Which Specialty?

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I'm curious. What specialty do all my fellow nursing students want to work in?

Me, NICU or labor and delivery.

Specializes in ED.

ER. My number one request for practicum was ER and I am going to be very disappointed if I don't get placed there (find out in about a month!). If not ER, probably ICU, as I am interested in becoming a CRNA and I'll need the experience with the vents. I know where I DON'T want to work, and that would be any med-surg floor.

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Specializes in L&D.

Anything OB is fine with me. ;)

....but it seems to be like that for everyone, so I'm not getting my hopes up that I'll end up there anyway. I'm trying to get some volunteer experience in a related area, and get excellent grades, and buddy up with the OB instructor. Sigh. I'm working so hard to get into that specialty!

Wanting to work in the ED seems to be a pretty popular idea in my nursing class.

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Specializes in Labor and Delivery.
Anything OB is fine with me. ;)

....but it seems to be like that for everyone, so I'm not getting my hopes up that I'll end up there anyway. I'm trying to get some volunteer experience in a related area, and get excellent grades, and buddy up with the OB instructor. Sigh. I'm working so hard to get into that specialty!

Wanting to work in the ED seems to be a pretty popular idea in my nursing class.

I loved OB but I was very surprised that only 2 other girls out of my 75 person class enjoyed OB at least taht I know of. All of my clinical group actually hated it :(

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Hands down for me it would be ER. I love not knowing what's coming through the doors and the fast pace of it. For a little bit I thought I'd like L&D but I think I'd get bored...oh look another pregnant woman....

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ER/Trauma for me, please! I've known it's what I want for years. The frenetic energy, the constant variations, the running around like a lunatic... it all suits me so well. We don't do an ER rotation in my school as far as I am aware, but you can bet your bottom dollar I will beg for it for my practicum!

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Specializes in L&D.

Goodness! I guess each class is quite different. Maybe it was that particular unit that didn't make them want to to pursue that specialty. =/

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Specializes in Adult Internal Medicine.
Hands down for me it would be ER. I love not knowing what's coming through the doors and the fast pace of it. For a little bit I thought I'd like L&D but I think I'd get bored...oh look another pregnant woman....

L&D is an intense field for RNs and very independent. Don't count it out if you like intensity.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

People always ask me this, and I tell them with the way the job market is right now, whoever hires me.

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