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Ndy-RN
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I graduated last year 2014 and got a Job where I consolidated which is Adult Medicine. Actually we deal with patient s 45 years and older (this is in Canada). When I graduated my eyes have been set on geriatric nursing since I worked as a nursing aid while in school in nursing homes and LTC and have more than 5 years of experience, and I thought Gerontological nursing was my calling.
I have been working as a nurse in this unit for 7 months part-time (Full time positions are not available yet and goes by seniority..but I do "sometimes" pick up 30-40 hour shifts per pay period...but I needed something more stable), and I am starting to question if I really want to do geriatric nursing after all. I just don't feel I belong in that unit. It may just be the environment, I am not sure, but recently I applied and got a temp full time position as a psychiatric nurse and I want to try that for a while till it runs its course.
Some people tell me that I will loose my skills and stuff but being temp in this new job (same hospital by the way) gives me opportunity to be casual on Medicine. I will still be called in and would accept shift if I am available. And I need stable hours too to make ends meet.
What I want to know is what are the pros and cons of psychiatric nursing. Do you love it or hate it. I had some clinical experience there in my 2nd year of nursing when I was a student, liked it....but that was it. I would like to try out at least a couple more branches of nursing in the future before I settle with what I enjoy. Please let me know what you think... and please share some advice of your experiences. Thank you.