I am currently a new grad RN who bridged from LPN. I have 6 years experience; the areas I worked are geriatrics, corrections and substance abuse/some psych. I am not sure what area of nursing I want to be in. Does anyone have any advice on how to find the area that best fits? 0 Likes
Davey Do Specializes in Psych (25 years), Medical (15 years). Has 43 years experience. 1 Article; 9,893 Posts Jan 31, 2017 Welcome to AN.com, Lorrie90!Having been an LPN who transitioned to RN and experience in the same areas, also ER, med/surg and others, I find geriatric psych to be the best choice. There's just enough medical to keep my basic skills honed with psych being out front.Good luck to you in your endeavor! 0 Likes
NurseCard, ADN Specializes in Med/Surge, Psych, LTC, Home Health. Has 13 years experience. 2 Articles; 2,845 Posts Jan 31, 2017 Wellll.... geriatric psych, like Davey Do said, might be a good fit for you. Where do you see yourself working? What area? 0 Likes
CrazyGoonRN 426 Posts Jan 31, 2017 I was an LPN who transitioned to an RN. During school I found that I was drawn to critical care. However, when I graduated I was too intimidated by it to attempt to start out as a new RN in critical care so I applied to med surg jobs instead. What I really wanted was to get some hospital experience since this was never an option for me as an LPN. After 1 year on a neuro/ortho floor I transferred to critical care and now I can't picture myself doing anything else. What were you most interested in during school? 0 Likes
LessValuableNinja Specializes in Cardiac (adult), CC, Peds, MH/Substance. Has 8 years experience. 754 Posts Feb 7, 2017 It's hard to make suggestions if I don't know what you did or didn't like about your previous positions, clinical rotations, hobbies, cats, or late night TV preferences. 0 Likes
