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Tue 25 Aug, 2009 10:50 pm
In need of advice from the sages.
Hello all.
I need some advice.
I am going to graduate from nursing school in December (Happy Day!!)
and I am trying to decide if I should work on the medical floor for a while or go straight into a specialized field such as the ER or to ICU.
To help you understand my dilemma better I am a veteran Paramedic and have worked in the ER prior. I really enjoy that area of medicine However nursing is a whole different monster from paramedicine.
Any advice you could give me would be great
Thanks
What are your goals?
I was told the same about med/surg. Didn't listen, went straight to a cardiothoracic stepdown unit and value that experience.
I left that floor and went to a float pool for 3 years. Did it all from ortho to med-surg to tele.
You know what, I am back in a cardiothoracic ICU. If you want to do med/surg, go for it. If you love ER and know that is where you want to end up, why delay that?
Good Luck