Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

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  1. As a man in Nursing, I primarily work in the area of.....

    • 377
      Emergency Room
    • 81
      Perioperative
    • 439
      MICU/SICU/CCU
    • 117
      Pediatics/PICU/NICU
    • 33
      Physical rehab
    • 51
      Medical
    • 188
      Med Surg
    • 128
      Psychiatry/Chemical Dependency/Detox
    • 23
      L & D/Maternity
    • 42
      Oncology
    • 118
      Long Term Care/Geriatrics
    • 18
      Hospice
    • 49
      Management
    • 5
      Independent Practice
    • 29
      Education
    • 5
      Sales/Pharmaceuticals
    • 4
      Nursing Law
    • 29
      Home Health Care
    • 6
      Case Management
    • 19
      Outpatient/Physician Office
    • 13
      Research
    • 185
      Other
    • 46
      Transport/Flight Nursing

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Thought this would give us all a nice visual once folks place their vote.

Currently, I am in Ortho-Neuro Med Surg.

Also, I have placed a similar poll in our Male Nursing Student Forum. That poll can be viewed here:

https://allnurses.com/forums/f213/poll-male-nursing-school-my-goal-desire-work-area-155146.html

Good comparison threads when viewed together.

Specializes in ED, OR.

I used to work in the pre-op unit and really liked it but I needed more so now I am in the Emergency Dept and really love it.

:redlight:

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Specializes in Emergency.

I'm suprised that there are 8 at this point who state they are in OB/materity. This begs the question what their practice is ie do they do everything OB related ie what every other OB nurse does or is their practice limited?

Rj

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Update here from previous posting. I'm now just started in ER and love it !

I will never go back to m/s again. Too many man made problems in m/s and many times they make a big deal out of nothing !

The system won't let me vote again. I wonder if I can unvote and revote cause my area has changed?

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currently neuroscience intermediate care...meanng neuro, plus some trauma/ortho and dumpover from the surgical intermediate care unit...plus people who start going downhill on the neuro/ortho floor or some other floor, but they're either not ready for ICU or one of the other intermediate care units have no room in their inns.

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Specializes in MED SURG PACU ER TRAUMA ICU (ALL) BURN.

What about Trauma Nursing?

Currently or last posting was Trauma ER and Trauma ICU

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Specializes in Psych.

Just finished ADN program. Was an LPN, just took my final today and will graduate on Saturday, May 12. I will return to work at the state Psychiatric facility as soon as I get my temp license.

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JAN 07 BSN Grad

Currently 34 bed Critical Care Step Down Unit.

Future plans may involve one or more of the following...

1) Critical Care - More focused on pts and families, not tasks.

2) Hospice - We make a big deal about the grandiose event of life, why not support those on their final moments as well, in addition to their families

3) Home Health - Able to address the needs of pts one at a time without call lights... Beautiful thought isn't it...

4) Education - Let's face it, fun - and I can't do bedside till I'm 65

5) MBA/MHA - Not sure why, but healthcare will get shaken up in the next 5-20 years that management may be very interesting...:trout:

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I am headed to psych and looking forward to it....must be the water, LOL!!

Mark

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Specializes in ICU/CCU.

I moved to ICU in Feb 07 and i love it. will be doing post grad in crit care next year.

Mikko

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Specializes in Geriatric, Rehab, and Pulmonary.

Working in Skilled/rehab. Enjoy it!

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Specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatric, Behavioral Health.

Wow...I created this thread some time ago...a time when I was on board as staff. A lot has happened since then, much that lead to my absence from the board. I have since relocated to another city and will begin a new position...in Neuro nursing....so, my new field of interest will lie in Medical Nursing for now. I also hope to grace the board more and more as time permits.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Always good to hear from you Wolfie!

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