What Is The Least Stressful Nursing Specialty?

[jollyjenny]

Hello!

Any opinions on which nursing specialty is the least stressful?

Thanks,

jollyjenny

[montieICURN]

Are you looking for a nursing job without stress?

[jollyjenny]

Oh, no. I know all areas of nursing are stressful, and I know every job can be stressful. But I have heard complaints about certain specialties more than others. For example, LOTS of people talk about med/surg being extremely stressful, whereas NICU nurses may not have quite as much stress on their unit and SEEM to really love where they are. I'm just curious.

[jjjoy, LPN]

Maybe a better question to ask would be who is very satisfied with their nursing specialty and what that speciality is. You may see a trend that way that might inform your own decisions.

[GilaRRT]

Yes, a very subjective question. I work in what some consider a highly stressful environment; however, I love what I do, so work is in fact not all that stressful for me.

[iHeartNICU]

I work in the NICU as an extern, not an RN yet and I LOVE it but it is still stressfull. There's not as much running around compared to say a med surg unit or ER though. I mean, you have 2 or 3 patients all within like 20 feet or so rather than patients up and down the hallway from eachother.

[longjourneydream]

Please let me know which nursing job is less stressful, because I really want to go there!

I work in the NICU as an extern, not an RN yet and I LOVE it but it is still stressfull. There's not as much running around compared to say a med surg unit or ER though. I mean, you have 2 or 3 patients all within like 20 feet or so rather than patients up and down the hallway from eachother.

[fergus51]

For me, newborn nursery has been the least stressful. My favorite is still NICU though, even with the stress I love it:)

[Sassybottom]

From past experiences in school and from what I have heard from others ...

psych nursing - one of my favourite areas of nursing because it is so interesting but because pt.'s are medically stable, it was not as stressful (at least for me)

working in a clinic - hours are sweet, pt's are stable

school nursing - you get your summers off, holidays and weekends off, regular hours

post partum - most moms and babies are healthy, the work becomes routine, it is a happy place

[Sassybottom]

I also think there is a huge difference in stress level between level 1 trauma centres vs. level 3 trauma centres ...

[not now, RN]

Babies that aren't mine or related to me make me nervous. I couldn't work NICU or the nursery because I'd be taking care of someone else's child and mama's are protective. Now that's stressful.

LTC was low stress for me. You have 50 residents at one time but they are all relatively stable, have a routine, you know the "tricks" to work with them since you see them on a regular basis...except for the insane charting.

I think it depends on the person.

[steelcityrn, RN]

I would have to say private duty nursing has the least amount of stress. The stress is about equal for med surg, psych, homecare and any other area I have been on in the hospital.