What a coincidence. . .every single student nurse who shadows me. . .

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Specializes in Rehab, Neuro, geriatrics.

wants to ONLY work NICU or be a trauma flight nurse, but only for two years because then they want to get either their CRNA or FNP before 2015 because there is no way they are getting a doctorate!!

EVERY. SINGLE. STUDENT.

Sigh. . .

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

In the area where I live, all of the students want to work in the ER, ICU, or L&D. No other specialties will do.

However, there's not enough room in all of the emergency departments and critical care units for everybody and their mama, so I suspect that the majority of these students are in for a rude awakening.

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Specializes in Peds/outpatient FP,derm,allergy/private duty.

I may be flamed for asking, but why do we not see advertising and attitudes like "what's the fastest way to become a doctor?" "Does anyone know a really easy medical program?" Get your MD in only (fill-in-the-blank absurdly short amount of time). It's kind of embarrassing, really.

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I'm a student and I don't want to work in any of those areas. But I must admit, I get annoyed hearing all my classmates talk like that (and a good percentage of them do).

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I also completely support a bachelor's degree as the minimum entry point (grandfathering for those already in the profession, of course). I support a minimum standard of english grammar, and possibly a good psych screen. Lol

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Specializes in ICU, telemetry, LTAC.

What's 2015 got to do with it, is there some sort of deadline I have missed out on hearing about?

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What's 2015 got to do with it, is there some sort of deadline I have missed out on hearing about?

Talk of a deadline is more like it.

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Well, these students know what they want.

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In the area where I live, all of the students want to work in the ER, ICU, or L&D. No other specialties will do.

However, there's not enough room in all of the emergency departments and critical care units for everybody and their mama, so I suspect that the majority of these students are in for a rude awakening.

ER & ICU ='s Fast paced nursing as these students have probably seen on television

L&D ='s Babies, babies, and more babies. What's not to love cooing over infants and gushing over new moms all day? Or so they think. *LOL*

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Well, these students know what they want.

Yeah well someone ought to tell them critcial care unit spots are hard to land and turnover is rather low in many areas of this country.

L&D/mother and baby nurses usually have to be dragged out of that unit feet first which often is the only way you'll get them to go! *LOL*

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I've seen more than a few new grad RNs come into LTC to push a med cart with their wings clipped and their dreams dashed....

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Specializes in Emergency.

Having only worked ICU, ED I probably should not talk.

Most students have a lot of ideas, garnered from TV, their friend's Mom who tells exaggerated stories (and works in an ED), the media.

Once they start to go through clinicals, they get a dose of reality. And are encouraged strongly to go on in nursing, not just be a bedside nurse. Thats the way of Academia.

Once they get out there...a lot of them tell me, "I used to want to do ICU, but I'm comfortable here, I don't want to move to another unit, my kid starts school this year and I dont need extra stress" or "I planned to be a CRNA, but well, I just never got back to school." Given these statements, I just smile and nod at the students...Plans change almost as often as they are made!

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