[CocoChanel]

Hi everyone. I am a brand new nursing student (I just started Tuesday and I'm already stressed out and overwhelmed) I've always had my heart set on working in L&D at the hospital but now for some reason I have become very interested in outpatient or office work. I was wondering if some of you could tell about these two areas. What are the requirements for working in these areas, is the pay the same as working in the hospital, do they usually hire new graduates etc.? Nursing is something that I've always wanted to do but I don't think I'm cut for the stress of the hospital (hope that doesn't sound weird). Any info would be great. Thanks.

[cougarnurse]

Originally Posted by CocoChanel

Hi everyone. I am a brand new nursing student (I just started Tuesday and I'm already stressed out and overwhelmed) I've always had my heart set on working in L&D at the hospital but now for some reason I have become very interested in outpatient or office work. I was wondering if some of you could tell about these two areas. What are the requirements for working in these areas, is the pay the same as working in the hospital, do they usually hire new graduates etc.? Nursing is something that I've always wanted to do but I don't think I'm cut for the stress of the hospital (hope that doesn't sound weird). Any info would be great. Thanks.

Hi, Coco! Welcome to the site! And welcome to nursing school! I know quite a few of my classmates changed their minds on what they wanted to do during clinicals......it's normal.

Officework doesn't pay 'big', but you are off weekends and holidays. There are set hours.... As for outpatient, perhaps the same applies. Guess it depends on where you work. And no, hospital work is not for everyone; maybe that's why I like my LTC'ers!

Keep us posted on things!

'Cat'

[cassioo]

Leave yourself open to anything and everything after 2 days of nursing school. Take each clinical day for all you can get out of it not for how soon you can get out of it. You might change your mind several times before you finish school. To be a nurse anywhere, hospital, clinic, office, school you have to do the whole nursing school thing and whatever your state requires (if anything) and take and pass NCLEX then the jobs will be there.