what area of nursing do you never see yourself working in?

Hyper_toph_emia · Sep 12, 2009

I can't stand psychology classes so I know I wouldn't enjoy psych. It frustrates me. I can't see myself in geriatrics either but clinicals could change my mind when I get to it. You never know. I agree with the earlier post about "fixing things" so I'm very interested in trauma or some kind of icu.

moncj66 · Sep 12, 2009

DEFINITELY OB!!! followed by ICU....I will stick to med-surg or psych

laura11 · Sep 12, 2009

OB and PEDS for me

HelanaDietrich · Sep 12, 2009

When I was a student nurse, and pulling a clinical at a local Gynocologist office, my aunt came in as a regular patient for her annual Pap. Naturally the nurse and I decided it best that I excuse myself from this exam to avoid any potential awkwardness for my aunt exposing her bottom to someone she'd have to face at family reunions. Then, while on the OB/GYN hospital floor, there was something about the ongoing aroma of fresh lochia that I didn't feel I wanted to get use to. I'd had a daughter and gone through childbirth. I just didn't like the thought of constantly having to endure the smell of the blood; and about the only thing I can't tolerate is emesis.

I think we change over the years. Now, it probably would not affect me the same way, since I have gone through menopause. But I might not care to work around alot of children, since I have finished my job as mother to a child, mine is grown and more of an adult. It's like I've been there, done my time caring for kids, and rather not deal with children on a heavy basis.

FLArn · Sep 12, 2009

Psych -- My DH is Bipolar. I can't work what I live.

HeartsOpenWide, RN · Sep 12, 2009

Interesting what people love and hate. I love my OB job and would not like anything else as much. I could see myself in Community Nursing. I could probably even handle psych...Long Term Care is the biggest NO, I would be miserable! Not only because of the working conditions but because of how the patients are taken care of (or lack there of)

dcarriv · Sep 12, 2009

psych, chem dep. could work picu and nicu if I didnt have to deal with the parents. Along with anything to do with administration.

shoegalRN, RN · Sep 12, 2009

I couldnt see myself in psych, OB, L&D, Peds, or Home Health.

I'm more of a Trauma person, so I'm heading to the ICU and will cross train for the ER.

When I'm tired of all the trauma, I'll do OR or occupational nursing.

wifeys · Sep 12, 2009

Med-Surg. But I would go for OR in a heartbeat.

Scrubby · Sep 12, 2009

I could never see myself working in paediatrics or ED.

Another area is with intellectually disabled people in particular the children. I really admire the nurses and aids who work in this particular area because I know I'd probably be too soft hearted.

greenfiremajick · Sep 12, 2009

I could not work in corrections.... wouldn't mind it, but the hubby is a corr officer... and he doesn't want me at his facility! he said even if a nurse uses her maden name on her tag, somehow the inmates find out that they have a guard husband, and that isnt' good.

When my hubby first started in corrections back in 2002, we received MANY collect calls from various inmates at his facility. They stopped after about 4 months. Then a couple of years later, he made SGT, we transferred to a different facility and we started receiving them again! I think he said that the inmates that were allowed in the offices for special duty, etc were the ones getting the info out to the others.

As for working there, I ALMOST decided to start working for them, up to and including the physical and psych test, etc. At that time, I went and changed my last name back to my maiden name because my hubby warned me about the inmates finding out I was his wife. I'm really glad I didn't go that route, for many reasons!

nurturing_angel · Sep 13, 2009

Of course I totally love OB and Education but I have no desire to ever work in ICU or ER and especially NO PEDS!!!!!

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