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i am very much interested in a career in nursing. i am a bubbly friendly person. however i am also a bit of an independent soul. i am wondering how much of nursing is team work and how much is individual.

thanks so much

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

most rns are supervising the work of others. we are also primarily problem solving and managing the care of patients. this is a job you will like. it requires a great deal of independence, thinking and decision making. there are rules we all have to follow as a group, but as a nurse you will do your thing and i will do mine. we help each other out as we can. teamwork is not what you are thinking.

see http://www.discovernursing.com/

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Specializes in NICU Level III.

I'd say on my unit it's about 50/50 teamwork to individual. It's ICU so there is really no one to supervise or delegate to. It's a lot of collaboration w/ the medical team and keeping them on top of things and pushing for orders that you need, family education, helping out pod mates, etc.

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