What kind of Nurse Should I Be?

[sillyy816]

Hi everyone,

I'm currently enrolled in a 2 year RN program at Galen in St. Pete and basically I just wanted to hear some advice or feedback on what kind of Nurse I should become. Just so that I don't waste time doing the wrong thing.

Some info on me to help out..

-I am 20 years old

-I love kids

-I love teaching people how to do stuff

-I am a great leader and the best advisor

-I'm clumsy and an airhead at times so thinking on my feet isn't always there

-I don't want to working in the hospital or anywhere really depressing

-I want to get my Master or PhD in whatever I do

[Pepper The Cat, BSN, RN]

Sounds like you are better suited for teaching. Esp if you find hospitals depressing

[llg, PhD, RN]

Why did you choose to go to nursing school? When you imagined yourself as a nurse (while you were making the decision to become a nurse) ... what type of nurse did you imagine yourself being? What type of patients did you imagine yourself taking care of?

That's where you should start.

[RunBabyRN]

A couple of things-

First, change your avatar to something more anonymous. There are a ton of reasons to protect your identity on a public forum, especially once you're a nurse.

Next, a nurse needs to be able to think on her feet. Pay attention in school, and learn to think as a nurse. You need to be able to think critically and to think fast. There are few nursing positions where this isn't required, and I can't think of a single one.

What made you choose nursing? What did you envision?

[Balto]

This is really a subjective question that requires self reflection. What have you enjoyed in clinicals? Where do you picture yourself? Anonymous posters on an online forum cannot help you with this.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

-I want to get my Master or PhD in whatever I do

Be cognizant that, since Galen's program is non-accredited, earning that master's degree or PhD might take a bit longer than you might have envisioned. Transferability of credits is often a stumbling block when one's initial nursing education was received at a school that lacked national nursing accreditation.

[notnursezelda]

Hey

I'm very picky too so I've been looking at different specialties and what they entail.

I actually took this quiz, and I really liked my results, try it out :)

Johnson & Johnson Find Your Specialty | Johnson & Johnson Discover Nursing

There a bunch of different specialties for nursing. Since your just a student, don't count out the hospital just yet, you never know what you might find interesting, so I'm trying to be openminded also

Here's a nice list of the different kind of specialities if you want to look at it more...

Johnson & Johnson Explore Specialties | Johnson & Johnson Discover Nursing

Good luck!

[sillyy816]

I chose nursing because when my little brother had cancer, I loved the nurses that were caring for him. I have always imagined working in a doctor's office with kids.

[sillyy816]

Galen is accredited by SACS now.

I have always imagined working in a doctor's office with kids.

Not much call for that as a nurse.

You say you don't want to work in a hospital or anywhere really depressing... what kinds of places are those?

Honestly, I don't see your bullet list as a match for much in nursing with the possible exception of camp nursing... which is pretty tough at which to make a good year-round living...

[sillyy816]

Omg that help so much :) thank you! It said Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, which was what I was always leaning more to.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Galen is accredited by SACS now.

Galen has institutional accreditation. But Galen's nursing program lacks national nursing accreditation from the ACEN or CCNE. National nursing accreditation is tremendously important for those who have plans to further their nursing education.