Nursing Specialties Best and Worst 2022

[@CrosbyTheNomadNurse]

Thanks for watching!

[@katrinagarrett9612]

Which are the best and worst nursing specialties of 2023?

[@nursecoachtraci]

I quit the ER Feb 2021. Didn’t mind COVID, but we lost a lot of nurses and I felt very unsafe. Tried out being a High school nurse, and then COVID took off again and I decided I had enough of bedside nursing. Last Friday was my last day. I’ve had a Nurse Coaching side hustle and I’ve decided to pursue my business full time.

[@haleegrothouse2898]

I’m about to begin my first nursing job in the OR and I have no regrets not starting in medsurg. To all students just coming out of nursing school, if you want something keep gunning for it. Your happiness is most important

[@samuelolguin3154]

How is it? Im guessing OR nursing is better since u dont deal with pt all the time. You help with surgery right?

[@haleegrothouse2898]

@@samuelolguin3154 it’s definitely been a lot of learning and days of wondering what in the world I’m doing 😂 and yes I’m in surgery all day. Also it is a perk for not dealing with pts except for the 10-15 minutes I see them awake. Overall though, I know I make the right decision!

[@JoshFrost-c4i]

Did you have to take a Periop 101 course or something similar? @@haleegrothouse2898

[@4711odette]

I'm a LPN with over 30 yrs experience. I use to love nursing. I still love patient care, but the increased repetitive paperwork, being over worked, under paid, under appreciated, disrespected, anything your get you have to fight for, and the abuse of authority is out of control. I think it's time nurses come together and stand your ground by taking back control of your career and life. They use to treat us with respect and regard, because they knew we don't need a middle man, but they need us. We have handed over our strength and power. It's time we take it back. They think we are unwise and they're using toward their benefits. The hospitals, agencies, and any other middle man needs to be working for us or working to keep us for without they have nothing. We can keep on working if we take that extra step and be your our business. Invest in ourselves. Believe in ourselves.

[@adirayasharahla984]

Agreed!!!!

[@katherinestrotman1162]

They missing clinical research. By far the best role, as a nurse, that I've ever been in. I've since moved away from the hospital, now working from home and making as significant more amount of money with a good career ladder, and I don't regret a dang thing.

[@brihodge6510]

What company do you work for? How did you get into it?

[@thlp6872]

@katherinestrotm - what are your thoughts on going right into clinical right out of school? Anything to focus on to best position on self to be in that area?

[@rosexavier7883]

In my first year of nursing I was already thinking : How am I gonna get out of this? ugh!!!!!

[@QuantumArchangelGabriel]

Why?

[@elninjapirata7799]

I’m glad I am starting my career in the OR as a new grad 👨‍🎓

[@ashleymatney6078]

I thought I would work in the ICU forever, but I am a home health RN now and love it! Great video; thanks for sharing!

[@hannahrn9470]

Where are you working at?

[@marlysem.2221]

Oh gosh, now I'm scared because I am a nursing student and I'm already terrified getting into this profession. Low pay, burnout, mistreatment of new grads, and now the legal system is targeting nurses as a whole for medical errors.

[@CrosbyTheNomadNurse]

Don’t be scared. Because nursing still has more options than any other profession. There are many other areas to work in

[@kdvwusm]

You will be miserable for maybe 3 years but afterwards you can go to a better specialty but lower pay

[@paulsapp5573]

I was a new grad went into PCU and 13 months in have to switch, just burned out of being the overflow and constantly being asked to give more and more with less and less staff. Looking at other specialties now

[@kristinstalder1381]

Currently in med/surg/Tele. Been there almost 3 years. I spent 9 weeks in L&D and was traumatized there. I would say I'm satisfied with my job, however there are definitely days that suck. Mostly the suckiness isnt the job its just staffing, floating, and the unappreciative entitled patients. But I have wonderful management, amazing coworkers, decent pay (although there's room to grow!), and one of my biggest benefits is my pto time. My manager let's us use our pto and that's really been everything for me. I eventually want to go into mother/baby or lactation but I have a hard time thinking about leaving the benefits I have with my current management and the incentive pay I'm currently getting in med surg Tele.

[@julieromley]

Curious, what about L&D was "traumatizing" to you?

[@katrinagarrett9612]

What was traumatic about L&D?

