where should I start????

PACU'er · Oct 6, 2008

I think it depends on where you want to go. I have never been interested in pediatrics (although I think kids are great), so I never pursued that type of nursing. I started in Med/Surg because I believed that it would offer me a strong foundation. In fact, nurses used to feel that new nurses should begin there. Opportunities had stayed limited, not allowing new grads into many areas.

Today, that thinking has changed. New grads are seen in the ICU, OB, ER, etc. We even have a new grad in the recovery room, and he is doing fine. Everyone is different. I think the sky is the limit on today's nursing possibilities.

I think that you should focus on the area that you are interested in. You may love what you choose, and never leave it. Or, you may decide later to change into another area and love that. Either way, the future is yours to shape.

able2009 · Oct 6, 2008

Thank you. I hope to be a nurse soon but I wasn't sure what would be a good place to start. I'm thinking ob.

ewilson3 · Oct 6, 2008

I am a new grad as well, I am currently working on a med surg floor. I would definitely recommend working on a med surg floor to start. I have friends that went straight into ob and are now regretting it. They are now realizing that they have limited their scope of practice. They will always only be able to do ob nursing or women's health. With a general med surg background, in a couple years if you decide ob is still for you, you can still go into it, but after a couple years you don't like it you will also have another solid knowledge base of basic med surg nursing to fall back onto