How many different nursing positions have you had?

[LittleMissVixen410]

After talking with some nursing friends, our numbers have all varied dramatically.

Please tell me:

1. How long have you been a nurse?

2. How many different UNITS have you worked for? (even if one is ortho and your next one was a ortho trauma - same kind of nursing, but different unit)

3. How many areas have you worked in? (This is wear ortho trauma would count different than just ortho)

[JBudd, MSN]

33+ years

medsurg: medical, oncology, dermatology, step down

2 summers camp nurse

long term care

overseas children's homes

clinical instructor

classroom faculty

emergency room (last 17+ years)

various volunteer short term stints

some of these concurrently

[KelRN215, BSN, RN]

I have been a nurse for 7 1/2 years. I have had 3 jobs but only worked on one unit/one area of the hospital because only one of my jobs was in a hospital. I did acute care peds, per diem school and currently work full-time managing a pediatric home visit program.

[NurseRies, BSN, RN]

Almost 5 years as a nurse

My first 2.5 years were spent in outpatient dialysis, and per diem acute inpatient dialysis.

1 year as a traveling dialysis nurse for inpatient care.

A little over a year working for a nephrology group doing inpatient care.

I have worked in 26 different hospitals as an acute dialysis nurse in that time. It is awesome! We take care of all types of patients, LTC facilities, psych, level one trauma, magnet hospitals, community hospitals, lots of time in the ICU and with telemetry patients. I love it and don't plan on switching specialties, I feel like I get to see a little of everything! :-)

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

5 years as a nurse & I've worked in corrections, LTC, PDN & psych/rehab.

[kool-aide, RN]

I've been a nurse for less than one year and work in CCU full time and worked public health flu shot clinics this fall.

[VivaLasViejas, ASN, RN]

In 17 years of nursing I held 13 different jobs. A couple of times I was working two or three part-time jobs, but for the most part I just didn't stay at one job for longer than 2 1/2 years. I had my reasons, none of which were particularly good now that I look at my career in retrospect, but what's done is done.

[RunBabyRN]

Been a RN for 6 months.

I currently have 3 jobs, and am still trying to break into acute care (should hear about one job tomorrow!). I also had a short stint in a SNF, which I have discovered (not that I didn't already know) is NOT for me.

My current jobs are one doing health fairs, one doing home infusions, and one working in a freestanding birth center.

[dah doh, BSN, RN]

Almost 15 years in the ICU. Would love to do something else, have applied EVERYWHERE - radiology, interventional radiology, GI lab, stress testing, cardiac floor, home care, outpatient cardiac clinic, dialysis. Not just in one hospital system either ... ZIP! I can run every machine in the ICU, take any patient, yet I've been typecast in ICU and cannot move out. So much for diversity in nursing.

I'm surprised too! Have you networked?

I've worked ICU the last 13 years. I've cross trained to day surgery & ER. I've been asked to train for OR & PACU. I also worked Telemetry prior to ICU.

My hubby has worked Step Down, ICU, traveler assignments, dialysis, ER, PACU, and now works ambulatory surgery in pre/post-op & is getting trained for OR.

[BeentheredonethatRN]

Since "93" , during the nursing shortage , I have had so many jobs. Those were the days , I would " peak to peek " for another job, and at the end of the year I would have a stack of W2s. Matter of fact, the job a have now was a life saver- I was running out of places. So far, been at my present location ( still moving around inside) since "99" and it's been great. However , if another shortage came about -I would be back out again.

Have done everything except L & D and Surgery- Really !

[laKrugRN]

I've been in Pediatrics and now I am in Corrections. I plan on retiring in Corrections.

[Palliative Care, DNP]

I have been a nurse for 5 years. Started with an ADN in 2009 and graduated with a BSN in 2011. I have had 3 unit positions including the ACE unit, Telemetry, and Oncology. I never enjoyed one moment of floor nursing. I began my BSN to DNP program in 2012 and stopped working in December 2013 when it became too much with school. I taught clinicals one semester for a Community College Fall of 2013. I am set to graduate May 2016 with the DNP with a focus on FNP.

[jifferte, BSN, MSN, RN]

I'm going on to my 19th year of nursing. In that time, I've worked in the following areas:

1. Long term care

2. Med/ Surg

3. Peds

4. Home Health

5. Infection Control

6. Risk Management

7. Nursing Admin. (ADNS)

8. Infusion Nursing

I currently work as a Clinical Instructor. I think, at this stage of my career that Nsg. Education is where I will stay for the remainder of my years.

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