How to choose a speciality

[natron20]

Hi everyone. I am looking at possibly starting nursing school next year and have a question (well, I have a lot of questions but this one is burning right now).

How do you find "your" speciality. It seems like the list is a mile long. I'm a 27 year old single male so I feel as though I would have decent options if I had to go somewhere else for training or an education.

I have been thinking about anesthesia, neo natal, or pediatrics. These are just "hunches" of what I think I would enjoy but I'm just trying to ascertain how I will ever find a speciality that is for me.

Thanks to everyone for you any input or insight. For someone looking into this career this website and those of you who contribute are invaluable.

Thanks!

Nathan

[texas2007, BSN, RN]

A lot of people don't know what area they want to go into when they begin nursing school, and many who think they do know find out they like something better! I've found it's best to go in with an open mind and see what area you fall in love with during your clinical rotations!

[mandana]

I agree with my fellow Austinite. When I started nursing school, I was certain that it was going to be pediatrics. Well...I hated, hated, hated peds. Just not for me. But, I've found several other areas that I really like - and I've been surprised by each one. So go in with an open mind - you may already know what best suits you, or you may be surprised.

Amanda

[TazziRN, RN]

I've wanted to be a nurse since I was knee-high to my daddy, and I'd always wanted to work with kids. In my last semester of nursing school I worked as a CNA in an emergency department. When it was time to apply as an RN, I applied for peds and nursery. One of the house supes stopped me one day and said the ER manager was very hurt because she'd been holding one of the two available positions for me, and I hadn't even bothered to apply. It was mine, no interview, no nothing, for the taking. I would have been a fool to turn it down. I've been in emergency medicine ever since, and I can't imagine doing anything else. Sometimes it just falls in your lap.