Nursing Specialties with a Slower Pace and Less Patient/Family Interaction

[Soliloquy, MSN, APRN, NP]

Hey everyone! I'm currently a travel RN whose background is in Med-surg/tele. All the units I've worked on so far have been very busy, very fast paced, just busy busy busy all the time and I hate it! I'm currently looking for something that's a little slower in pace and doesn't have me running around like a chicken with my head cut off but completely a desk job. Also, all those hospital rounds, discharge rounds, meetings, meetings, meetings! It's so annoying! When I was a newer nurse, I felt this was all a need to know and must do, but as I gain my experience, I'm starting to see it's not exactly necessary for my growth but is all part of the politics.

Does anyone have any ideas of what a good specialty that has a slower pace and less of all this stuff would be?

[NOADLS]

Work nights

[Soliloquy, MSN, APRN, NP]

Bump for more answers.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Developmental disabilities nursing is one of the best-kept secrets. As the nurse you do quarterly assessments on your developmentally disabled clients, arrange their doctors' appointments, check their MARs, and ensure they have everything they need.

It is a desk job since the unlicensed direct care staff members provide all the basic care and ADLs. It is also paid very well and entails minimal contact with families.

[EmergencyRN22]

Try outpatient surgery/same day surgery. When I was a new graduate, I worked in prep/pacu for sometime. It was very routine and slow - I eventually became bored of the mundane work.

I wanted excitement so I went to the ED haha.

[Soliloquy, MSN, APRN, NP]

Try outpatient surgery/same day surgery. When I was a new graduate, I worked in prep/pacu for sometime. It was very routine and slow - I eventually became bored of the mundane work.

I wanted excitement so I went to the ED haha.

I've been thinking about PACU after spending almost 2 years running around on different med-surg/telle/step down floors. lol Sometimes I think PACU is a nice slow pace but then I never know...sometimes how it looks on the outside is very different from what goes on inside. lol

[luthien.rn]

Hospice?

[whofan, ADN, BSN, RN]

PACU, infusion clinic, or hospital nights, it is not sedentary but half the time it is a bit less hectic.

[Conqueror+, BSN, RN]

Hospice?

Hospice in home care with one patient sure. I work inpatient hospice and have some 12 hour shifts that barely leave time for a potty break and I am well organized.

[Farawyn]

Hospice in home care with one patient sure. I work inpatient hospice and have some 12 hour shifts that barely leave time for a potty break and I am well organized.

I would also think Hospice would require more time with families.

[MaggieMaggie]

You could work for an employee health dept at a hospital, then you really only deal with other healthcare professionals and the ones I've met always seem very relaxed.

OR or PACU could work, too. You don't really interact with patient's family members in those areas. Both can vary in pace though.

[NucRN]

Clinic work is the best. The pay is not as high as hospital work and the benefits are not so great as well, but the work and environment is definitely more laid back.