log0phile

Thank you all for your words of encouragement. I suppose it is better to be apprehensive rather than feel that I know it all. All of your thoughts have helped to quell my fears. I'm still in awe of the responsibility that lies ahead, but you guys have really nailed my initial love of this area; I'm not sure how it slipped out of perspective. It is hard determining the area of nursing with which my personality and skills are most compatible, but I believe it is the PICU and I look forward to it. Blueinplaid, I will pm you as my time draws more near; I know I will need the encouragement you offered (thank you).

I am a nursing student who has already been offered and accepted a position in a local PICU. I truly thought that is what I wanted to do, but now in the last stretch of RNing school I am really questioning everything. Recently, I have become very trepidatious - okay, scared to death. I have completed my pediatric and ICU rotations and am truly realizing the gravity of the responsibility that accompanies PICU nursing. I have recently been considering switching to the OR and starting anew with the interview process. I feel that I am running away from the tremendous challange (that I know I am fully capable of accomplishing) and would appreciate any reinforcement that veteran PICU RNs may have to offer. All I can see right now is the daunting aspect of it. If you would, please take a little time and elucidate the positive side of this kind of nursing... the side that initially captivated me and magnetically drew me towards it... the side of which I have lost sight...