Not wanting to work at hospital?

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It seems like the majority of the threads I have read on here are from people wanting to work at the hospital. I was just wondering if I was the only one that doesn't particularly want to work at a hospital?

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Where would you like to work?

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Specializes in School Nursing.

I think as a nurse you'll have a lot of different options to explore. But what is it you'd like to do as a nurse?

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I'm not opposed to working at a hospital its just that I think I would rather would at a Dr. office or something. Why do most people want to work in a hospital?

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I don't think it's necessarily where they want to work as much as it is where a new graduate is most likely to work.

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Specializes in Emergency.

I go back and forth between working Acute care to really get my skills down and working at the Jails. Though I wouldn't mind working a Physician's office if I can find a Physician that I can stand for seeing 8 hours a day every day.

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I go back and forth between working Acute care to really get my skills down and working at the Jails. Though I wouldn't mind working a Physician's office if I can find a Physician that I can stand for seeing 8 hours a day every day.

I've considered a jail/prison because I've already got time in on state retirement, and I enjoy working for government. Sadly, the actual act of working in a jail or prison (since I was a cop) sounds gross.

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Specializes in interested in NICU!!.

i want to start at a hospital, that's where all those nursing skills get strong and have that hospital experience. then later i think i would like to work in some sort of dr's office. but i do definitely do want that hospital experience.

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Specializes in Emergency.
I've considered a jail/prison because I've already got time in on state retirement, and I enjoy working for government. Sadly, the actual act of working in a jail or prison (since I was a cop) sounds gross.

A few years ago I was actually interested in working law enforcement, got a BA in Criminal Justice and did a internship in a correctional facility. I later realized that I don't have the assertive personality you often need, say when you're kicking three large aggressive looking men out of a bar for disorderly conduct. My last clinical instructor called me a "schmoozer and a social butterfly". I apparently smile too much....

I still have a fond interest for the field, but medical field quenches the "I want to do something for the better good" feeling just as well. Working in the prisons/jails as an RN would kill two birds in one stone for me.

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A few years ago I was actually interested in working law enforcement, got a BA in Criminal Justice and did a internship in a correctional facility. I later realized that I don't have the assertive personality you often need, say when you're kicking three large aggressive looking men out of a bar for disorderly conduct. My last clinical instructor called me a "schmoozer and a social butterfly". I apparently smile too much....

I still have a fond interest for the field, but medical field quenches the "I want to do something for the better good" feeling just as well. Working in the prisons/jails as an RN would kill two birds in one stone for me.

My first interest was medical. I was premed with my first degree and went to night school (dual enrollment) to become a paramedic. Anyway, I got tired of school, since I did 180 semester hours in three and a half years, so to get a pay check I taught H.S. for a year and wanted to get into law enforcement so I did. I worked as a paramedic tucked away in there somewhere. I still like LE and hope (read: intend) to remain a reserve or part-time officer somewhere, but I've had a medical itch as of late so I scratched it with a nurse, lol.

Funny that you mentioned aggression. I'm probably too aggressive and definitely too cynical at this point in my life to be a "caring nurse," but oh well I'll try it. I think long-term I'd rather move into admin which is what I did last in LE. Now, I merely dispatch as a back to school job, but I'm still an officer too so I keep my certs up. Works for me.

Also funny that you mention kicking drunks out of bars. One of my favorite cop memories is me by myself breaking up a fight between a group of armed preps and a group of cowboy pipe fitters in a pub. Literally, I was driving down the street when a bloody, shirtless man came flying out the door and landed in the street in front of my car. I dang near ran over him, lol. He got up, scrambled back in with me on his tail, and the fight then ensued.

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Specializes in Telemetry, OB, NICU.

I want to work at hospital, because it gives me a better chance for keeping my skills strong, learning variety of diagnosis, people, skills, time management, prioritization and pretty much everything I've learned at school. I might consider a slower paced environment like Dr office, or school nurse later on in life.

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I think keeping psychomotor skills strong is kind of irrelevant. If you choose a job where you don't need them then so be it. It's not like you're going to walk down the street and randomly start an IV on some dried up homeless person. The skills don't really leave you. I haven't started an IV since 2007 or intubated since 2006, but I'm sure I could if I wanted to.

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