ER nurse

Critical care provider

An ER nurse is a registered nurse who works in a hospital emergency room, treating patients with urgent or life-threatening conditions.

The role demands quick assessment skills, the ability to handle trauma, and composure under pressure: The ER nurse triaged patients as they came through the door.

Also called an emergency room nurse or ED nurse (emergency department nurse).

Related
  • traumaLasting psychological wound
  • trauma bayEmergency treatment space for critical patients
  • triageSeverity-based prioritization
  • scrubsMedical staff uniform
  • scrub capMedical staff head covering

adrenaline · IV · IV drip · blood pressure · gurney · vitals · crash cart · code blue · rapid response · bleeding · ambulance · chaos · compassion · exhaustion · night shift · CPR · monitors · beeping

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medical setting/urgency

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Terminal illness care provider

home health nurse · school nurse · case manager

medical hierarchy/role

ER nursesurgeon

Physician who operates

emergency physician · trauma surgeon · ER doctor · attending physician · hospital administrator

care philosophy/approach

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Guides holistic self-improvement

public health nurse · health educator · nutritionist · life coach

Family

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