Nurse Blogs

Ok, so I'm climbing on my soap box again.  Over the last several weeks, a nursing site I hang out at besides this one, (http://www.nursinglink.com) many nursing students are just badgering us older nurses on what speciality should they choose.   They are actually panicking because they just don't know what direction they should go towards.

I've always felt, the speciality you end up in, isn't what you choose, but what chooses you.  Never in my wildest dreams did I think  the Operating room would be where I found my niche.  It simply never occured to me.  I wanted the ER, thought since I was such an adrenalin junky this would be the perfect place for me.

Until I went into the OR and it was absolute love at first incision.  I loved every single aspect of the OR.  Interviewing patients, scrubbing, circulating, interaction between team members, the camraderie, the respect I received from most surgeons.  The absolute acceptance, as a valuable team member. Did it satisfy my adrenalin rushes?  You betcha! A trauma, an emergency AAA, a patient going sour. Not much better rush of adrenalin than this.

My advice here, is to keep your minds open.  Experience every aspect of nursing, while in school.  Embrace it all.  Don't narrow your focus, because to often your mind will discard valuable information, thinking it isn't in your speciality.  Do this and you may not pass your boards.  Do this, and you may miss your niche, where you'll be happiest and so will your patients.