What type of nurse does everyone want to eventually end up being?

[silentRN]

Just wondering where does everyone want to end up? Right now I work at a teaching level one trauma hospital in tucson. I work on a intermediate care floor, which is a step down. I want to end up as a trauma ICU nurse, or anywhere in the ICU except neuro! Maybe flight nursing down the road. I want to go back to Flagstaff cause I'm ready to pick a place to call home and settle. Tucson has too many people and no outdoors except for Mt. Lemmon.

-David

[amers_here]

At this point in time, my goal is L&D or something along the lines. But I may find something that interests me more in nursing school.

[MsBruiser]

I thought it would be ICU. I'm now in the PACU and loving it...if you had asked me a year ago whether I'd wind up in the PACU I would have said "You're crazy!" Seems to me that the key to happiness in Nursing is to pick the right niche.

[Shar81]

Hi, I haven't begun my journey as yet but when i do my goal is work in a clinical facility doing research. I currently work in a pre-clinical setting but i'm more interested in the clinical side of drug development. However, i think i would also be interested in working in a neonatal unit or even in plastic surgery. I'm curious to see where i'll eventually end up.

Dhammo01, I see that you're interested in moving back to Flagstaff. I graduated from NAU but with a non nursing degree. Flagstaff seems too small for me and there weren't enough job opportunities there so i left after graduation. But otherwise, it's a great town. Good luck.

[popmode77]

I've always been into forensics and the such, so when i found out about sexual assault nurses and forensic nursing i was excited. hopefully by the time i graduate the field will have grown because this is my true passion! i would also love to work in plastic surgery.

[silentRN]

Hi, I haven't begun my journey as yet but when i do my goal is work in a clinical facility doing research. I currently work in a pre-clinical setting but i'm more interested in the clinical side of drug development. However, i think i would also be interested in working in a neonatal unit or even in plastic surgery. I'm curious to see where i'll eventually end up.

Dhammo01, I see that you're interested in moving back to Flagstaff. I graduated from NAU but with a non nursing degree. Flagstaff seems too small for me and there weren't enough job opportunities there so i left after graduation. But otherwise, it's a great town. Good luck.

Ya, I grew up around there. I'm just tired of the bigger cities. I really like FLagstaff. I always have.

[R.NICU]

i would love to start off on the same type of floor as you, dhammo1...i guess for a year or so to get my skills down. Then i'd like to be in the ICU. I've also been thinking about ER && Ortho down the road as well..who knows. I start Nursing school in January. My mind could change during the course of school, but i'm certain i want to be in the ICU

[CRNAspire]

CRNA all the way!!!

[sassiebaz]

Hospice.....

[chocolateskye]

Critical Care Nursing all the way! Dont care what level I start at the goal is to just keep adding to my skills! I kinda want to eventually get into CRNA but we will see how things go?

[jamonit]

i'm tired of floor nursing, even in a critical care setting. i want to switch to the OR at some cushy outpt surgicenter. No weekends, no holidays, and minimal call.

working on the floor just isn't my gig.

[pooshx2]

David,

What is stopping you from applying to FMC if you want to move back to Flag? I work at FMC now as an extern and graduate in Dec. and am beginning their new grad program for January. If you have at least 1 year of experience down at Tuscon then you don't have to apply as a new grad (that is my understanding from HR). FMC is a level one trauma center and has a great critical care training program (from what I have heard from people who did it). Good luck.

~Erica