Specialty Poll for male nurses

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  1. Which Specialty Are you?

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I always wondered where men wound up in nursing. I dont see that many in Oncology. I am assuming men generally like ICU, ER, and M/S.

It would be nice if you would like to post your

Specialty

Years of EXP in current specialty(or post previous specialties)

Why you picked your specialty.

If you see that I am missing a big specialty dont hesitate to let me know.

Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.

Various units from Med-Surg to ED to ICU while in the bedside RN role. Advanced Practice as an Acute Care NP since 2005 exclusively working in Adult Critical Care.

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Specializes in ICU.

A little med sug and tele, 3 years step down, now ICU. Hoping to go CRNA.

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I'm still in my first year of nursing, work as a float nurse. Float between icu, cardiac, progressive, ortho/trauma and ms/oncology.

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Specializes in Psych/Travel.

I'm a Psych Nurse most of the time, but depending on the facility I'm at I can be a Mental Health Nurse or a Behavioral Health Nurse. Right now I'm on a kids unit and between the kids and the techs I feel more like a babysitter, maybe my next contract I'll get to work with grown-ups, passing meds and ETOs instead of crayons and coloring sheets.:-)

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Specializes in Emergency/Critical Care.

Currently working on a critical care unit. Worked ER with a stint as a traveler previously.

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Specializes in Ortho.

6 yrs ortho.

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one year dialysis, one year med surg/tele and 3 years icu.

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About 3 months in Urgent Care and wouldn't trade it for anything else.

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Specializes in FNP Student, Long-term Care Leadership.

Actually another "major one" is long-term care. I have worked in child/adol. psych, med-surg, ortho, and urgent care, but the best job I have ever had has been working in long-term care facilities caring for the "Greatest Generation." I have cared for a former Ms. America, an author, and many many many ordinary older Americans who love to have someone take the time to talk to them, listen to their stories, and be the surrogate for the son or grandson that never visits. I have done far more there than I ever did in a hospital as a nurse and the reward is taking care of people who love and appreciate you. Think there is never anything exciting in a nursing home, you don't use your skills, or nursing home nurses don't know as much as nurses in ER/ICU/etc..... lol.... give it a try

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Specializes in Outpatient Psychiatry.

Was mostly ER/UC as a RN. Now psychiatry/outpatient clinic as an APRN.

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Specializes in ICU, Trauma, CCT,Emergency, Flight, OR Nursing.

RN for 21 years, ICU for 5 years (CVICU, Surg/Trauma ICU, MICU and CCU) then ED/ Trauma for 2 years and have been Flying for the rest as Flight RN and CCT RN. Love the variety and crossover between ICU (ECMO/ IABP's/open chests etc) and EMS.

Hope to retire in this specialty in 20 years time!

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Did an entry-level master's. I'm a CNL with a year of med-surg (primarily ortho), two months of acute rehab, tentatively HHC.

Possibly NP at some point in the future depending on finances.

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