I found this site last night so forgive my 'newness' at posting threads. I graduated from college with a B.A nearly 10 years ago (ouch!!). I am hoping that things will work out for me that will enable me to go back to school. Nursing has always appealed to me on many levels and now that I might have the opportunity to return to school I'm trying to do as much research as I can. This site has been absolutely wonderful but being that I don't know many people in my area (much less nurses) I am curious about many things. First off, how and when do you determine a specialty? Is it something you train for specifically in school or is it only on-the-job training? If you working in an area that you realize is not for you is it difficult to transfer to another area? How are the hours? I've heard about about the 4 - 12 hrs days and is that something that is manageable or draining? Any feedback will be appreciated! I'm sure the longer I'm on this site the more information I will pick up