The main reason I decided to change my major and become a RN is because of my passion of caring for babies. The NICU is the place I want to work in for the rest of my career.
I have volunteered in the following units[multiple times]:
PICU
NICU
Med-Surg
L&D/Nursery
Cardio/Neuro
Adult ICU
(I'm very active in a medical volunteering organization)
The only specialty I am BEYOND interested in is Neonatal, specifically acute care. There's no interest in me to work with adults nor older kids(general peds). Computer engineering was my previous major and I had a FULL scholarship but gave it all up for the babies after extensive research in the field as well as many others.
I start clinicals next semester (Jan-2017).
Did any of you guys know the specialty you wanted to go into before starting clinicals?
Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
Certainly why I dislike adults. They annoy the hell out of me and i will NEVER care for them as a RN. I would rather remain unemployed until I find a NICU job. ������
Never say never...the ratio of adult nursing jobs to NICU positions is like 1000:1. The number of adult patients needing care far outnumbers the fragile neonates.
NICU is a highly coveted specialty, and many new nurses with the all-or-nothing mindset end up becoming undesirable old-new grads who have been out of work a year or two.
Once a new nurse crosses into old-new grad territory, managers begin to covertly toss their resumes into file number 13 (a.k.a. the circular wastebasket) in favor of more recent grads.
Specializes in Psychiatric RN & Retired Psychiatric CNA.
Never say never...the ratio of adult nursing jobs to NICU positions is like 1000:1. The number of adult patients needing care far outnumbers the fragile neonates.
NICU is a highly coveted specialty, and many new nurses with the all-or-nothing mindset end up becoming undesirable old-new grads who have been out of work a year or two.
Once a new nurse crosses into old-new grad territory, managers begin to covertly toss their resumes into file number 13 (a.k.a. the circular wastebasket) in favor of more recent grads.
I would do Peds then if I couldn't find a NICU job within 6 months until I can get to being 100% baby exclusive. Older kids annoy me but Adults annoy me to the point of being unbearable. I could never. They make me sick.
I would do Peds then if I couldn't find a NICU job within 6 months until I can get to being 100% baby exclusive. Older kids annoy me but Adults annoy me to the point of being unbearable. I could never. They make me sick.
...you know babies come with parents, right? Stressed out, sleep-deprived, sometimes combative, often unshowered, and not uncommonly (in my unit at least) under the influence of who-knows-what?
Specializes in Psychiatric RN & Retired Psychiatric CNA.
...you know babies come with parents, right? Stressed out, sleep-deprived, sometimes combative, often unshowered, and not uncommonly (in my unit at least) under the influence of who-knows-what?
Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
I would rather remain unemployed until I find a NICU job. ��
Well, good luck with that. With that attitude, you may never find the job. Because after a year or two of not being employed as an RN, your skills become stale and you may not be hireable at all.
Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
Never say never...the ratio of adult nursing jobs to NICU positions is like 1000:1. The number of adult patients needing care far outnumbers the fragile neonates.
NICU is a highly coveted specialty, and many new nurses with the all-or-nothing mindset end up becoming undesirable old-new grads who have been out of work a year or two.
Once a new nurse crosses into old-new grad territory, managers begin to covertly toss their resumes into file number 13 (a.k.a. the circular wastebasket) in favor of more recent grads.
Specializes in Psychiatric RN & Retired Psychiatric CNA.
You sound charming. Good luck to you.
Ok why didn't you quote commuter when they said kids annoyed them? Please don't come at me. Like I said. I would rather remain unemployed or work somewhere dealing with Peds before I work with adults.
bye.
Quoting for emphasis.
there's no shame in revealing my dislike of providing care to babies and kiddos. It is called being true to oneself. Why lie and pretend to be enamored with a particular patient population that annoys the hell out of me?
The thought of caring for adults makes you sick? Yikes.
I'm still pre-nursing. I think I might want to work in the ER, but I'm keeping an open mind, because while the idea of something sounds fabulous, the reality is often very different. I'd rather go in with an open heart and mind and see what happens.
I'm still pre-nursing. I think I might want to work in the ER, but I'm keeping an open mind, because while the idea of something sounds fabulous, the reality is often very different. I'd rather go in with an open heart and mind and see what happens.
If you do want to work ED during/after school, make sure you also find one that suits you since they vary so widely. I work in a Level 1 trauma center, stroke center, takes care of LVADs, etc. etc. with all the latest advances in care. There are rural EDs that don't have CT scanners, and there's everything between the two. Some have some specialties but not others, some have horrid patient ratios and some don't. I work in a 6:1 that is changing to a 4:1.
Of course I'm not saying other units are all the same everywhere, but the ED (and ICUs) vary so much depending on where you are.
TheCommuter, BSN, RN
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NICU is a highly coveted specialty, and many new nurses with the all-or-nothing mindset end up becoming undesirable old-new grads who have been out of work a year or two.
Once a new nurse crosses into old-new grad territory, managers begin to covertly toss their resumes into file number 13 (a.k.a. the circular wastebasket) in favor of more recent grads.