What's YOUR Dream Job?

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I just heard a nurse ask another nurse "What kind of nurse would you be if you could be any nurse?"

So I am wondering...all you nursing students (don't even be realistic!!), if you could have any job, what would it be?? What is your dream??

For me, mine is to be a surgical ICU nurse, specialing in brain injuries. I also someday would love to do hospice (NOT peds, though!) or O.R. trauma. But that's just a little dream :headphone:

I think my dream job is Peds oncology. I can't say for sure because I haven't done it yet. But I just really feel like it is for me. I do know whatever my dream job, it will definitely be in peds.

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Specializes in PCU, LTAC, Corrections.

My dream job is being a neonatal nurse practitioner or a pediatric critical care practitioner. That is my true dream.

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My dream jobs...pediatric oncology, labor and delivery and NICU/PICU

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My dream job-hospice

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My dream job-SANE in the ER :)

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Specializes in inerested in school nursing, peds, OR.

School nurse, anything in peds, or OR.

Later on PNP!!

:)

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Specializes in being a Credible Source.
I honestly loved each of my rotations. Each quarter as I advanced in the program I thought, "Well sure, this would be fun to do!" When I reached my 4th of 6th quarter I had the opportunity to rotate to the ER/ED three shifts and KNEW I had found my dream job!

How I chose between ICU and ED when requesting my 240hr preceptorship, I looked at my personality. Did I want 1-3 patients I had all shift who I knew EVERYTHING head to toe about? Or did I want to be in a location that I met anywhere from 12-36 patients who I only focused on the CC?

We end up with ICU patients that we hold onto for awhile.

At its best, the ED is exciting, fast-paced, and offering critical care experiences without repetitiveness.

At its worst, it's boring as sin because you're dealing with yet another recovering junkie, psych hold, or constipated patient getting lactulose from both ends of the tube.

But your stable OD can quickly turn into your busy ICU patient with little warning.

Personally, I love the ED.

I'd love the autonomy, science, and money of being a CRNA, though.

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Specializes in Operating Room.

If I have already answered this forgive me I have been so tired lately. My dream job would be to work in mother/baby as a labor and delivery nurse or neonatal nurse.

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I would absolutely love to be an L&D nurse, which is the reason why I chose nursing and just got an internship for the summer!

However, I'm so torn between peds, L&D, and wound care. My dream job is to do all of those even if I work 5 days a week!

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Specializes in Cardiac, ER, Pediatrics, Corrections.

I never thought I would like psych and correctional nursing. Now I cannot imagine doing anything else!! :) I plan on applying to a prison in my area when I graduate in 2 weeks! :) So excited!

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as of right now (just about to enter first year nursing) i would LOVE to be a public health nurse! ideally visiting new moms.

unfortunately that job will probably not exist once i am eligible :(

B.C. cuts back nurse visits to new moms - British Columbia - CBC News

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Specializes in Wound Care.

Recently graduated and passed NCLEX so I'm applying for jobs. My dream job would be as a RNFA, Flight Nurse, Trauma or Wound Care/Burn Nurse...in that order!

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