Where would your least favorite area to work be?

Nurses General Nursing

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  1. Least favorite area to work in........

    • 32
      ER
    • 142
      psych
    • 56
      OB/L&D
    • 72
      Med-surg
    • 19
      OR
    • 12
      UNIT
    • 9
      Cardiac cath lab/GI Lab etc (special procedures
    • 170
      LTC
    • 37
      Home Health
    • 30
      Oncology
    • 57
      Pediatrics
    • 22
      Renal
    • 39
      Rehab

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Specializes in Pedi Rehab,Pediatrics, PICU.

I picked LTC cuz it was the closest to geriatrics.

There's just something about taking care of the elderly on a constant basis tha kinda breaks me.

Hoping to get into NICU. I'm with prmenrs..."nothing over 15lbs".

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Specializes in Pedi Rehab,Pediatrics, PICU.
I did a 2 day rotation through a Prader Willis unit. I enjoyed it but don't think I could work there... way too much manipulation!

So we can trade.. gimmee your cardiac!:yeah:

I worked on the PWS unit for like 2 yrs. You get used to it. They are really manipulative though. But it is definitely a specialty and not for everyone!

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

My least favorite would be peds...I don't do babies LOL

My LOVE in life? Psych! The more off the wall, violent, and psychotic, the better!!:D

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Specializes in Med Surg/Tele/ER.

Peds....why? the parents! & sexually abused or abused children....it makes me want to hurt people.

OB/L&D.....way too needy!

ER now your talking!

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Specializes in Med Surg, ICU, Tele.

Labor and Delivery. I cant deal with women and their babies. A baby in distress would just be too nerve racking!!!!!!!!!! Not to mention its a whole different language!

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Specializes in Med Surg, ICU, Tele.

Whats a PWS unit???

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Whats a PWS unit???

Prader-Willi Syndrome, I believe.

There are LTC facilities whose clientele is composed entirely of people with this disorder.

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Specializes in School Nursing.

I picked OR because my back can't handle standing in one place for that long. I need to be moving around. The others, well, I'd rather not but I could deal with them. There really wasn't any rotation in school that I disliked, but I very much prefer teaching and illness prevention, so I'll stick to school nursing!

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Specializes in Burn, CCU, CTICU, Trauma, SICU, MICU.

med surg! too many patients, too many *talking* patients, too many family members, they want out of bed, they all eat, they all use a call light --- no thank you! too much running! no breaks!

give me intubated, sedated, gtts, limited visiting and sick!!! just one or two pts to focus on and really know in and out!

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Specializes in Cardiac Nursing.

I picked psych. I deal with mentally challenged people with psych issues on a daily basis, I don't want to do it as my job too. It was a toss up between this and LTC with Med/Surg coming 3rd.

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Specializes in paediatric and trauma.

I wouldnt be able to do psych nursing because it would be to challenging for me I love working on peadiatrics i wouldnt mind working on oncology or intensive care unit

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Specializes in Geri, psych, TCU, neuro--AKA LTC.
Give me an old bipolar,schizophrenic-paranoid, manic depressive, psychotic killer with CAD, HTN, DM, COPD, CHF, MI,CVA, MS, Alzheimered, pressure ulcerized, GT, S/P, F/C, colostomized, tracheostomized, ventilated, geriatric veteran anyday!!!:D YEESSSSSSSSS! :D

We think a lot alike, can I be your friend?:yeah:

Although I don't mind the hospice patients either, and have even thought about getting certified in hospice/ palliative care. It's not depressing to know that I did what I could to make that person's last days (and their family's) as comfortable as they could be.

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