Top 5 Things You Should Know About Emergency Nurses: 1. The emergency department (ED) never closes. Nurses treat patients even when the ED is full, sometimes in hallways or waiting rooms. 2. Emergency nurses care for patients of all ages and conditions, from trauma to mental health crises. 3. Overcrowding increases mortality and nurses juggle urgent tasks to stabilize critical patients. 4. Nurses focus on the patient’s main issue, quickly addressing life-threatening concerns. 5. The goal is to r