What speciatly do you plan on entering?

EmeraldNYL, BSN, RN · May 22, 2003

I plan on going straight for the ICU as soon as I finish school. My plan is to work for about 3 years so I can take advantage of some tuition reimbursement, and then go to nurse anesthetist school. I've been told that doing a year of med-surg is helpful for when you finally do ICU and are floated to the floors, then you have the time management skills and are prepared to take 6 patients when you are floated. I however, don't want to waste a year doing something I have absolutely no interest in.

straba · May 22, 2003

Emergency nursing is about the only thing I see myself doing. I love the excitement, and the fact that you never know what's going to walk through the door. The ER is where my heart is. I was an ER tech for about 9 months, and have worked as a Medical Assistant at an urgent care clinic for about 5 years. My career goal is to become a PA or an FNP

maire, ASN, RN · May 22, 2003

I love OB, that's where I am leaning. I would eventually like to get into NICU. I thrive under pressure and stress feeds me. I'm weird. :)

fnimat1 · May 22, 2003

I want to go into L & D with pediatrics as a close second. I may feel different in 2 yrs. who now......but as of now...that's where I want to be.

Fatima

fnimat1 · May 22, 2003

Originally posted by fnimat1
I want to go into L & D with pediatrics as a close second. I may feel different in 2 yrs. who now......but as of now...that's where I want to be.

Fatima

that should say "who knows.....lol"

nursebucky · May 22, 2003

short term goal is to start in the ICU

long term goal is to become a CRNA

jschut, BSN, RN · May 22, 2003

Short term goal here is to remain in my LTC until I graduate from school, which is about 2 more years...

When I have my RN, I will apply at other facilities they are building here in town , but I really would like to be a surgical nurse or a traveler, after the kids grow up...

perfectbluebuildings, BSN, RN · May 22, 2003

I am not quite sure yet... I have loved the elderly I have worked with so far and felt like I connected well with them, but it has been a long time dream of mine to work in NICU. I guess I will see how the rest of clinicals goes...

RNIAM, BSN, RN · May 22, 2003

I still don't know. I love cardiac. I truly enjoyed those pt's. I didn't care for the OR other than the hours are great. I still have to do advanced med-surg and women and child. The jury is still out. My long term goal is to get my masters but I am not sure which way I will go. I think I would like to teach.

USA987, MSN, RN, NP · May 22, 2003

Marilyn,

I'm starting in the ICU on July 7th!!

I am one of those funny people who really wouldn't have minded starting out in Med/Surg. Probably because I'm spoiled here in So. Cal. where ratios on days are no greater than 1:5 and nights 1:6-7....on top of lift teams, IV teams, wound care teams, etc.!!!

Unfortunately, I'm moving to another state, and when I interviewed for several med/surg positions I felt like running away when I heard the ratios of most other places!!!

:eek:

Ortho_RN · May 22, 2003

When I started Nursing school, I was die hard either OB/Labor and Delivery or Pediatrics... Had my OB rotation during my 2nd semester it was OK... Could do without the screaming women, so if I could work in the Nursery with the babies, I would love it...

Haven't had Pediatrics yet, so not sure about that... Everyone says Peds is great except for the parents, that they are the ones who make it difficult...

I loved my OR rotation.... If I am lucky enough to find a position open when I graduate i might apply for that... But if that doesn't work, then I will probably stay where I work now... Which is Orthopedics... I know.. *everyone cringes*... But it really isn't that bad.. :)

Who knows where I will be... :)