Least "demanding" nursing Jobs?

[carti]

I'm about to apply for my last semester senior course where we pick our top choices in which we wanna work at.

long story short: I plan on taking the remainder of my medical school pre-reqs when I finish nursing school next spring (about 24 credits worth of prereqs), and I don't want a demanding job. From clinical experience, PACU and Post Partum have been the easiest/chillest areas, what do you guys think?

basically, freedom to make my own schedule, no huge learning curve, relaxed environment; I'm not to concerned about the pay as long as it's near the average RN salary.

I also had a question about "orientation" when it comes to new grads at hospitals. Do new grads get to schedule when they work or do they pretty much work whenever their preceptor works? Is it a full time schedule, or does this just depend wherever you work? Thank you for any replies!

[virgogirl]

I've been a psychiatric nurse for a year and a half...it's more mentally exhausting because psychotic people, manic people, or people with Alzheimer's absolutely won't leave you alone. There is a high rate of injury as patients are combative. I work on Geropsych, Voluntary and ITA units...thinking about getting my ARNP to get out of the milieu, nursing staff and MHT's also double as security where I work and we have to physically "take patients down." Over the last year and a half there's been at least 6 times when I wanted to leave on my lunch break and never go back...you should try it and see what you think! Sometimes it can almost be fun and it's never boring!

[mtmkjr, BSN]

You may want to look into home health

Home health is not entry level.

[Orion81RN]

eh. please spare me the moral bs if you will. Obviously I need a job so saying unemployment is my best bet is ridiculous. If you don't have any helpful input, just leave this thread and stop replying lol.

No, unemployment for you is the PATIENT'S best bet. You are seriously asking us to tell you of a nursing position that as a new grad doesn't have a huge learning curve. Private duty is what I'd recommend to a nurse with at least a couple years experience. Do you really think right after graduation you will be prepared for seizing babies on a ventilator after only 4 hours of training? Would you feel at ease with an emergency trach change...again after only 4 hours of training....as a new grad. Ridiculous.

[pixierose, BSN, RN]

eh. I'm just looking for a certain nursing job that is slow paced, not a big learning curve - I really don't understand what is "not serious" about asking.

You have incredibly poor insight and judgment, based on your comments and replies (both in this thread and others).

Maybe you are different in real life. I truly hope so.

Have you done research on your own RE: first nursing positions? If so, you'd understand why home health would be a poor match for a new grad (your "learning curve," if you will). Your comments in a previous thread make me extremely concerned how you would work with psych patients; it doesn't seem like you even respect them but here you are, in this thread, considering psych.

Overall, you're looking for the path of least resistance with no consideration for the patients you will impact. Hence, why I can't take this seriously.

[neonn965]

eh. please spare me the moral bs if you will. Obviously I need a job so saying unemployment is my best bet is ridiculous. If you don't have any helpful input, just leave this thread and stop replying lol.

I gave you legitimately helpful input. If you do not want a huge learning curve, I would not seek employment anywhere in the field of nursing. The input I gave is also helpful towards society and patients in your geographical area.

[AnnieNP, MSN, NP]

Psych is NOT easy, in my humble opinion it is very demanding. I'm an adult Nurse Practitioner in primary care / pulmonary . Psych is not easy, I bow down to all of the Psych NPs / nurses.

[Horseshoe, BSN, RN]

Seems to me that anyone who finds psych nursing to be "easy" might not be doing it right.

[gettingbsn2msn, MSN, RN]

There is nothing easy in life. It is best that you learn this now.

[kiwinurse18]

Just want to add that while you think just because you've spent a small amount of time as a student working, that in no way means your experience is reality.

You will find, that while a student, your preceptors have kept you light years away from the really difficult parts of the job. The reality of what you've been shown is bubbles and sunshine in comparison to what the job is when **** hits the fan.

To be honest you already have a huge learning curve ahead of you. You want flexible hours, a relaxed environment and a decent salary? No. That's not how the real world works. At best, you can pick two of those. As a flexible and relaxed job will have a salary to reflect that.

I second home help, although I've seen a lot of severely understaffed and underfunded areas. And if you're going on to medschool it's likely to be (once you've figured out the job) unchallenging in the sense you have no time or resources to do what you want to do. Or possibly aged care (again, the jobs not easy but poorly run homes can really reduce your scope and resources). You could also consider a community job with long term condition management. Keep in mind, as a new grad you'll likely get the easier stuff until you're competent to deal with anything else. Doesn't sound like you'll be sticking around long enough for that.

Avoid psych.

And finally: its a real shame you're possibly taking a position away from someone who will offer longevity to the profession and also wasting the time and money of jobs who will attempt to keep you around and educate you.

Mind you, if you're intending to become a doctor, you likely have no sympathy anyway (generalized sweeping and untrue stereotypes about a job aren't that nice aye? Think about that next time.).