Comments on: When I Graduate: Postpartum Nursing

By: wilomis

wilomis — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:10:58 +0000

I agree with your assessment of Postpartum…. but as for Mental Health Nursing… I am bored to tears and find i am asking myself, “how does that make you feel?”

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:16:15 +0000

Of course I would like to see you go into the neurology specialty. Its such an amazingly fascinating field. You get to deal with every part of life in this field. The brain is such an amazing and vast subject, it would be hard for me to think of someone getting bored with it.

I am bored with it… but that is from a patient’s point of view…lol

By: Laney

Laney — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:46:53 +0000

Hmm, I haven’t been there yet- I don’t think I’ll go until next semester. But one of my teachers is a psych nurse so I’ll ask her some stuff and then post it for you soon!

By: Laney

Laney — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:45:56 +0000

Ooh, those are excellent- thanks!

By: Kim

Kim — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:57:32 +0000

I don’t know any pros or cons yet, but I hope someone posts some pros and cons of psych nursing! That’s the specialty I am really hoping I will be able to embrace once I get there.

By: futurenightnurse

futurenightnurse — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:43:04 +0000

Pros – You become part of mom’s birthing experience. If you are good to her, she will definitely remember what great nurses she had at the hospital. You get to help new parents adjust to their babies. Teaching is very big in PP.

Cons – If you don’t like dealing with checking for lochia, or asking mom if she’s pooped yet… probably not a good area for you.