Re: new nurse, start in med surg or critical care intership???
Where you should go probably depends on how you learn and your personality type. For me med surg was the right choice, because I learn best in an organized, consistent environment. I need to read first, then do a hands on activity. I a busy ER like mine it is just impossible to do. On med-surg I recieved personal attention and a really great orientation. In ER our preceptors have a patient load of 5-8 patients as well as a new grad to train.
From my med-surg expreience I've gathered a huge amount of information, perfected my skills, got charge expreience and when I came to the ER all of it was just icing on the cake. For the cake part i had to go to critical care classes and take ACLS and PALS.
Some new grads do really well in ER. Shadow in places where you want to go and speak wth other nurses who are new. See how they like it.
Good luck!!
new nurse, start in med surg or critical care intership???
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