Confused Nursing Student....help!!

Published

Currently I am taking general courses leading up to a nursing career but I cannot decide what kind of nurse I want to be. I have always known that I wanted to work with newborns so I was leaning toward a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, but after doing research I'm not sure if I could handle working with babies with disabilities or health problems. Is this something I would in time get used to? Then I was thinking of an Obstetric Nurse. Also, what is the nurse that strictly works in the nursery taking care of the healthy babies? Is that a Neonatal Nurse? I think I would love that. Basically, I want to be happy at work. I have always wanted to be a nurse, but there's so many options it's hard for me to choose one. Any advice would be much appreciated! THANKS!

I am the mother to a child who was born with health problems. She had kidney failure and we were told several times that she would not come home with us. Luckily she made it through and is now at home. This event in my life actually has made me want to become a neonatal or pediatric nurse. The nurse that helped us greatly made me want to pursue this career. The nurses are who helped me get through the most trying time of my life.. I greatly encourage you to look into working with pediatrics. You will be amazed at how rewarding it is.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

You have plenty of time to be figuring it out! Honestly , once you get into clinicals you will be able to see which fields you like better than others. I have a friend who just finished her mother and baby rotation and she thought for years that is what she wanted to do. But after seeing firsthand and experiencing it during clinicals , she changed her mind and is thinking of going for med-surg since she really enjoyed that. So relax, enjoy the easy pre-req classes! I'm a second semester student and boy am I ready for it to be over! lol

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion