Welcome to the emergency department!; Disclaimer; Target audience; Table of contents; purpose of emergency department and role of the ER nurse; Patient arrival: initial impression y ABC´s; Secondary assessment; Triage; Guide to questioning; Vasopressors; ACLS medications; H`s and t`s: reversible causes of cardiac arrest; Rhythms and their treatments; ECG`S; Common complaints; Sepsis workup; Quick & easy conditions; Key questions for emergency services; History taking: questions and information gathering; ER nursing in 123: 3 steps; Focused assessments; How to be a safe ER nurse?; What should a new ER nurse focus on?; Advice you should hear at least once!; Cardiorespiratory arrest (full arrest): My experiences; Intubations (rapid sequence intubations-RSI): What is our role as the nurse?; Code stroke; IV tips: How to give report?; Starting the day with critical patients; Labs you must know; Common conditions to really familiarize yourself with!; Medications; Staying organized: The brain; Tips for 12 hour shifts and thriving as a nurse; Be proactive, not reactive.