Nurses General Nursing
Published Apr 29, 2011
For those that just love your job and wake up happy to go to work, what is your speciality? Have long have you been in it? What other areas have you worked before you found your niche?
totally_nuts
85 Posts
Hmm...anyone love psych?? I left my ER job to work in a non-nursing but psych related job. I would eventually like to go back into nursing in 2-3 years and would like to try psych.
I left my ER job to work in a non-nursing but psych related job. I would eventually like to go back into nursing in 2-3 years and would like to try psych.
I love my psych job!! It's not always easy but it's a great feeling watching them go home and know that you helped them through an episode or prevented them killing themselves.
I've only been a psych nurse for 6months though. I came from residential aged care which I loathe!
K+MgSO4, BSN
1,753 Posts
I work on a General surgery ward with overflow. it is mostly GI/malignacy (thyroid/ breast etc)surgery but we have 4 nephro-surg beds for pt who have renal problems but also have another acute issue such as pacreatitis or bowel problems.
Because of the nephro-surg beds we get renal overflow and ortho-trauma (the rule is no bones poking out and they can come to 9West) plastics (no flaps some grafts). General medical and palliatve.
It is insanly busy and we have only been open 3 months, we have taken 8 yr2 RNs who have just finished their grad year. so very junior but all in all an awesome bunch of critical thinkers and young and fun loving but get the job done.
When I am cranky and people ask us what the ward is about I say it is a snapshot of ED without the fatties! the design of our door means we can't get a bariatric bed in the ward!
I love it!
Hospice Nurse LPN, BSN, RN
1,472 Posts
Hospice----and I LOVE it! Coming up on my 12th year (5 years @ my current company). I work for a small company and our entire staff is a very close knit group. I can't see myself doing anything else. I have also worked LTC and psych and liked those areas as well.
Purple_Scrubs, BSN, RN
1 Article; 1,978 Posts
School Nursing...love love love it. I have said it many times on this board and elsewhere, they can have this job when they pry it from my cold, dead hands. If things go the way I'd like them to, I will retire in another 30 years or so from this exact job.
I'm in my 4th year doing this. Prior I was on a cardiac step down/tele floor. The opportunity fell into my lap and I took the leap! I love the kids, love teaching and building relationships with the community, and my very worst day here is better than the best day in the hospital!
Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN
4 Articles; 7,907 Posts
I'm in psych. After graduation I landed in it by chance (ok, it was a choice: the hours were better than the PCU's) and I was truly suprised by how much I loved it.
And after nearly two years, I still do love it :)
vanurse07
40 Posts
Informatics. And I'm so freaking happy that sometimes I almost have to pinch myself to make sure I'm awake. I'm not even kidding.Who did I make puke?
Who did I make puke?
Can you tell me exactly what you do in informatics? I've considered it for somewhere down the road- after I accomplish a few other things.
NICU- specifically at a children's/surgical hospital. I LOVE the full term kiddos with needs and prefer them over 24-25 weekers. Nothing like patient who weights 4 to 5 kg max :)
Nurse Mentor Nancy, MSN, RN, NP
44 Posts
36 years of nursing and still love it! When I mastered a specialty, I grew bored so I moved on to another one. When my full-time job was not as exciting as I wanted, but I was not ready for a change, I supplemented with part-time nursing jobs, like teaching, writing and editing. I found I liked specialties where I could make long term relationships with patients, teach patients and other nursing staff and be as independent as possible. In chronological order of most recent positions first:
Nurse Mentor, Speaker, Writer, Editor
Nurse Manager, ADON, MDS coordinator in long term care
Instructor of Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for junior nursing students in a BSN program
Continuing education instructor teaching CNAs, LPNs, RNs geriatric pharmacology and physical assessment
Director of Patient Education, Disease Maintenance, Health Promotion in a Family Practice Residency
Adult Nurse Practitioner in internal medicine, family practice, employee health
Clinical preceptor and instructor for Adult Nurse Practitioners
Staff development instructor in a hospital
Medical/surgical charge nurse
Home health nurse and supervisor
Psychiatric nurse and therapy group leader on in-patient adult and adolescent psychiatric units
You can have a great nursing career, too! My best advice: Fix the job you're in and love it or move on. Wherever you are keeping learning to Be the Best Nurse You Can Be!
kool-aide, RN
594 Posts
Float pool! I will rue the day when I have to work on only one floor!
I see there was only 1 or 2 posts from people who are med -surge nurses. In my opionion bedside nursing is the hardest and most stressful part of nursing.
What do you see as the most difficult and stressful things about being a med/surg nurse?
36 years of nursing and still love it! When I mastered a specialty, I grew bored so I moved on to another one. When my full-time job was not as exciting as I wanted, but I was not ready for a change, I supplemented with part-time nursing jobs, like teaching, writing and editing. I found I liked specialties where I could make long term relationships with patients, teach patients and other nursing staff and be as independent as possible. In chronological order of most recent positions first:Nurse Mentor, Speaker, Writer, EditorNurse Manager, ADON, MDS coordinator in long term care Instructor of Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for junior nursing students in a BSN programContinuing education instructor teaching CNAs, LPNs, RNs geriatric pharmacology and physical assessmentDirector of Patient Education, Disease Maintenance, Health Promotion in a Family Practice ResidencyAdult Nurse Practitioner in internal medicine, family practice, employee healthClinical preceptor and instructor for Adult Nurse Practitioners Staff development instructor in a hospitalMedical/surgical charge nurseHome health nurse and supervisorPsychiatric nurse and therapy group leader on in-patient adult and adolescent psychiatric unitsYou can have a great nursing career, too! My best advice: Fix the job you're in and love it or move on. Wherever you are keeping learning to Be the Best Nurse You Can Be!
Very impressive. I hope to be as successful and as you one day! :)
Tina, RN
513 Posts
I love my job! I am a per diem float pool RN. I go everywhere: Med/Surg, rehab, ER, mother-baby, same day surgery, PCU... I only do 1 or 2 shifts a week, which I am sure helps my attitude.
But I like that I don't get pulled into the politics or nonsense of the individual units. Every day is different. Plus, if I have a horrid day, I know I won't be back for more of the same the next day!
DutchRN09
214 Posts
Ambulatory Surgery! Love it. Variety of patients, nice docs, nice co workers, no weekends. Ortho prior