What is your dream unit?

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If you had the chance to work in ANY specialty, anywhere you wanted, where would it be and why? Which do you day-dream about? The one unit and setting that really makes your heart pound in a good way. Where you whistle as you stroll into work.

Have you already found your dream job?

Let's hear it.

Mine would be pediatric cardiovascular icu. I just think that sounds so dang rad. Pedatrics, and everything critical care entails, is highly appealing to me.

Why do you love your dream specialty?

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My dream unit, right now, is Peds oncology and if I can't have that, anything Peds related. I'm a 4th level nursing student so I'm not sure if that will change after I complete my critical care clinical rotation. I just know that I would rather not deal with adults.

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You will be dealing with VERY anxious parents, thus adults in Peds/oncology

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Specializes in Mental Health.

Sounds interesting! I work in inpatient psychiatry. Can you elaborate on what you do throughout your shift?

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Specializes in Medical Oncology, Alzheimer/dementia.

I would like to work in a clinic with a pediatrician. My ideal job would be to work in day surgery. The problem with both of those jobs is they are day shift, and I absolutely despise working days.

So now I work on a med oncology floor. I enjoy providing care for the end of life patients and their families, and I'm studying for the hospice and palliative care certification exam.

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Specializes in ED.

The ER was my dream job. After three years in the ER, I'm eyeing over flight nursing. I'm also starting my SANE training this fall.

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Specializes in BMT, Oncology, LTC/SNF.

I currently work in half of my dream job, lol. Adult oncology. But my complete dream job is Peds Onco at St. Jude's Children's research hospital. However, I would dig any major children's hospital around the country for a Peds Hem/Onco position.

slowly working towards it! I'm in Onco, gonna get my OCN once my year is passed, look into Peds at either my current hospital or move back home or be bold and apply to St Judes.

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I would love to be in a MICU, CVICU, or TICU. I daydream about it and fear that I'll never get there.

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The Emergency Department hands down

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Specializes in NICU, Telephone Triage.

I was in nursing school in the 80's. They told me the same thing: work a year in med surg first. Such BULL. I went straight into the NICU as a new grad. I didn't like working with adults either. Keep looking for NICU!! Don't give up! You don't need med surg first. My dream job would be to do something else and get the same pay!! I've been a nurse for 25 years and I am TIRED.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Med-Surg, Psych, Geri, LTC, Tele,.

ED is my dream!!! Seems so exciting! Maybe I watched too many episodes of the old show, ER!

I'll take whatever acute job I can get as a new grad RN, though!

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Specializes in ED.

After getting some experience I would love to have a mobile NP service just traveling to rural areas that need care and do it out of an RV.

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ED is my dream!!! Seems so exciting! Maybe I watched too many episodes of the old show, ER!

I'll take whatever acute job I can get as a new grad RN, though!

Real life is definitely absolutely nothing like TV whatsoever lol.

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