What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

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I thought this might be interesting to find out. Please include a reason, be it a bad clinical experience as a student, fear, lack of excitement, too chaotic, etc.

For me it would have to be the NICU. Don't get me wrong, I love babies. My problem would come the first time I saw an addict come to see her baby. I would lose my professionalism instantly. So I'm thinking it best to stay away from such a situation.

Specializes in Utilization Management.

NICU and babies and pedes would scare me. I get along well with children, but sick children make me cry. Impossible for me to keep a professional face on--kids just see right through me.

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

i gave it my best shot and still to this day do not know what i was thinking.......correctional medicine it was undoubtly the worst experience i have ever had as a nurse practitioner. so unorganized and in this facility, disgusting. but, the maximum security area with the death row inmates was another story. no problems there. still, would not consider doing that again.

pediatric oncology, i would never attempt. those kids would break my heart. i think highly of any of ya'll who work with these wonderful, brave, sick children. :bowingpur

siri, crn, clnc, rlnc

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In no particular order.....OR (kudos to those that find this interesting...), Peds of any kind, Maternity/L&D (I just about lost my mind during that placement), corrections, and psych (cause well, I'd fit in too well :rolleyes: )

Thank goodness for diversity, and that there are those that love the areas I couldn't do....

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I would have to say that I could not go into Peds, Mother-Baby or L/D. I can't deal with sick kids. My emotions can't take the fact that some kids get sooo sick it's just too much for me. :crying2:

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Respiratory Rehab! There is a speciality Hospital here that deals with just that...my father in law was a patient there. Just way too much mucus for me!!! :barf01:

I also would hate Ped's- just couldn't handle the parents. I get just enough of them in the ER (love kids) but don't like dealing with overwrought parents...justified or not.

I also would be afraid of burns :angryfire --but I so respect the nurse's that do!

The funny thing is that I had said that I would never work ER because I didn't think I could handle the stress... spent several rotations there my last semester of nursing school and fell in love with it. Love the ER!!!

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First choice would be Psych. close second L&D!!

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Specializes in Happily semi-retired; excited for the whole whammy.

Corrections, oncology, burn unit, home health.

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Specializes in Gerontological Nursing, Acute Rehab.

Could never do ER....I like to know what I'm walking into at work. I can't stomach what one would see in a trauma hospital.

OR....just not for me. Ortho surgeries and plastics make me cringe. I need to move around too much.

I couldn't do peds just because of dealing with the parents. I know that if my child were sick, I'd be questioning everything, watching everything, just probably be a PITA. I understand why they'd be that way, just don't want to deal with it every day. Plus, my first abuse case would be the end of me.

Never had an interest in Psych or Correctionals.

I hate hate hate med surg. I did it before and will never do it again. The ratios are terrible, and the acuity of the patients has just skyrocketed over the past several years. But no one thinks to increase the number of nurses working :uhoh21: Never again!

I like my acute rehab hospital....that's where I'll be for a while!

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Peds floor

Med/Surg (did it for 9 yrs, enuff!!)

Home Health- I would hate going into people's homes, and I get lost too easily.... :p

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i don't think i'd want to do peds everyday because i get far too angry with many of the families and/or parents. i don't mind doing peds or cases usually, but the contact with families is minimal.

i have no desire to do ltc work at all or community med. just not my cuppa tea.

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Specializes in Rehab, Neuro, Travel Nurse, Home Care.

ER- I just do not have the temperment for it. Worked as a ER tech in school and had enough.

Peds- Only because of the parents. I understand them being there, but I really don't like sombody hounding over me.

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

Burns- don't think I could handle the sight or smells

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