A survey of Emergency Nurse readers finds that, although they are more likely than other nurses to work unsocial hours with dangerously low staffing levels, the vast majority would recommend the specialty to other nurses. Christian Duffin reports

In December 2008, readers of RCN Publishing’s eight specialist nursing journals were surveyed about their careers and asked for their pinions on the state of nursing in the UK. This article examines the responses of readers of Emergency Nurse and compares these with the overall survey results.