What field of Nursing will you work in??? & best/worst place to work?

[iheartnursing_cali]

For nursing students: Once you become a Nurse, which field of nursing would you want to work in??

For nurses: What do you feel is the best and worst place to work in as a nurse... and why?

I'll start it off... When I pass the boards and become a nurse I'd like to work in the I.C.U., Peds, O.R. and maybe E.R.

[JuneKJB]

So,,, i have completed my 1st year of nursing and i really have no idea on where to go, i know everyone says you need to work on a med surge floor before you can go anywhere but after that whole thing is done and over with i dont want to stay there can anyone share why they choose the floor they choose plse include the good and bad.

Thanks

[Natkat, BSN, MSN, RN]

Any area of nursing has the potential to either be on the worst or best list. It all depends on staffing, nurse to pt ratio, resources, and whether or not mgmt is supportive and has a clue.

How very true.

I work in dialysis and sometimes the patients can be so, um, not like any people you'll ever meet, and they can be a challenge to work with.

Last week I had an unhappy family member who raised a big stink and tried to get me fired. It turns out the other nurses, the doctor, my boss and the staff at the hospital had dealings with her too, so when she started in on me there was already a trail of documentation to follow. When I talked to my boss she was so supportive and said "don't worry about it. She does that to everyone. They're looking for a reason so sue somebody."

It was such a relief to have everyone backing me up. I imagine if I worked for a hospital I would have been called on the carpet and expected to explain myself and apologize to the family.

Dialysis is a small world. Everyone knows everyone. It could be good or bad depending on how things are going for you. If you're a jerk or incompetent everyone will know. If you are nice and do the best job you can you will have the support of lots of people. For me it's makes the job so much more tolerable knowing that pretty much everyone has my back.

[RN2B73]

I have only had the experience of working with the elderly. Definitely not what I want to continue to do when I finish school, but for now it pays the bills. It has its pros though. You can learn a lot from your residents and hear great stories and the Dementia unit can be interesting to work at times. I wouldn't stay in geriatrics though because it's sad to see how the res. are treated by some people, and I just don't feel appreciated enough. I know we are doing good helping the elderly but for me it's not enough. I want to feel like I'm really making a difference, and that's something I don't get working in nursing home/assisted living settings. When I finish school I'd like to work the newborns, hospice or like a childrens cancer/hospice unit. Something about helping people in their dying stages brings out the nurturing side in me. I have not had the experience of working in a hospital so I'm not sure what else I would like to do.

I just read your quote and I couldn't agree more. In fact, I never wanted to be a nurse until after taking care of my father who had terminal lung cancer. You are absolutely right, I found strength in me that I didn't know existed. That was just over a year ago and just in the last few months I have been helping take care of my grandmother who had terminal COPD and passed just a week and a half ago. It really is unique how things effect people so differently. My sister wouldn't come around in the last couple of months or so when my dad was sick. It didn't make sense to me but I'm sure she had her reasons. I still feel like I'd like to work in L&D or NICU but I'm sure time will tell. I'm keeping hospice open as an option as well. I wish you the best of luck where ever you end up:heartbeat.

[cooliegirl]

still in nursing school....

im VERY INTRIGUED in dialysis both chronic and acute. i've tried obtaining a position as a dialysis tech at the nearby clinics (Fresinius or Davita) but no luck (i'm stiil optimistic though).

later in life i would look into Forensics Nursing; because i have a keen eye for small details.

[Seth_NZ]

in five months, i'll be done with my degree. i'm planning to do theatre nursing for my transition in practice, and possibly for my new grad program. i think it's rather interesting. i'm into blood and gore and disecting and the like...yum!

[Missy BSN, BSN]

Right now I am very interested in working in oncology.

Before I started clinicals I thought I was the ER type. You know, the adrenaline junkie who lives for codes and traumas. Honestly ER is a bunch of hype. Most of the time your pts. just have household accidents like cuts, stepping on nails, etc. ER felt far too much like an assembly line to me. Pts. come in and you either patch em up or ship em off to a floor that can. By the end of the day you've had so many pts. that it's hard to keep one from the other. You can barely remember their names and I just wanted a more personal relationship with my pts.

Other areas I despised were L&D, peds, and LTC. They just weren't my cup off too. I find that I deal best with the general adult population.

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

For nurses: What do you feel is the best and worst place to work in as a nurse... and why?

The best place/field you want to work is one that you want to work in, because then you'll enjoy your job.

The worst is one you don't want to work in because you will be miserable.

As other posters have said, every facility and every speciality has the potential to be on either list with good justification :) It's all up to the individual.