Areas of nursing you would NOT like?

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When you were in nursing school were there any areas of nursing that you knew ahead of time that you did NOT want to get into. And did you have you mind set on one area?

What were those areas?

Specializes in L&D.

I'm pretty sure I'd never do LTC, med-surg, an adult ICU, or ER.

I've only ever done L&D but am ready for something new. Looking into NICU, Peds, OR (I think outpatient surgery would be a good gig) or school nursing.

Sometimes I think I'd love psych and sometimes I think I'd hate it. Would probably depend on the unit.

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ICU and Emergency Room... too stressful. As if nursing isn't stressful enough.

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I never ever wanted pediatrics. Guess what? I love pediatrics! I refuse to do L/D. "I don't no nothing about birthing babies, Miss Scarlet!"

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Specializes in ED.

I always knew the ER was for me . No interest in peds...I get my fair share in the ER but the parents...ugh. No interest in ortho, TCU, a BIG NOPE. No interest in home health or doctors' offices. The ER suits me well, only home I've ever had.

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.
I don't like the OR....I hate masks

I don't like the burn units....those poor patients and I hate masks

I don't like NICU....I just can't resuscitate something that fits in my hand. It makes my knees go weak

I don't like OB...I am terrified of caring for 2 people in one body

I don't like LTC....it makes me so sad.

I don't like psych nursing....I just don't like it.

I swear you wrote my post for me. The only thing missing is peds. I don't like peds either.

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I had a pretty open mind in nursing school, it was after trying areas I ruled them out.

I don't like peds. Parents are tough, what makes some thrilled pissedoff the other. It's hard watching kids have zero control and physically forcing them to comply. After having my own it became impossible. Each kid could be mine.

L&D: can't handle the bad stuff (deaths, etc).

Home health, ltc: just not into chronic issues.

Psych: I liked it for a while but I got burnt out. I just got tired of the "game".

I didn't think I would like hospice or corrections but I do.

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Beginning in nursing school I knew I'd never do Psych. Maybe it was because I was a young student nurse and didn't have the maturity to appreciate or understand the nurse's role in Psych.

Now I'd also never do OR. I'd hate to have little to no interaction with patients when they are conscious.

No desire for L&D, though I have immense respect for their specialty.

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With personal life experiences that I had outside of Nursing I have seen a lot and there is not many situations that will bother me, but currently as a student there are certain areas of nursing that I would avoid at all cost if I could but like many new nurses I will take a job anywhere if offered. Areas that I would avoid.

Psych - I worked fours years straight out of high school in an outpatient mental health clinic. Most patients were pretty nice but this one patient suffering from schizophrenia threatened to kill me because I couldn't get in contact with his clinician. I was only 17 at the time! Yikes I was mortified. Then the next time i saw them they were nice like nothing never happened. Ummmm nooooo. Can't deal with that.

OB/LD - Some reason I have a reoccurring nightmare that I will trip and drop someones new born baby on the ground. Don't want to deal with hormonal moms and their craziness either. Definitely on my list of avoidance.

OR - Just looks to boring.

NICU - I'm way to emotional to deal with babies that don't make it.

Hospice care - Refer to my note for NICU except with adults. Way to emotional for me.

Areas that I wouldn't mind working in include:

CVICU, LTC, med/surg, peds, ICU, ER, tele, step down

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Specializes in MICU, SICU, CICU.

Oncology, OB, Nursery, Ortho, LTC, LTACH, Hospice, Psych, Prison work, Office nursing.

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I'm getting my feelings hurt LOL. I don't work with a lot of bugs! It's the amount of charting that bites!! í ½í¸

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Specializes in Trauma, Orthopedics.

Definitely no Peds for me....and especially no L&D/postpartum....had enough thrilling fundus feeling in school for one life time.

I lovelovelovelove neuro, but currently work in trauma/ortho. I would either like to work in our trauma sicu or neuro trauma ICU someday soon. Like others said....you go where you get hired.

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Specializes in M/S, LTC, Corrections, PDN & drug rehab.

Oh & I want to add hospice to the list. I just couldn't do that job. Hats off to those people who can.

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