Least stressful nursing specialty

neenrn · Feb 18, 2016

I don't think there is one. Each area has to deal with the same issues..... Unhappy clients, unhappy families, rude doctors, short staffing, **** load of paper work and a general lack of respect and finally co workers who will either be the best or complete asshats.... Nursing is not easy.....

favthing, APRN · Feb 20, 2016

I work a contingent job as a telephone triage nurse. My primary job is on a med/surg unit in a hospital. The phone triage, comparably, does not even seem like a job. I love it. I don't want to lose my skills, or I would do it full-time. I do have to say, it is important to be experienced with assessment skills and dealing with stressed-out family members, as most of the nurses in triage have been nurses in the hospital for many years so they don't get too excited about many things.

My vote for the least-stressful actual nursing job is phone triage nursing!

AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P · Feb 20, 2016

I worked as an ER nurse in a busy place and my stress level on a normal day was through the roof. This was because of lack of staffing, poor morale, high staff turnover, high patient volume, and long waits which lead to grouchy patients! Add to that all of our regular drunks and psychs... ugh, I don't miss it at all!!!

I work as an IV nurse now and the stress level is minimal. I work with great people, at a great hospital, with good morale! What a difference! I do miss the critical patients though and am looking to get into a NICU or PICU setting!

Annie

Nonyvole, BSN, RN · Feb 20, 2016

Powerball winner, just keep it anonymous and go for the gradual payout, not the lump sum.

Then retire.

adpiRN · Feb 22, 2016

I would say postpartum of all the inpatient specialties.

It's soooo much less stressful than L&D for sure....

I'd guess outpatient surgery would be relatively low stress but never worked it myself. (Especially if you have the job where you just admit the patients. I think that exists in some places)

BSNbeauty, BSN, RN · Feb 22, 2016

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SarahMaria, MSN, RN · Feb 22, 2016

Psych is pretty non- stressful once you get used to the types of patients you get. My unit doesn't take medically compromised patients outside of having DM2 or HTN. No wounds, IVs, catheters. No bed bounds. All ambulatory and self toileting. Most invasive thing is an IM injection of psych meds when pt acts out. Pills and charting mostly. An occasional Code Grey with restraints but it is not as common as you may think.

On my unit, I am frequently the only nurse for 14 patients. We tend to put patients in seclusion / restraints often. Staff are attacked. I would not say that psych is easy or "non-stressful".

RunBabyRN · Feb 22, 2016

I've only been a nurse for just under 2 years, but I've worked a few different varied jobs. Each has had its own stressors and benefits. We all respond to different stresses differently.

If you're worried about a stressful career, nursing is probably not your bag.

neenrn · Feb 22, 2016

I work long term care..... in my last 3 shifts I've been hit, punched, bit, clawed.... I love my clients but watching my people sundown it's very sad. I'd have to say it's the families who never visit on a regular basis who suddenly show up and freak out at the changes in their elderly family member. These are the people who don't return calls, don't come to Care Conferences..... I don't find the palliative part of my job stressful unless it's dealing with family who suddenly want everything done when the Client had a DNR...... Where I work we are almost a weird sort of family. It's very supportive. And that really helps deal with the stress as well. But I have to agree.... If it's nursing it's stressful

NanaPoo · Feb 22, 2016

Nurse turned stay-at-home mom to one good daughter...particularly after the kid turned 5 and went to kindergarten.

The pay was pretty low, though.

OscarTheOwl · Feb 22, 2016

Scrubs are the epitome of working in your jammies.

Scrubs are definitely better than office attire, maybe its my aversion to wearing pants. I'll amend my statement and say I want to have a position where pants are optional.

ksola · Feb 23, 2016

My plan is to do my time as a psych nurse, deal with the grit for awhile, maybe take a few bites and punches to the face. Then become a PMHNP and get the good hours and a comfy chair to sit in while I talk to people about med management.