What is a better option for 4th yr clinical..cardio, transplantation or neurosciences

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Hi!

I found out that for my 4th year of BSCN (Canada) there are three full year options for my consolidation clinical...

They are CARDIOLOGY, TRANSPLANTATION or NEUROSCIENCES.

Now im not too interested in cardiology (but maybe you can persuade me!) but i think either transplantation or neurosciences would be totally cool

What are some pros and cons of either three options?

Im currently going into my third year but would like to think about this over the following year so i can make a good decision. I think the main advantage of choosing a full year clinical is that you become proficient in the area so when likely hire you after clinical you acutally know what your doing instead of starting from scratch since youve already been there for a year.

All the other clnical options are for one semester only and we dont really know where we are placed i think until they assign it to us.

Would I acutally get to see surgery in transplantation? I think that would be the most interesting option for some reason. ***Oh ya what would be the best option for assessment and using your nursing skills out of the three?*** Oh and i dont really have a preference for what kind of nursing i do when i graduate.

Thanks for giving me info!

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Specializes in neuro, med/surg/, cardiac care.

i have worked neuro and presently work cardiology with transplants. If I had to pick the best area for broad spectrum assessment skills and getting organization under your belt then it would be neuro for sure. It combines med/surg plus usually a lot of procedures you can get practice with, ie trachs, in and out caths, ng feeds etc. It can be very heavy and demanding mentally but a very good overall learning experience for a new person. Cardio is great too , but would not recommend it as somewhere to start out in. As for the transplant thing, interesting yes, but really just a post -op, they get to be pretty routine as well. The pre-transplant people are more complex and interesting to look after. I think neuro is where I fine tuned my sixth sense as well, those patients can turn very quickly, so you have to be on your toes with the little changes in their condition. Hope this helps, good luck with whatever you decide!!

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well i am currently interested in psych but am not sure if thats where i want to work when i graduate too many options! so neurosciences would be good for going into psych...? Im really open to anything

*** oh i forgot to mention i have over a year of job expenrience with a vented trached G tube ALS pt too so would that work to my advantage when applying for the neurosciences clincal for 4th yr?

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Of those three, I vote for the neuro as well to get the best skills, and the largest number of procedures that you can become proficient with.

Any experience that you had for a patient previously will not necessarily be with the same skill set that you will get with that training for the year. Don;t get me wrong, it won't hurt. But you will be expected to hone your assessment skills for your new role.

Best of luck to you.

And p.s.: You should be able to observe some surgeries if you desire on some of the neuro patients and that can be quite interesting for you as well. There is usually more time for you to ask questions during those type of cases than the transplant procedures.

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Specializes in icu, er, transplant, case management, ps.

I would go for neuro. There is a diverse number of problems and illnesses that you will be exposed to. Transplant and cardio will all ways be available after you graduate.

Woody:balloons:

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