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How many of ya'll never "stuck" to a specialty? I feel like I have a problem because anything im exposed to i like! Been a nurse for 4 years, split between tele and postpartum (what a difference, I know). I've work a little surgical, floated around the hospital and thought peds, intermediate care, psych were all interesting too. Did some shifts in ER and liked the fast pace aspect...shadowed in ICU for a week and loved the patho and detail. I guess I'm just worried I have not found "my specialty"? I feel like a nurse without a "home" if that makes sense....??? Any insight?

Hello Everyone :) Ive been an RN for 2.5 years. When I graduated nursing school I had zero clue as to what I wanted to go into. I LOVED my peds, patho, and situations where I had to work fast and think of my feet. I started out on a telemetry floor. I loved taking care of the cardiac patients and liked when I had to think quick. Loved having CABG and stent pt's... I did NOT however like really working with adults and non compliant patients who really could care less about taking care of themselves. I was there 1.5 years. I had the opportunity to go to a postpartum unit due to staffing on that unit. I took it because I was excited to get some kind of pediatric experience. While I LOVE working with the infants and doing their assessments and learning the nursing care, I find myself very bored with the *usually* healthy mothers. Dont get me wrong, it is a very busy unit and Im on my feet . I have learned things I would have never otherwise learned, and Im very thankful for the experience. But, the only times I have found myself VERY interested have been during my first hemorrhage and Pre-E patient, both of which I was eager to learn on how to treat and handle. But when I have a pt who is just on vitamins.....I get bored. Any suggestions as to what area of nursing I should go into? I have some in mind but would like opinions from others as well. I reallyyyy appreciate any feedback :) Thank You!

Hello all, I was wondering if anyone has made the switch from an adult cardiac tele unit to a postpartum unit. After a little over a year I decided to try postpartum cause I feel myself drawn more to obgyn/pediatric patients than to the adult population i was working with. Any insight is helpful! The floor I will be working on takes 3 couplets per RN on days. On the Tele floor we would take up to 7 on days if working with an LPN, if not then up to 4. Thank you!

hi all, I am an RN in a tele floor, been a nurse allllmost a year :) I was wondering, how many years in did you feel like you "found" your speciality in nursing? thanks!

There is a form you fill out to request same duty station as your spouse. Shouldnt be too hard putting two ANC officers together. Catch is you HAVE to be married.

I'm in a bit of a funky situation. 1) NEW BSN, RN 2) Here in Oahu w/ hubbs (military) 3) I am also military (nurse obviously) 4) I got 5 months to kill while I wait to start working at Tripler I KNOW, I KNOW...NO JOBS FOR NEW RNS ACUTE CARE. My question is, are there jobs for NEW RN's for nursing homes, rehabs etc? I only need this job for 5 months....would they even consider hiring me that short of time? ...or should I not even bother and get a waitress/retail job? I dont like doing nothing for so long is the truth. Thanks for any insight you may have into this :) :)

did it really take them 20 days?! I just passed it here in hawaii and need my license number ASAP!! lol Was the license # up on the website before they physically mailed it to you?

its B. I just bumped into a question like that as well. I think the reasoning behind it is that they need more of it because their bodies arent absorbing what they need....

thanks a lot! :)

yes, i have done all of that. So I guess now I just wait then for pearson to send my ATT. Do you know how hard it is to schedule in Oahu? I know of only one testing center here. Thank you!

They got my completed application jan 16th here in hawaii. They told me it would take 3-4 weeks to process any luck with you?

I was told my application was recieved on Jan 16th and that it would be 15-20 business days to be processed. My question: what happens after that??? do they communicate with pearson vue and then I get my ATT? Thanks for any help!