I am almost done with my first semester in nursing school, and since it is an accelerated program, I am already being told to start thinking about the area I want to enter when I graduate. We graduate August '07, and since few hospitals take new grads in August, we are being told to choose the facility we extern in for our last semester wisely, becuase it will likely be the only place willing to hire us! I have no idea what area I would like to go into, but I am interested in ER, ICU, Oncology/Hospice, and even geriatrics. I have heard opinions ranging from 'Do ER because you'll see everything', to 'Do Med/Surg floor because it gives you a base to start from'. I am clueless and stressing about having to basically pick my first nursing job when I have not even finished my first Clinical yet (tomorrow is the last day...hooray!) Any advice on where to start???
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