When I used to tell people that I worked in the NICU, their faces would light up because they thought I sat around and held babies all day.
Now that I'm back in the PICU, when I tell people what I do, I get these horrified looks and people(nurses too) will say "I could never do that!". Whats even better is when they say it's because they like kids too much!
So my question to my fellow nurses is ..... what could you never do?
I'll start.... I have a great admiration for Burn nurses! I admit that I do not know much about burn care because it has always been a fear of mine, but I have always thought you have to have a very special talent for this area!
This is one of the best threads I've ever read. I am literally crying with laughter; you all are too funny. I'm hoping to hear from a nursing program this week, and this question has occurred to me often. Here are my not-even-a-newbie thoughts:
1. L&D. I was an OB candy striper in college, and I hated all the whining. I had worked in the ER before that, and I just wanted to grab the moms and tell them to quit whining and go downstairs if they wanted to see actual hardship! When I had my 2 babies, I vowed never to be a whiner, and I think I did okay.
2. Drug rehab. As a "goody two-shoes" I fear I'd either be run over or just end up hating people I was supposed to help. Not that those of you doing drug rehab aren't goody two-shoes, just don't think I could do it.
3. Office nurse. I want to be in a hospital. If I wanted to work in an office, I'd go back to working in data-processing.
Now, what do I think I'd like?
1. Surgery. I read the thing about eyeballs out on the table and immediately thought, "COOL!" I was an anesthesia tech one summer, and I could spend all day in the OR. I just don't know if my knees could take it for long.
2. Geropsych. I love old folks, nursing homes don't freak me out, and I'm very academically interested in geropsych dx's like dementia and depression. (I know, I know, wait until I have to get a combative AD pt to take meds--I told you I'm not even a newbie yet!)
As someone posted earlier, thank God we all like different things; it's just funny as heck to see it all written out this way. Too hilarious. I may read it again in a few weeks just for a laugh (by then I should know if I got into my program and may need the chuckle!).
I hate the sound of suctioning but I can do it. But I know I could never work with an eye surgeon who does surgeries while the patient is awake....gives me chills just thinking about it.
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This is one of the best threads I've ever read. I am literally crying with laughter; you all are too funny. I'm hoping to hear from a nursing program this week, and this question has occurred to me often. Here are my not-even-a-newbie thoughts:
1. L&D. I was an OB candy striper in college, and I hated all the whining. I had worked in the ER before that, and I just wanted to grab the moms and tell them to quit whining and go downstairs if they wanted to see actual hardship! When I had my 2 babies, I vowed never to be a whiner, and I think I did okay.
2. Drug rehab. As a "goody two-shoes" I fear I'd either be run over or just end up hating people I was supposed to help. Not that those of you doing drug rehab aren't goody two-shoes, just don't think I could do it.
3. Office nurse. I want to be in a hospital. If I wanted to work in an office, I'd go back to working in data-processing.
Now, what do I think I'd like?
1. Surgery. I read the thing about eyeballs out on the table and immediately thought, "COOL!" I was an anesthesia tech one summer, and I could spend all day in the OR. I just don't know if my knees could take it for long.
2. Geropsych. I love old folks, nursing homes don't freak me out, and I'm very academically interested in geropsych dx's like dementia and depression. (I know, I know, wait until I have to get a combative AD pt to take meds--I told you I'm not even a newbie yet!)
As someone posted earlier, thank God we all like different things; it's just funny as heck to see it all written out this way. Too hilarious. I may read it again in a few weeks just for a laugh (by then I should know if I got into my program and may need the chuckle!).