Question about specialties

[strider1500]

Once someone becomes an RN, how do they go about learning a specialty? Does the hospital teach them or do they have to go elsewhere?

Thanks.

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

hospital or facility where employed will teach speciality. Many nurses also get education from seminars and professional organizations.

[EricJRN, MSN, RN]

Excellent question for our Nursing Career Advice Forum. I'll move it there for you.

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Generally it's on-the-job. You get a lot of different clinical experiences in nursing school. But it's during the new grad orientation that you learn your specialty.

Good luck!

[strider1500]

Excellent question for our Nursing Career Advice Forum. I'll move it there for you.

Thanks, I was unsure about which forum to post.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

some people have a rough idea where they want to work post grad where others move around until they find an area they like. Good luck to whatever you decide but post grad in my opinion is where the real learning begins

[strider1500]

Does the employer pay for the extra training?

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

being in the UK I wouldn't know but that may be something you discuss at your interview or if you are all ready employed and have a review, but sure they will contribute more than they do in the UK towards further training. Extremely hard at the moment to get the employer in the UK to give you time for mandatory training never mind other courses

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Does the employer pay for the extra training?

Yes, you get paid for training and orientation, sometimes it's 12 to 16 weeks for on the job training depending upon the specialty.

Employers will often pay to go to extra classes and gain certificatios as well, such as Advanced Cardiac Life Support, etc.