With all the people waiting on pins and needles... I thought it might be nice to forget about getting into a program for now and talk about where you see yourself once you are done with nursing school....
I'll go first....
I would LOVE to work in the NICU at Children's Hospital in Mpls. I also see myself in L&D. I have always had a passion for babies and recently, pregnant women (after having 3 kids I've been facinated with pregnancy)... so L&D would be really wonderful for me as well....
My heart is with the babies though as I would love to really be a baby nurse...
I'm still doing pre-reqs, but from the little experience I do have I think I'd like the ICU. I worked for years with an ophthalmic surgeon and I'm not interested in going back to the OR, especially as an RN. (In our facility techs did all the interesting stuff.) My husband is a bone marrow transplant nurse and I don't think I could do what he does. He concurs that ICU is the perfect place for a geek like me. LOL
My daughter was born 3 months early and it was a very trying time for us... I really think on of the reasons we made it was because of our nurses in the NICU... They were so sweet, caring, and really made us feel comfortable in at a very uncomfortable time in our lives. So... My heart is really in the NICU... or L&D... I'd love to work with babies.
I haven't even started pre-reqs yet but I would have to say that I would most likely want to work in pediatrics or in the PICU or maybe even pediatric trauma? I dunno... I'm open to any specialty area but I've been told that I'm good with kids. Also, I heard it's harder to get jobs in L&D or NICU or any involving babies basically, lol. Plus I would probably be slightly uncomfortable dealing with newborns on a daily basis as I have virtually NO experience with babies (although I'm sure nursing school clinicals will cure that). I know I said I was open to all specialty areas but I'm a bit hesitant towards geriatrics and oncology because last time I was in a hospital for an extended period of time my elderly grandmother died of cancer and I'm afraid that perhaps working with those kinds of patients every day would bring back painful memories. I don't know... I guess only time will tell!
Smartferret
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I'm still doing pre-reqs, but from the little experience I do have I think I'd like the ICU. I worked for years with an ophthalmic surgeon and I'm not interested in going back to the OR, especially as an RN. (In our facility techs did all the interesting stuff.) My husband is a bone marrow transplant nurse and I don't think I could do what he does. He concurs that ICU is the perfect place for a geek like me. LOL