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Sure, i'll be glad to give you my two pennies worth. In the old days a new nurse was expected to start in Med/Surg and after a few years she/he could advance to a specialty if they were lucky. Now we take a few selected new grads directly into an internship in the ER, OR and ICU. Rarely but sometimes in the Women's Center. Surely you have gotten some idea from doing clinical in different areas concerning what they are like? No matter what area you choose or chooses you, it will take a good 5-7 years for you to become a "journeyman" nurse. I scoffed at that back during the time Elvis was shaking it in Blue Hawaii but sure enough it took a good 5 years before I was totally comfortable and confident as a nurse in the ER.Originally Posted by Goshenc
All three of your choices are very different from each other. I have never liked the ICU and being tied down to one or two patients. I have never cared for L&D or postpartum and I don't think the women liked it much when I was there either. My fit was the ER and Psych and I pretty much stayed the course in those areas until I had to make a choice between Psych and ER and chose ER. Good Luck.
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It might seem as if it's the same every day, but every patient has different expectations and deals with the experience differently. And, it's a little like ER. You never know what or how many might walk through the door. You also usually have a lot of autonomy and responsibility because a doctor is not always there to make a quick judgement call. (In the smaller hospitals, that is.) Also, in travel nursing, they pay a lot more for a nurse with specialized skills. Good luck in whatever you choose!:confused:
