Hello,
I'm about to begin the U.W. Oshkosh accelerated nursing program and have been thinking about where I would want to specialize (in the last clinical we get to choose a specialty, whoo!). I am wondering what kind of personality does best as an ER nurse? I have an interest in a few particular specialties, but I do realize that what you *think* will suit you best doesn't always do so, sometimes because it really doesn't fit your personality (and sometimes because what looks fun on TV is not actually fun when you do it!).
So, what kind of personality should a person have to survive in ER nursing?
I've always thought I would want to go into ER nursing, but I don't know if it would fit me. I am a very organized person, I live by schedules and "to do" lists (what am I supposed to be doing this second? What will I do for the next 5 minutes, and the 5 after that? then what?). And yet, I'm an adrenaline junkie. I kind of like it when my schedule flies completely out the window- but I wonder if I will be able to handle being "off kilter" all the time, or if I will just become a spastic mess because I don't have a dependable routine (frankly, routines quickly bore the h*ll outta me, yet the unpredictable can send me reeling like a spaz)
Thanks for your help