What's your specialty?

[ozziern]

Hi There,

I'm up for a change from remote nursing and wondering what to try next. I have worked in ED, oncology, cardiothoracic and a bit of general med, surg and aged care. I'm thinking of trying ICU or community or back to ED. I would like to hear some sales pitches about other peoples specialties to see if there is something good I might not have thought of. I must say I'm not really big on wards.

Looking forward to hearing from others.

Thanks in advance

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

Midwifery??? Seems a logical choice if you ever want to go back rural.

[ozziern]

Thanks gwenith,

I have thought about this on and off over the years and nearly applied in Perth once. HHMMMMM, I'll ponder that one for a bit. Thanks again for the suggestion.

Ozziern

[pmchap]

With such a range of experiences - try education - share the knowledge & let the nursing world go round.....

[talaxandra]

Have you thought about renal nursing? It's certainly portable if you want to go bush (depending on how remote).

[BermudaBasedBrissie]

Having worked in ED and ICU I wthink you will enjoy the clinical thinking that occurs in ICU. It is important though that you start in a tertiary level hospital. You will be exposed gradually to patients requiring greater levels of support. This was how I was taught and having seen other methods in smaller hospitals, the thrown in the deep end with swan cvvhdf inotropes difficult vent after 3 weeks doesn't work and leads to greater levels of burnout through stress. ICU allows also for interaction and support of family which can be very rewarding.

Good Luck:)