[@kristinstalder1381]

@@julieromley the unit culture in L&D was trash. There was some wonderful supportive nurses but the other ehhem.. "strong personalities" made me feel like I was the most worthless nurse and I did everything wrong. Now mind you... if I was doing something actually wrong I would understand, however it was stupid shit like "you set the blankets up in the warmer wrong" and " how dare you start a 20g IV instead of a 18g". The unit was not set up to be supportive of each other, we audited each other, people purposely tried to intimidate you with your lack of experience, management allows people to orient who won't even talk to their orientee. I was that orientee. I went into orientation understanding it would be a hard job, but I expected to get the training I needed, and I didn't expect to cry over half of my shifts. I came from a unit where every nurse is supportive of each other, I can count on my management to stand up for me, and we treat our new nurses with grace and kindness. When it came down to it I was willing to sacrifice some work life balance stuff like being on call, not getting every week of vacation I wanted, a harder more demanding job for a job I loved, and while I loved parts of it, it wasn't enough.

[@kristinstalder1381]

@@katrinagarrett9612 the unit culture in L&D was trash. There was some wonderful supportive nurses but the other ehhem.. "strong personalities" made me feel like I was the most worthless nurse and I did everything wrong. Now mind you... if I was doing something actually wrong I would understand, however it was stupid shit like "you set the blankets up in the warmer wrong" and " how dare you start a 20g IV instead of a 18g". The unit was not set up to be supportive of each other, we audited each other, people purposely tried to intimidate you with your lack of experience, management allows people to orient who won't even talk to their orientee. I was that orientee. I went into orientation understanding it would be a hard job, but I expected to get the training I needed, and I didn't expect to cry over half of my shifts. I came from a unit where every nurse is supportive of each other, I can count on my management to stand up for me, and we treat our new nurses with grace and kindness. When it came down to it I was willing to sacrifice some work life balance stuff like being on call, not getting every week of vacation I wanted, a harder more demanding job for a job I loved, and while I loved parts of it, it wasn't

[@TammiLay]

I am a second semester nursing student. I plan to work in cardiac stepdown/tele and then move into cath lab. I want to do it all from preop/OR/recovery. I think cath lab where I want my final resting place to be or PACU but time will tell. That's my plan. I will see what the Lord says. :)

[@RagnarokBW]

I currently work as a RN in primary care and have no desire to work as a bedside nurse if I can help it! I agree, nursing have changed quite a bit since the past couple of years!

[@squidleyskidley]

Im a current LPN about to take my RN NCLEX and dreading getting my first hospital job. I work at a health clinic as an LPN and I absolutely love it! Great work-life balance and low stress. But I know I need acute care experience as an RN. Im just completely exhausted by the thought.

[@travelnurseadventures3225]

Good video! My view on Nursing has totally changed! I’m a travel nurse now and I’m working on leaving Healthcare! Sick of being treated poorly by the hospitals and management…old saying: Nurses don’t leave nursing, they leave Healthcare (especially management)!

[@Dawndrea2David]

The best dession of my life was to leave bedside and go to the OR, I absolutely love my job now

[@elninjapirata7799]

I’m starting there I’m excited

[@couragenappier8130]

Don’t you stand for 12 hrs straight. Is that good for one with lower back pain

[@DariTrinidad]

OR is okay except your dealing with rude surgeons and anesthetists, you're stuck in a room all day with these people, so you really have to learn to deal with difficult/ snobby people!

[@영-v6c]

Thank you for this! I’m a senior and expecting to become a nurse in less a year so I’m looking into my options! Though, I’m kinda sad to hear that ER nursing have one of the lowest satisfaction rate because it is my top speciality but after this video I definitely have a more open mind!

[@etamarbordoley1818]

I’ve been an ER nurse since the start of the pandemic and if it wasn’t for the amount of money I make as a traveler with the ability to take off when I want, I would have quit nursing all together. But very few alternatives pay what travel pays with the same flexibility to work and take time off. Are you still coaching people how to start their own travel companies? I started one but I’m struggling to get my foot in the door with hospitals.

[@ashleyprocacci4426]

Everyone unhappy with their jobs seems to be the inpatient jobs. Its the hospital systems! If they'd change how they treat staff, nurses would be happier and stick around.

[@travelnurseadventures3225]

“Hero Pay” lol never got it…had to get my own Hero pay by quitting and going to travel nursing🎉

[@wp2727]

I’m really happy with my work but I work in the OR.

[@samuelolguin3154]

Hey what do you do? Im guessing you assist with surgery and dont deal with pt all the time lol

[@moonlightprincess449]

I am thinking either being an nicu/post partum nurse, pediatrics or even mental health those are my interests. Idk if I would be too interested in labor/delivery or med surg though

[@eggmendy]

So far, my obstetrics clinical rotation was by faaaar my favourite. I'm not a fan of med-surg clinicals so far, and im starting my ER externship next week, so we'll see how much I like that. Did not expect to hear that 2% though.

