Lacking direction

I'm halfway through my program and am not really sure what i want to do. whenever i get an idea about a specialty, it is totally different when i experience it.

example: i thought i would really like Peds.. I'm in Peds now, I hate it. Well I dont HATE it, but I know it is not for me.

I thought med surg would be horrible, and i kind of couldnt wait to get out of it last semester, now I'm looking back and thinking, It really wasnt that bad. I wouldnt mind working there for a little bit.

The great thing about nursing is you have so many options. If you dont like one area, find a job in another area. Now, obviously as a new grad you dont want to be job hopping every 3 months. Maybe get a good year or two of med-surg experience and go from there.

Also, could you possibly shadow other nurses in specialties you didnt get to experience in school? Just to get a feel for what those areas are like?

I want to go into the ER because it has a diverse array of visitors and they get funneled out quickly. Really I don't care. I just want the patients to move through my work space quickly.

I just kinda knew i belonged in trauma/ER. I like the acuity of the patients..(most of them anyways hehe)

Have none of your clinical rotations piqued your interest?

My clinicals merely confirmed that med/surg-types of environments are NOT for me AT ALL, and that I'd jump off the Earth if I had to work in a nursing home for a living. I'm on the fence with the ICU. I could do it if I had only one patient maybe, but nah not an everyday preference for me.

Have none of your clinical rotations piqued your interest?

I did enjoy the OR very much but my instructor said it's not a good place for new grads....due to the lacking of patient interactions.

I did enjoy the OR very much but my instructor said it's not a good place for new grads....due to the lacking of patient interactions.

And that's bad how?