What specialty do you want and not want to work in?

[guiltysins]

I saw this thread started on another thread for people that are already nurses and I figured it'd be fun to just do it for student nurses as well.

What specialy do I want to work in? I really wanna do either Pediatric or Mother Baby/L&D.

What specialty would I never want to work in? I think LTC, it just isn't for me.

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

I was very adamant on my list that I DON'T want before school. A lot of it has changed since school and clinicals have started though and some that now have added to my list, I wouldn't count anything out until after school and be open when your in school (meaning don't automatically go into a setting hating it).

I don't plan on staying in 1 area though period, I would like to try out many areas and the one that I love the most will be the one I hope to retire in.

I wouldn't mind starting off as a float nurse for my (one year) either just to get even more experience in many different areas.

So my list of don't want that I have no doubt won't change.

Burns- (fire is my biggest fear and I can't work in an area that would just intensify that fear)

LTC -unless some serious changes were made, I hated doing clinicals there, the environment was just terrible and I vowed to never put my parents there and told my kids they were out of my will if they put me in one LOL

Ortho- Just not my cup of tea

The areas I said NO way to that I would like to eventually try my hand at after starting school-

Peds

Hospice

Oncology

Medical Unit I wouldn't mind doing for experience, in our hospital it is different then Med/Surge and completely different environment and types of patients. I did not like Med/Surge that much.

I started off being dead set on only wanting to do

L&D

ER

I shadowed at the local jail and it is run VERY well and seemed interesting too and have great Beni's but it's not considered acute care experience. But it is experience and would give you a jump ahead from the other new grads for new grad experience. So I might go that route if need be. I actually enjoyed my time shadowing.

So needless to say, I will start off in wherever I can to give me the experience to be able to be more picky, and I would live to spend my career getting well skilled in many areas. My eventual long term goal is to be also an Instructor. I have always wanted to a teacher and I think I would really enjoy eventually doing that and maybe still nursing part time. Not sure if I will always stay bed side, I wouldn't mind doing some community health type nursing like Planned Parenthood or Low income clinics.

[MPKH, BSN, RN]

No to:

Hospice, Palliative, Nursing home/LTC

Maybe to:

Oncology, Medical, Surgical, Rehabilitation, Maternity, Pediatric, Mental Health

Really want to do:

ER, OR, ICU

[madwife2002, BSN, RN]

A poll added to this thread would be interesting

[guiltysins]

Bumping this back up.

I also wanted to say that there has been a lot of growing interest (at least on this site) about corrections. I can honestly say I NEVER even thought about that before. How do you guys get exposed to that.

[sserrn, BSN]

Still pre-nursing, so this could change after clinicals, but for now:

YES: ER, ICU, OR

MAYBE: NICU

NO: LTC, MED/SURG, GERIATRICS, PEDS

[TheSquire, DNP, APRN, NP]

Bumping this back up.

I also wanted to say that there has been a lot of growing interest (at least on this site) about corrections. I can honestly say I NEVER even thought about that before. How do you guys get exposed to that.

The USPHS Commissioned Corps provides medical staffing for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. One way for you to get exposed to that is to join one of the commissioned corps' internship programs for students in baccalaureate nursing programs. Depending on how serious you are (and how early you apply), they have a program where they'll commission you as an O-1 in the summer before your senior year and guarantee you a job upon graduation.

[Work in Progress]

No: General Med/Surg, Geriatric, Psych, LTC, Pulmonary, OR

Maybe: ICU, Neuro, Oncology, Pediatrics, Public health, Mom/Baby

Yes: ED, NICU,

What I really want and have a passion for: L&D

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

Bumping this back up.

I also wanted to say that there has been a lot of growing interest (at least on this site) about corrections. I can honestly say I NEVER even thought about that before. How do you guys get exposed to that.

Our County Jail will allow shadowing (I did this for a cultural project and it was awesome), I bet that would be a good stepping stone. It for sure was a unique experience. I shadowed the nurse that handled inmates with a lot of psych issues, pedophiles, rapist, and people waiting at county to transfer over for murder. But they were on lots of psych meds.

[K nurse-one-day]

NO WAY: LTC, oncology, geriatrics, peds, nicu, psych,

Maybe: ICU, ER, OR, neonatal,

YES: L&D, mother/baby

[Intern67]

After I pass the boards, I'll take any job in any specialty.

It would be nice if I get a choice, but the specific type of RN I want to be is a WORKING one!

[Pneumothorax, BSN, RN]

yes: ER,OR,Flight,even being a school nurse :)

Maybe: ICU(CV,MICU,SICU),home health.

NO NO NON NONONONONO: L&D- i just cant do it, i know its a beautiful thing, but it grosses me out LOL,LTC,nursing homes, ALFs, Geriatrics,pediatics

i ultimately would like to get my msn-crna, but as i get older, i may also go into case management or just general nurse management :)

[whichone'spink, BSN, RN]

I find myself drawn to crazy town, aka the ER. I work as a scribe in the ER at two hospitals in my town, and I haven't been scared off. If I can handle the crazy environment as a scribe, I think I can do it as an RN. Basically I want a specialty where I have a lot of autonomy and the chance to learn a lot. If I can't get the ER, then critical care would be the way to go. Needless to say, I haven't ruled anything out. Well, except for long-term care, SNF, and rehab facilities. Because the patient-nurse ratios are just too much. I might as well kiss my license good bye because something will happen.