[@lilianasandoval2742]

I've been a CNA for 3 yrs and now a MA for 5yrs... I've always wanted to be an RN but since I've been in the medical field SO MUCH HAS CHANGED and not for the better. I work in a UC (urgent care) and there's a ED (emergency department) downstairs, I've talked to RNs (being a CNA and MA) and they always tell me they HATE their job. They used to love it and now it's just terrible. I work in the UC and it's gotten SOOOOO BUSY I have never ever seen this many sick people, sometimes they're not even "sick sick" they're just hypochondriacs that come in like regulars. A lot of them are SO FUCKING MEAN and super impatient. They want EVERYTHING done on their time. I've been threatened, I've been sexually assulted,, spat on, yelled at, had things thrown at me, I've even had NURSES come in as patients and be SUPER FUCKING RUDE to me. When I take patients downstairs to the ED, the nurses are SO MEAN and all of them HATE that we bring patients THAT NEED ADVANCED CARE down to their department. They're sooooooo RUDE to patients. It's so hostile. Idk why the heck everyone is so fucking mean. Like, if you don't like your job.... LEAVE!!!!!! NURSING IS NOT EASY & YOU HAVE TO PUT UP WITH SHIT CAUSE THEY DONT JUST FIRE PEOPLE ANYMORE CAUSE THEYRE SO DESPERATE TO KEEP STAFF. I never ever would want to become a nurse. I don't even want to work in the medical field anymore....everything you do IS DRAINING doesn't matter what department.

[@gizz9947]

As a student nurse graduating in August form day one I wanted to be in the ER or on a trauma team and a travel nurse. Over the last 2 years of school I’m now confused as to what I want to do. Seeing the burnout and stress when doing clinical rotations and working as a nurse apprentice on a med surg floor I don’t know what to do or what I want.

[@jameswardrn5013]

Wow I’m in the 2% (ER Nurse) I still love my job 😎

[@jenniferhernandez9360]

I agree that having at least 2-3 years at bedside is smart! I graduated in 2021 and was offered an outpatient nursing job. It was a good job but very boring and now am looking for a job in a hospital but in a department of my interest so I do not hate it that not much! God willing! 😊

[@shaneb.3982]

All you new nurses need to understand that real life nursing is management havining you bend until you break. We are all expendable and are nothing special in the eyes of upper management. It all comes down to business and finance.

[@Scar-jg4bn]

I'm a new grad nurse in a cardiac PCU. Hoping to grind out a few years and transfer to CVICU.

[@Maggs.19]

The nursing field needs overhauled. We need to move away from the ridiculous Florence Nightingale era. Nurses work too many hours to not get a break or lunch. It’s nonsense. We don’t get paid enough for the shit we tolerate.

[@coreycanada7104]

I wanna be a psych nurse.

[@benreams9748]

I’m thinking seriously about moving to the cath lab soon……

[@CrosbyTheNomadNurse]

That would be a good move!

[@squidleyskidley]

What do people think of the cath lab? I have a job offer as a new grad but I’m hesitant. It feels like an incredibly steep learning curve, but the manager has committed to helping me learn and giving me a whole year of training. Any suggestion or advice? Anyone have any cath lab stories?

[@TravelingPumpkinWitch]

I’m a nursing student but I also have my RHIA so I only plan to stay at bedside for 5 years tops

[@geraldsonofgod]

What about CRNA? You didn’t say a word about that field.

[@MendandMake]

Just started and I’m either burnt out or in the wrong job did acute psych fuck that, private care. Fuck this. “Can you get me a piece of gum?”

[@JohnSmith-ps7hf]

I got $50 hero pay/month for two months only, and then they canceled it. 😭 I was stuck in the COVID ICU for 12 to 18 hours a day.

[@madetobeasaint]

Me who just took a new grad position in labor and delivery D:

[@gabegutierrez21]

Whats better rad tech or nursing?

[@johnmorrison7205]

Could you link the survey you rread off of

[@jamalraja9157]

I just wanna get paid.

[@jenniferhernandez9360]

Me too❤😂

[@mymomsaccount2024]

Hero paid please!!! 👏🎯💵😅

[@minilikmengstu8311]

Hey I am Bsc degree in psychiatric mental healtn nurse 6 years work experience as psychiatric nurse government health center in Ethiopia I want work in American as PMHN BC RN and upgrade Msc or DNP PMHNP if it is possible for international Psychiatric nurse ? I need you support and guidance Thank you

[@User-72430]

PCU 🤢 🤮