Which is it? Coolest and most glamorous nursing jobs

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I'm betting that this particular post will cause a stir. But I'm curious which nursing profession is considered to be the coolest or most exciting or over all glamorous job in the nursing field. Is it Flight Nursing, TCVPO, Cath Lab, ED, etc.

Don't ask me why I'm just wondering.

The coolest nursing jobs include any ICU job, ER, becoming an ECMO Specialist, Cardiac nursing, Electrophysiology nursing (I know someone who has just gotten a job here), OR nursing, anything to do with babies or pediatrics, etc. The jobs I most envy are the ICU/ECMO jobs.

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Spouse of a hot New England or California plastic surgeon.

I was actually going to say a plastic surgery office nurse... who are basically billboards for the doctor and assist in surgery. So I'll second your thought lol

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Specializes in ED.

I would say ER is the most glamorous. The other day I woke up and rolled into work looking homeless because I overslept, and then I got to rub lotion on a 63 year old man's butt because he was too lazy to do it himself, Press Ganey, ya know. I also got vomit on my new shoes AND AND AND got yelled at by a 22 year old princess because I didn't pull her blanket over her, despite the fact that she was in for an ankle injury x 1 week. I LOVE THE GLAMOUR OF THE ER.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
The coolest and most glamorous nursing positions are the totally fictitious ones on television...

Yes, this one! TV nursing, where my scrubs stay sparkling clean and I just sit around with coffee because the attending/residents/interns/minions do everything from xrays to labs to dramatic and life-saving surgery right in the ED/hallway/parking lot!

Seriously, the most "glamorous" nursing I did was as a deployed ED/Trauma RN. There is nothing like saving lives with a 9mm on your hip. But man, it was filthy dirty. We were constantly coated with a delightful soil crust. Hahaha

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I do like the looks of the flight nurse jumpsuit. Not the helicopter lifeflight but the jet private air ambulance service.

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I don't think glamorous is really fitting with the job description. I think proud is a better fit!

In my opinion, I think the best nursing job is one that allows you to come home and be proud and still have time for your family.

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Specializes in New Grad 2020.

What I have learned is the best more glaroroius and sexy nursing job out there is an Ostomy Nurse.

you should do that :) trust me on this

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I don't know about glamorous when it comes to direct patient care, but Preop/PACU has to be the most fun, and least stressful job I've done, even with on call requirements. I left my job when I moved out of state and took a cardiac telemetry position on nights. Floor nursing is a grind, and I'm tired of the high patient ratios (6:1, lots of cardizem, heparin, amio drips, the occasional dopamine and dobutamine, so unsafe!)

I am biding my time until another opportunity comes along. I miss my union job back home where everyone felt like they had a voice and patient safety was a top priority.

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Specializes in Community, OB, Nursery.

I get to watch new people be born and am one of the first ones to touch them. If they're pink and screaming I stand there and am a well paid cheerleader. If they're blue and unhappy to be earthside, I work on them til they're pink and screaming. It's pretty cool and definitely awesome, and gives me an occasional adrenaline rush.

Sometimes we think they'll be ok at birth and they're not. Sometimes they've got anomalies that nobody knew about and I have to figure out on the fly how to handle it from a medical and family standpoint until NICU backup arrives. Sometimes they're born addicted or unwanted or to an 11yo who doesn't understand why she's having a baby. I've gotten blood (mother's and baby's), amniotic fluid, poop (mother's and baby's), pee (ditto), vomit, and pus on me.

I like what I do, but I don't know that it's cool or glamorous. The good thing about being an old battle axe is that I don't care if it is or not. I like my job and I think I'm good at it, and that's what matters most to me.

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Move along folks..nothing to see here..

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Specializes in ICU, PACU.

It was always my DREAAAMMMMM to work in the ICU and be the coolest and most knowledgeable nurse in the world unlike those floor nurses, who only know how to give meds.

How awesome is it to have only 2 patients, clean **** 50-75% of the time, turn patients who are more than twice your size Q2H, and clean more ****?? And the best part is... you get to do it all by yourself because your PCA only works 3 days/wk and is not on your weekend!! :) Oh, and your coworkers cant always help either because their patient is actively trying to die on them.

What an absolutely cool and glamorous job!!!

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Specializes in CVICU, CCRN.

Glamorous ? The one with the most bowel movements. Especially those cdiff patients with psych problems

Obviously

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