Nurses General Nursing
Published Sep 12, 2009
Just wondering....
sunkissed75, CNA
252 Posts
I don't think I'd be able to work with babies and kids. I know it takes a very special kind of nurse to be able to do that job. When my son was a week old he was very, very sick, but we had the best nurses in the world. They were so compassionate and strong. Those nurses were my heros and they are part of the reason I chose to go into nursing. After some of the discussions we've had in school I'm starting to lean toward palliative care...of course I would love to do oncology...again it is because of the nurses we had while my husband went through cancer that helped push me in the direction of nursing.
DA314
362 Posts
I couldn't work Burn Unit as a nurse. I get pulled there as a tech sometimes now, and it is mentally hard to deal with the burn pts. Those nurses have my admiration.
R.NICU
120 Posts
could never. ever. ever.....work LTC, L&D, OB/GYN, or psych. don't really want to do peds either but if that's all that was left, i'd do it....and be excellent :-).
SaraO'Hara
551 Posts
L and D. Childbirth creeps the life out of me.
OR would be a bit dull, I think.
Rabid Response
309 Posts
I could NEVER work in OB/GYN/L&D. I even hate getting those patients when they come into the ICU.
PAERRN20
660 Posts
Dialysis.....yuck!! Also, OB/Peds/NICU. No thanks.
TheCommuter, BSN, RN
102 Articles; 27,612 Posts
I do not particularly like infants, children, or needy pregnant women.
Therefore, I could not envision ever working in pediatrics, L&D, postpartum, PICU, NICU, or any mother/baby units. I also couldn't see myself ever working in a family practice clinic where I'd come into frequent contact with kids, babies, or needy pregnant women.
destiny5
95 Posts
I was going to add L&D, Peds, NICU because thats how I feel, but maybe theres a demand there..... since no one else seems to like those departments either... Oh let me add ER. I am nosey.. I like to know the outcomes, I don't want to stabilize and ship them off.
geekgolightly, BSN, RN
866 Posts
Absolutely no OR. Would rather chew off my arm than step foot in an OR.
I work ICU and would enjoy L&D I think. Might be my next specialty. But sick kids I can't do, so no PICU or NICU. Also no ED in case a kid comes rolling in. If I could do ED with a guarantee of no kids, I would do it in a heartbeat.
JomoNurse
267 Posts
Wow - lots of people on this forum apparently don't like children. lol
Valerie Salva, BSN, RN
1,793 Posts
I do not particularly like infants, children, or needy pregnant women. Therefore, I could not envision ever working in pediatrics, L&D, postpartum, PICU, NICU, or any mother/baby units. I also couldn't see myself ever working in a family practice clinic where I'd come into frequent contact with kids, babies, or needy pregnant women.
I agree w/ all of the above- plus, no psych or DD pts for me.
mondkmondk
336 Posts
Oncology. I am very squeamish when it comes to chunky vomit, ha!
Blessings, Michelle