Not wanting to work at hospital?

[momof2prettygirls]

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?

[kk83]

I don't think I want to work in a hospital. I've toyed with the idea of maybe working at a Children's hospital someday though. I'd really like to work in a doctor's office preferably -- at least I think so at this point. I know many like the 3, 12 hour shifts but I think I'd prefer the predictability of an 8 hour a day job w/weekends free.

[nursel56]

To the OP- there really is no hard and fast rule about working in a hospital when you graduate, but you will probably hear people say that "you should get a year of med-surge" nursing before branching out. The reason for that is that it's almost seen as a residency. A place for you to use the skills you learned in nursing school in an area with a wide variety of medical and surgical diagnoses.

I did that, and I'm glad I did even though I later worked in a large variety of outpatient settings. It gave me the feeling of confidence as a nurse. But that is an internal judgement that I made. If you have absolutely no interest in working in a hospital there is nothing requiring that you do that. If you change your mind later on, it will probably be harder to get hired at a hospital and a steeper learning curve if you are hired.

The only other thing I would suggest is that you keep your eye on the job market in your area. Doctor's office jobs for RNs are getting more scarce by the day. Personally, I loved having weekends and holidays off and a 9-6 M-F schedule. Wish you the best!