commitmentphobe

commitmentphobe has 12 years experience and specializes in Endo, L&D, med-surg.

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1. What do you like or dislike about WOC nursing?

   commitmentphobe posted a topic in Wound

   What do you like or dislike most about the WOCN specialty? I have an offer for a position on an in-hospital wound care team, and I'm not sure what to do. Dressing changes were my favorite part of the job when I worked med/surg, which is what got...

2. Mother-baby nursing VS pediatric nursing

   commitmentphobe replied to futurern'2020's topic in General Nursing

   If this is your goal, the mom/baby job sounds like a good way to get into women's health. Would you also have the option to cross train to labor & delivery in the future? At my hospital, almost all of the birthing center nurses rotate between the...

3. Best schedule for work-life balance for parents?

   commitmentphobe replied to commitmentphobe's topic in Career Support

   Thanks! Glad to know you don't necessarily need peds experience. Before nursing school, I had a job where part of my job involved educating teens about birth control, so I think I'd enjoy those random questions! Most of the school nurse positions in ...

4. Is ICU worth the stress?

   commitmentphobe posted a topic in Critical

   Is working in the ICU all it's cracked up to be? Part of me has always wanted to work there--I won't really feel like I've "made it" as a nurse until I can take care of the sickest patients. I'm thinking about making the switch to my hospital's MICU....

5. Best schedule for work-life balance for parents?

   commitmentphobe posted a topic in Career Support

   Hello fellow nurse parents! What schedule do you prefer for spending time with your family, and why? I'm currently working 4-10s with no weekends or holidays, which is great right now while the little guy is in preschool. But eventually he'll go...