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krisp

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Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:01 am

Hi there, 

Was just after some advice in regard to starting a career in Nursing. Nursing has really been on my heart for the last 4-5 years and I have decided I want to start mid Semester this year 2014 (its 12.29am here in Perth, technically 2014, wooo hooo HAPPY NEW YEAR !). 

I know it probably sounds cliche but I would like to work in ER in Hospital. What I want to know is, do you have to have a degree at Uni to that, or can you get a Tafe qualification. I know one gives you a Registered Nurse and the other an Enrolled Nurse. But I am not so clear on which does what jobs and where?  

I will also have to do my study part-time as I am a Mum and I also work Part-time, three days a week. I do have a Year 12 certificate, but I am a tad older, being 32. My part-time job at the moment is rather stressful and it is a career, but its not the career I want to do. 

Any advice would be helpful :) thank you in advance , Kirsty

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Jan 06, 2014, 11:14 pm

Hello.

I am a second year nursing student so I am not 100% sure but I am very confident that ER usually only hires RN nurses. EEN can't do a lot of the things RN's can do, so it would be pointless to have EN/EEN nurses in ER when there are people in emergency life/death situations who need urgent treatment.

EEN's are commonly employed in Aged Care and wards.

mattnick

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Jan 07, 2014, 04:30 pm

You can get a job in the ER as an EEN but only if you have the diploma which is all they do now.  EEN 's can work in lots of areas not just wards and aged care!!

3rdGenNurse

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Jan 15, 2014, 12:43 pm

EEN's can work in various wards, my mum has worked in ER, Mental health, Special Care, wards etc. She is crossed over various departments in her current hospital, she hasn't worked in care facilities since the early 80's. In the past she has worked as a surgical nurse & pre-natal clinics also. So you aren't limited to working in aged care only.

snapey

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Jan 29, 2014, 12:38 pm

My teacher told our class that student nurses and EEN's don't generally get to work in ER as they are limited in their scope of practice.

There you go.

mattnick

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Jan 30, 2014, 07:55 pm

Which school do you go to Snapey?  Some truth what your teacher may have said that students and EEN don't get to be employed in ER but this would be new EEN's as they have NIL experience...!!!

snapey

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Feb 02, 2014, 02:27 pm

I'm at ACU. A few students were saying they want to do placement in ER and he said it would be useless to them skills wise as they wouldn't be allowed to do anything. ER requires quick critical thinking and a full scope of practice which is something student RN's don't yet have, and obviously EEN's don't have a scope of practice as wide as an RN.

He basically said it is a bit of a pain in the ass to have an EEN compared to an RN as some EEN's aren't able to do everything (in an environment where time is of the essence) you need your nurses able to work autonomously without RN supervision. 

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