I know there is clinical time envolved with becoming an RN during nursing school. How much regular hospital experience would and RN require after graduating (2 year) would one need before I could work in peds or labor and delivery or something that is not on the general nursing floors? I would like out patient surgery etc...but do employers want to see experience in a regular hospital setting and for how many years?
I hear many of you say you have gone to 'specialty' --what does this mean and did you need further education and where did you have to start out?
Thanks for the help! Just want to make sure nursing is for me!
I went straight into labor/delivery out of school and no regrets here.
Could you describe a typical day for you, if you don't mind? Also, was is hard to get into that department? Do a lot of nurse want to be on that floor?
Ok, I will check into it. Is L&D hard to get into where you live???
hell yes! As a new grad it is. Because there are lots of women who want to go into L&D, and jobs usually open up in house 1st. So all the nurses who've "done their time" so to speak snatch up the jobs before they're even offered to anyone from the outside.
Renee73
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Could you describe a typical day for you, if you don't mind? Also, was is hard to get into that department? Do a lot of nurse want to be on that floor?