GeroRN

Hi Ajaxgirl, I have lurked for a long time but your post made me sign up so that I could respond. First of all, there seems to be a general sense in nursing that once you are in one area - that's it. You can't transfer your knowledge and I disagree completely. No one knows everything about a job until you are in it and that is why we have broad base of knowledge so that we can go into many different areas. You're just finishing your Bsc.Nursing? Then you've just reviewed many areas of nursing and you are more than ready for whatever area you want to pursue. Yes, you could take a pharmacology course but why? You pull out a pharmacology text and review it. And when you are on the job, keep learning. Keep asking questions and keep your knowledge current. Ask questions. Take workshops, courses, start an inservice program in your facility. In other words, go for it. Apply for positions that look good and trust yourself that you will learn what you need to do that job competently. As for "losing skills" ... you may be rusty but I bet once you've been on a job for a while things will come right back. So my career advice for you is: trust yourself. Take a chance and keep the spark of learning alive. Don't let anyone let you believe that you aren't capable of learning new skills (or remembering the old ones) and if they do, don't believe them ;-) Good luck!