Where did you start?

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Right out of College. Where did you have your first job? Just to give me some ideas of what I might be able to do down the road. Thanks

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Specializes in Home Health Case Mgr.

Good Ole Med-Surg. Hate or Love it.............it does provide the experience and critical thinking skills necessary to be a good nurse in any field. Doesn't mean you have to stay there, just a great place to start. "Peace in you hood" Chuck

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I went to a Burn and Wound care unit.

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Started right out of college in the OR. Love it :)

Christine

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Psychiatry Research Nurse, no weekends, no holidays, 5 weeks vacation a year (remember, negotiating for what you want is important!)

At the time I accepted that one, I turned down a position as Nurse Manager in a child psych private hospital (I didn't think I'd like managerial, plus the place didn't seem to be that well run). I also turned down a position as oncology nurse (they only offered $12/hour) and a private research facility nursing job (too much overtime).

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Specializes in Medical/Surgical/Maternal and Child.
Right out of College. Where did you have your first job? Just to give me some ideas of what I might be able to do down the road. Thanks

I had my baptism of fire on an integrated nephrology/med/surg unit and it was pure hell. However, I would recommend all new grads to start out in Med/Surg because it teaches you critical thinking, to prioritize, to be well organized, time management skills and it really hones your nursing skills for whatever you want to do afterwards...

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Specializes in Maternal - Child Health.

NICU. And I never looked back!

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I joined the Army.

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Specializes in tele, stepdown/PCU, med/surg.
right out of college. where did you have your first job? just to give me some ideas of what i might be able to do down the road. thanks

hey,

i am from the nw and i started at the only hospital that i didn't have clinicals at. i was going to go straight into a specialty but to my surprise, i started working on a med/surg floor. the acuity was extremely high and this hospital is a tertiary facility and people come from all over to get care here.

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Me too! NICU and I never looked back either!

NICU. And I never looked back!
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Specializes in Med-Surg.

A medical floor, that had a wide variety of medical and oncology patients.

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To a LTCF (and am stil there)...am looking forward to going elsewhere after I graduate in 2007!

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