Experienced RN's questions re: RN students

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This is just my curiosity after 1. 125 semesters of nursing school and a few rotations to different areas of nursing and some specialties (Geri, OB, PACU, Tele, Med/Surg)..... how often do you see students salivate over your job and say they can't wait to graduate and want to work in..............?

Conversely, do any admit to never wanting to do your job (seriously is anyone that dumb as to verbalize this?) or any other area of nursing?

I want to ask my nurses I follow, but really don't want to harass them with irrelevant questions. So I'll do it here ;)

I'm especially interested in OB nurses response, as I have heard other working RN's (and instructors) say they lie to having ever done OB so as to not be floated there. It seems more than any other area, OB is a love it/hate it, drag me kicking and screaming specialty.

Obviously I'm green so, this could all be in my head....

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I remember one student telling me she had no plans ever to do bedside care, she was going into management!

I've alway wondered if she graduated.

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Specializes in M/S, MICU, CVICU, SICU, ER, Trauma, NICU.

Everyone that comes through wants to be a CRNA--and I mean RIGHT AWAY--like yesterday.

Whatever.

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Specializes in SRNA.

When I did my OB rotation, I was asked if I was interested in going into this specialty of nursing and my answer was an explicit NO. Nothing stupid about it, there's no way I'd do that job and there's nothing wrong with honesty!

Working in the ICU, I've worked with students that are very interested in going into critical care, and others who are scared to death of the ICU and they mention other areas they're excited about. I don't care either way, really. I'm interested in giving them an opportunity to learn, practice skills, and grow.

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I'm leaning towards the ED, but who knows what I'll think about it if I ever get to do a clinical rotation there.

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Specializes in None.

Im the OB kicker and screamer, if thats the only job I had available for about 30 secs I would scream from agony, then look around at the economy and sign up for orientation....

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Everyone that comes through wants to be a CRNA--and I mean RIGHT AWAY--like yesterday.

Whatever.

And if they don't want to be a CRNA (the fastest possible route) then they are going to be a FNP--RIGHT AWAY--like yesterday, LOL.

And none of them want to do bedside care. The FNP wannabees figure they'll just school themselves straight into a cushy medical office spot, writing scripts for Lasix and Percocet.

Yeah, whatever.

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Specializes in Peds Critical Care, Dialysis, General.

Another OB kicker & screamer! But I do love suctioning for lots and lots of awful secretions!

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
i remember one student telling me she had no plans ever to do bedside care, she was going into management!

i've alway wondered if she graduated.

i've known several who have said that -- some of them did actually go straight to management -- of a nursing home.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
everyone that comes through wants to be a crna--and i mean right away--like yesterday.

whatever.

it seems as if my icu is merely a conduit for the future crnas of america!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Ortho, ASC.

In PACU one day, I overheard the student following me tell my patient (who was barely conscious) that she really intends to be a cardiothoracic surgeon. She's just taking the RN path to get there.

What the ????:chuckle:chuckle

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In PACU one day, I overheard the student following me tell my patient (who was barely conscious) that she really intends to be a cardiothoracic surgeon. She's just taking the RN path to get there.

What the ????:chuckle:chuckle

I wonder if your patient had been awake would he have been amused at the idea, or totally panicked that a silly bimbette was taking care of him ("...and next summer, at band camp, I'm going to learn how to put people on coronary bypass machines....").

Then again, the general public often thinks strange things are true, such as becoming an RN is a "faster" way to become an MD, or males who are RNs either weren't smart enough or ambitious enough to become doctors. I love when patients look shocked when I am about to insert or remove a foley ("you can DO that?! Do the doctors LET you?!") LOL....

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