risky and busiest areas in the hospital, so nurses who are assigned in the ER should really possess all these characteristics!!

[nurseonwheels]

Thanks for the great post. Some people are naturally fast, naturally slow. Some are multi-taskers and some are singularly focused. It's no crime to be either way, it's not meant for everybody.