Can I only ever work with children?

BeachsideRN, ASN · May 24, 2016

Maybe, but you will still have to get through nursing school - which is primarily adult based. The pediatric rotation was way too short (in my opinion b/c I'm a peds person also)

BeachsideRN, ASN · May 24, 2016

Really?! At my program, we had an entire semester clinical class in pediatrics.

We had 4 x 12 hour ped rotations.

BeachsideRN, ASN · May 24, 2016

While it's great that you have a goal for your career, it is not realistic to expect that you will only ever work in pediatric oncology. Furthermore, you may get a taste of that specialty in your clinicals and realize that you could never, ever work in that area. Happens to a lot of nursing students.
Just concentrate on nursing school. Questions will be answered as you make your way thru school & clinicals.
(replying with the US in mind)

Yes this. I set out thinking ped hem/onc but I'm going in different directions

Maevish, ASN, RN · May 24, 2016

I have been considering to become a nurse, but I only want to work with children. The field I would love to work on is pediatric oncology. Is it possible to start working from the beginning of your career with children only?

Of course, if the jobs are out there, it's completely possible to start in nearly any specialty (I don't know anything about OR, but I'd guess it's the same thing there).

WoosahRN, MSN, RN · May 25, 2016

I have only ever worked in pediatrics. I've been a nurse for 9 years. But keep an open mind in school. You can't always predict where your niche will be.

(We only got 2 days in peds out of my entire program....but 8 weeks in psych. Go figure. ðŸ˜‰)

run.for.the.roses · May 25, 2016

I considered nursing for labor and delivery, fell in love with the idea of peds heme/oncology, graduated thinking wow, the possibilities are endless! And I love so many specialties, I can't wait to try them all out! Moral of the story, you never know where this path will lead you!