Nursing specialty that requires minimum patient contact and best hours?

[tsipareht]

Please list your experience or knowledge of specific nursing specialties that have minimum patient contact (code brown, c-dif, etc), and what specialty provides the best hours? For instance working in a hospital versus a clinic? Thanks.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

Suggest you look at the top of the page to the yellow band and check "Specialties", then go to the forum on case management. It's not a game for rookies in most cases.

[Concerto_in_C, BSN, RN]

Suggest you look at the top of the page to the yellow band and check "Specialties", then go to the forum on case management. It's not a game for rookies in most cases.

My friend succeeded in case management with just 1 year of nursing home experience. I think it's about personal qualities and also the company. If the company is a typical organization, there will be bullying by senior case mangers and they will hound down the rookie. This would be a typical outcome. But obviously my friend got support from her peers and she succeeded.

[hiddencatRN, BSN, RN]

You can always work in PEDs. Kid poop is way awesome than adult poop.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

"I do plan to put in my time as a beside nurse," beside(s) nurse...wonder if this is a Freudian typo?

Actually,

Everybody back off!

OP has it together... she knows what she wants and doesn't want. Before getting mired into this MESS of a profession.

Kudos to the OP , wish I had started on that path.

[RNOTODAY, BSN, RN]

bortaz and Fiona: I am assuming you are joking, but just in case you aren't......just how big do you think a preemie BM is? or even a full term newborn, for that matter? I just dont consider that "wiping butt".......

[Fiona59]

I remember my first child's first nappie. The nurses were amazed. He managed to fill it, have it ooze down the legs, up his back. Meconium from what looked like wall to wall.

I'm aware of how small premies are. They still poop. You said you never cleaned butts. I'm assuming that even premies have butts.

I've cleaned butt in the OR. I've cleaned up incontinent adults in a doctors office along with the NP who had been waiting to see the patient.

Poop exists in all of us.

[RNOTODAY, BSN, RN]

Fiona: I just dont equate and adult butt with a baby butt!!! I was simply trying to convey that cleaning up after ADULT incontinent people does not have to be a part of a nursing CAREER............but for some reason you seem to be fixated on whether or not I am aware that preemies/babies have butts!!!! Yes, I am aware!!

[lovedijah]

I work in a non medical facility for people with mental disabilities. You definately deal with patients, but not in a traditional way. Most can do their own ADL's. There is MRSA, hepatitis and all types of interesting dangers. But no trachs, ng tubes or things commonly found in med surg. We pass meds, do vitals and blood sugars, carry out very basic treatments and bandage people up when they have behaviors and get injured. If somebody is having a seizure we assess them. You might check for impaction. So yes, there is poop. Sometimes. I imagine you could get a job as a new grad in a position with limited patient care depending where you live. Yet, I dont think this type of nursing falls in line with your career goals. I'll also say, choose wisely. Skills are use em' or lose em'. Im a recent grad and if you told me to go put in an ng tube... Id have to take another nurse in for back up. Havent done one in months. Maybe a year. So if your long term goal is to work in a specialty that requires "skills".. somehow, someway... suck it up and stay up on your skills. Or not. Our hospital is so short staffed they hire new grads in icu, nicu, or, er and whatever else you desire. But in general, a year or two bedside nursing could only benefit most people. I do regret not going bedside straight out of school. When I have to go into skilled nursing.. its going to be a big transition. It truly is.

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

My friend succeeded in case management with just 1 year of nursing home experience. I think it's about personal qualities and also the company. If the company is a typical organization, there will be bullying by senior case mangers and they will hound down the rookie. This would be a typical outcome. But obviously my friend got support from her peers and she succeeded.

Oh, heavenly days. When I was a new case manager I got nothing but support from my coworkers, all of whom had many years of experience and were very happy to give me resources, ideas, and good advice. I think characterizing senior case "mangers" (what, they bite?) as typically bullies is unnecessary and grossly inaccurate.

[musaRN]

Try research if you are BSN or you could always do OR. It may take some time but if you want something go for it. I am very displeased with all these judgmental comments. As nurses we should not be judgmental. Everyone has own reasons for the decisions made. If we could support each other a little bit more this profession would be much brighter.

[klone, MSN, RN]

I've worked in research nursing, and I've never seen a position that didn't require time as a bedside nurse. The only reason I got the job in research was because of the 5+ years of experience I had as an L&D nurse.

[toomuchbaloney]

To the OP...

go to nursing school get your BSN and take the NCLEX.

stay in school and get your MSN.

continue on and obtain your PhD in Nursing

work for your state BON...