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I'm a senior in nursing school who could really use some help so I've decided to apply for scholarships. I never apply because all the scholarships available at my nursing school are GPA specific. You have to have an minimum GPA of 3.0 and I don't. I have a 2.7. This ALWAYS discourages me from applying because if I don't meet the requirements, then they'll throw my application away right? They won't even bother to read the essay?

Hello all! I am a senior in nursing school who graduates in May! Yay!! I know this question has been asked several times but most of the threads are from 2008-2012 so I wanted a "fresh and new" perspective! What do you think about a new grad in LTAC? My friend says that I should start off on a med surg floor since I'll be a new grad because I would learn more on the med surg floor than I would the LTAC. My mentor says that most LTACs only hire nurses with critical care experience so my chances of getting hired are minimal. What do you all think? Also, does can you all tell me what LTACs pay nurses an hour? Just curious. Select Specialty or any LTAC in general? Thank you so much for your insight!!

Hello! Maybe you can answer my question! I am a senior in nursing school and I have no idea what my "niche" is. I don't know what specialty I want to do. My question is, is neuro a good floor for a new grad to work on? Is it extremely stressful? What type of patients are on the floor? For the neuro nurses, what's your typical day? I know every nursing job is extremely stressful so that's probably not a good question so I guess I should ask is it more stressful than others?

I know that this post is years old (6 years to be exact) which is why I'm attempting to "revive" it if you will. I am a senior in nursing school and I have no idea what my "niche" is. I don't know what specialty I want to do. So far in nursing school, I've done clinical on the med surg floor, trauma nursing, labor and delivery, and in the OR. I loved the OR but I want to eventually become a nurse practitioner and working in the OR won't give me any real assessment skills with patients. My question is, is neuro a good floor for a new grad to work on? Is it extremely stressful? What type of patients are on the floor? For the neuro nurses, what's your typical day? I know every nursing job is extremely stressful so that's probably not a good question so I guess I should ask is it more stressful than others? Also, for the people who will say, "a lot of your answers are already posted just search for them," I want a "fresh" outlook for this year lol. A lot of the posts on this neuro forum are years old so if someone could give fresh and new update for 2015 that would be great! Thank you guys!

I'm a senior in nursing school (yay) and I am really interested in working in an ob/gyn clinic once I graduate. This summer I am getting the AWESOME opportunity to shadow a WHNP and she is amazing. Every time I watch her with a patient, I feel so warm inside. I also have a passion for community/public health. So what better way to combine both of my passions than to work in an ob/gyn clinic?? This way I am working in the community all the while serving a specific population. Amazing, right??? However, I have some questions. Is it a good idea to start in a clinic straight out of nursing school? Everyone I've talked to has told me to get some experience first on a med surg floor so I will be a "better" nurse. They say I will be well rounded if I start on a floor first and develop skills. While we're on that topic, Is it a good idea for it to be an OB/GYN clinic? Will I be limiting myself if I specialize too soon? Like get out of school and jump straight into a specialty? Will I get tired of seeing a particular type of patient? I.e, pregnant, young teens, women? I only say this because a nurse with 30 years experience told me that since I'm so young I might get "bored" soon. :-/ Lastly, will I even get hired? Would the nurse manager prefer someone with labor and delivery experience? Should I work on a L&D floor first? Advice? Insight? Thoughts? Thank you guys!!! 😁

Hey, do you recommend that a new grad become a community health nurse or that they get some experience first? I am a senior in nursing school (yay) and I have this passion for public health nursing/community health nursing. I tried to shrug it off or rather fight it because I heard public health nurses don't use many skills and with me being a new grad, I should go straight to the floor so I can get some experience. The thing is I don't want to do bedside nursing. I would love to work in a clinic or anything with the community. What are your thoughts??

Oh okay. Thank you for your input. I am really interested in stroke nursing. I hope I can handle it.

Is it hard work due to the high level of PHYSICAL assistance that the patients require? I really don't mind assisting people at all. My uncle had a stroke and when he was in rehab, he had some amazing nurses and he also had some very lazy and uncertain ones. Maybe they were bored :-/

Oh okay!!! Thanks for the clarification. I am considering working on the floor for the summer. I'm hoping it'll be a good learning experience.

Do you enjoy rehabilitation nursing?

Do you think it's a good floor to learn from? I'm trying to decide.

Is stroke nursing considered critical care? I am considering my options for summer jobs and I think I want to work on the stroke unit. However, I don't want to work critical care. When I say critical care, I mean atmospheres/pressure like the ICU, CCU, ER, etc. I just don't think I'd be good at it. It takes someone who is a quick thinker and as a student who's just now "getting her feet wet" I haven't really mastered the skill of knowing what to do immediately.

Hmm, I understand. Thanks for the clarification. Do you think a "women's surgical unit" would be fast paced? Is that critical or acute care?

I'm sure I'll find my niche. I just don't work well under really fast paced environments. I get nervous. When you say mother/baby you mean labor and delivery right?

So would you say PCU is fast paced like ICU? I'm trying to decide on a specialty and I don't think fast paced is for me...