<ul><li>An ER Nurse, or Emergency Nurse, is in charge of providing healthcare to patients who urgently need treatment so that they can stabilize their vital signs and limit pain and discomfort. Their duties include identifying the needs of a patient, filling out charts and intake paper and collecting information and samples quickly to run necessary tests.</li><li>An ER Nurses duties and responsibilities are focused on giving timely care to their patients. In a fast-paced environment, ER Nurses have the responsibilities of:</li><li>Triage incoming patients based on level of injury or illness</li><li>Immediately stabilize incoming patients</li><li>Administer medication as instructed by physicians</li><li>Start intravenous lines, and assist on broken bones</li><li>Perform tracheotomies and intubations</li><li>Give patients stitches and sutures</li><li>Create and maintain incoming patient records</li><li>Work with team of emergency staff to help patients</li><li>Help transfer stable patients to necessary Wings as advised by Consultants</li></ul><p><br></p>

Staff Nurse - ER / Casualty