Nursing Question?!
Question: Hi
Wondered if anyone could help me out with this but I would like to work as a nurse in a childrens unit when im older. I'd really like to work with people who have 'deformities' (I hate that word but im not sure how else to say it) and severe skin conditions like Epidermolysis Bullosa or that have suffered burns.
What area of nursing is this called?
Im also considering neonatal nursing, pediatric oncology and geriatrics. If anyone could give me any insight into what its like being a nurse I'd really appreciate that too
thanks x
Answers: Hi
Wondered if anyone could help me out with this but I would like to work as a nurse in a childrens unit when im older. I'd really like to work with people who have 'deformities' (I hate that word but im not sure how else to say it) and severe skin conditions like Epidermolysis Bullosa or that have suffered burns.
What area of nursing is this called?
Im also considering neonatal nursing, pediatric oncology and geriatrics. If anyone could give me any insight into what its like being a nurse I'd really appreciate that too
thanks x
I will tell you this... Most nurses who work on a burn unit only stay there for a very brief time. They get 'burn-out' (no pun intended) really easily because it's a really difficult field to work in. Burns do not just affect the skin... they throw the entire body out of whack. There's a lot of responsibilty involved. Think about how painful it is when you just get a little second degree burn on your finger from touching the stove... think about people who have third degree burns over 46% of their body.... the patients are mostly sedated because they are in too much pain to be awake. And I heard horror stories about the agonizing screams that come from the rooms of the patients who are awake, not to mention the emotional turmoil they are going through when adjusting to their new appearance... and children... forget it! I personally could never do it... if you can handle that then god bless ya, because you're a much stronger person than me!! If you like skin disorders, maybe you could get in with a dermatologist, or find a hospital that has a special unit for skin disorders. Also, med-surg is really fun. You get everything from AIDS patients, to heart attack, to acute dementia, tuberculosis, pneumonia, hepatits, skin lesions with an unknown etiology (and the list goes on)... it's always something different! The good thing about nursing school is that they do a great job of exposing you to all the areas of nursing. I personally, am planning on getting into either wound care or holistic nursing... still undecided! Whatever you choose to do is fine because we need nurses in ALL fields! Good luck to you!
Im going for My RN right now and i think that would be the best for you. Because you can enter different Medical Fields. You will be able to work in any of those Fields you listed
Pediatric Nurse, actually that is what I'am going to nursing school for :)
I am still in nursing school but I love it. I have been a CNA for a long time and you need to work as a CNA before you commit to becoming a nurse, working as a CNA will give you a great idea of what the nurses job is like and whether you are going to like it or not. Also, there is a huge difference between the nurses who have worked as an aid and those who have not, those who have are much nicer and respect their aids more, they don't take advantage of them near as bad as the ones who never worked as an aid.
In nursing school you are exposed to almost every area in the nursing field, so if you do not know which one you want to do now, you definitely will by the time you are finished with school.
My Brother is a RN and he said that he would NOT work in the burn center because you have to scrub the dead skin off and it is extremely painful to the Kids.
He does better with the older people.
Good luck and thanks for being a " caring person."
NAVAL HOSPITAL CORPSMAN! ; )
no really...the CNA answer is the best. Try that out for a few years so you get to move around a little bit before you settle into a solid position.