What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

Published

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 pediatrics.
Peds-I can't stand to cause anyone pain by anything I'm doing to them (don't know how I'll handle this in clinicals), but it's twice as bad with kids.

It's funny how many people won't do peds. All I have ever done is peds. I refuse to deal with adult. Adults are just to whiney and needy.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.
I think that goes without saying... so don't say "never" ... but where would be your last pick?
med-surge.
Up Vote Up Vote ×

I could not work in:

1. ER (can't handle the gore and stress)

2. Pediatrics (too heartbreaking)

3. OB/L&D (too depressing to see babies go home with druggie parents and 13 yr. old mothers, also don't want to deal with the unpleasantries such as fetal demise.)

4. Corrections (like another poster said, my imagination runs away with me too easily, I like it better on "this" side of the fence.)

I used to think I would never work hospice. But there is something refereshing about being around people who are comfortable with dying and are ready to go. Of course, not everyone gives up an accepts it. I knew a man with cancer who said he was going to fight it even as he was slipping in and out of consciousness. It was just his attitude to not give up. But when he slipped into a coma for the last time, he was very peaceful and died in no pain.

Hardest part of hospice is the families by far. Nothing is more frustrating than a patient who is in the stage of acceptance and a family who doesn't want them to die. Adds unnecessary stress to the patient.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I don't think that I could ever do burn care. I hate the idea of debridement, hurting a patient who's already in so much pain. And the children as burn patients. Our hospital has one of the best burn units in the state, and we get all populations: from peds on up.

Recently we had a man burn his little boy with hot water and did not attempt to get help for him for more than 24 hours, despite the fact that his skin came off when he tried to clean it up with a towel. I'd have a difficult time dealing with a parent like that. The child died and the "father" (bf of mother, actually) is now under arrest.

I don't think I could ever work burn.

I don't think I want to work cardiology, but things can change. :)

Hubby and I watched "Sweet November" tonight, and I don't think I could work oncology. This was in my mind before we watched the movie.

Also I don't think that LTC would be my cup of tea, as well as ortho - which is kind of funny because my mom was an ortho RN for many years. :)

For me, it's babies all the way. I'm currently a doula and childbirth educator, I'd love to work L&D, Mother-Baby, NICU, etc. Some nurses wouldn't touch this dept with a ten foot pole. I love it! :D

Up Vote Up Vote ×

I had a friend who worked in a large hospital at a burn unit and I don't know how she did it for years. I took care of one patient with a small area of 3rd degree burns and I just couldn't scrub the skin off him. It was the amount of pain he was in that got me. Not the smell or the looks but the pain.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Pediatrics, Nursing Education.

LTC for me. Or general med surg. I'm pretty much up for almost anything else: NICU, PICU, community, any intesive care for adults. Maybe even the ER, OR or cath lab.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Mucous, I hate mucous. So no trach wards, ( do they still have those?) no respiratory care. Hate suctioning, hate bubbling trachs. euuuwww

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Urology. Nuff said.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in Obstetrics, M/S, Psych.

Probably OR...no life there

I love OB and psych...It's a new reality show every day!

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.
Probably OR...no life there

I beg to differ that there is no life there.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
Specializes in ER.

I would never do LTC, just not my thing I dont want to take part in crappy care!! I am a ER nurse and love it, so I get a little of everything everyday. I also do peds home care one day a week and it is a good mix for me. I get to see a ton of pateitns everyday in the ER and get to take care of one sweet littel girl for 8 hours a week.

Up Vote Up Vote ×

Anything administrative.

Up Vote Up Vote ×
+ Join the Discussion