hOW DID YOU CHOSE WHAT FIELD OF NURSING

TazziRN, RN · Feb 2, 2006

*chuckle*

Default!! I had always wanted peds but I was working in the ER as a CNA. I didn't know that the ER manager was holding one of her two positions for me. I found out when a house supe stopped me in the hall and told me the ER manager was really hurt because I didn't even apply. No interview, no nothing, it was mine if I wanted it. I would have been a fool to turn it down. It was the best decision I've made!

SharonH, RN · Feb 3, 2006

The great thing about nursing is that you do not have to choose one or the other, you can always switch. In my fifteen years, I have worked pediatrics, corrections, home health. adult med-surg(hospital), ortho-neuro, telephone advice, pre-surgical testing and now employee health. I'm hoping to find my niche soon.

Annor · Feb 3, 2006

Well, I'm sitting here trying to decide WHAT field of nursing I really want to go into... I feel so torn between obsetrics and MR population. I've had such GREAT experiences with both. What inspired you to choose one field over the other?

I always thought I would work in peds....but I ended up in Plastic Surgery...GO FIGURE!

MiaNJ · Feb 3, 2006

I always thought I would work in peds....but I ended up in Plastic Surgery...GO FIGURE!

Do you need experience to work in plastic surgery? That area interests me too, esp. working in an outpatient clinic as a recovery nurse.

But I am not even finished with school yet. I wonder if I could work as a new grad in plastic surgery or do I need experience as a bedside nurse in a regular hosp. setting?

EricJRN, MSN, RN · Feb 3, 2006

An option would be to pick one specialty for your full-time job and then work PRN somewhere (maybe once or twice a month) in the other specialty. That way you get your fix of both.

Gompers, BSN, RN · Feb 3, 2006

An option would be to pick one specialty for your full-time job and then work PRN somewhere (maybe once or twice a month) in the other specialty. That way you get your fix of both.

Most places won't let you work PRN unless you already have previous work experience in that area. For a new grad, it's best to pick one place and work full-time to get experience. If it's not a good fit, then transfer to another hospital or department after at least one year of experience.