Tele or m/s? Which is less demanding?

[Wheaties]

Tele or med surg? I'm looking to get back into nursing. And people usually have to start from the bottom and work their way up. I'm an RN. I Used to work for a dept that had a mix med-surg/tele patients for more than 7 years as an RN I stopped working and took a 2 year career break. But alas, all good things must come to an end, and now seeking Employment. It was demanding on most nights working m/s-tele. Some hospitals have specific m/s only and tele only units. I figure that's better and would be less demanding, but I doubt it. Im trying to decide where I want to work. I'm also looking into working in the ER. Eventually I'd love to do something easier in nursing like working in the surgical dept etc.

[Cowboyardee]

That's kind of like asking is 'recreation' is easier than 'sports'; the two terms don't quite mean the same thing but there's a whole lot of overlap. At least everywhere I've worked, 'tele' just means the patients are on telemetry while 'med-surg' just means medical and surgical patients. They aren't mutually exclusive.

I suspect you're really asking if cardiac units are easier than general med-surg - correct me if I'm wrong. If so, that all depends on the acuity and staffing ratios of the specific unit in question. Pretty much like all of acute care nursing. Cardiac nursing tends to be a bit more limited in scope and easier to get your head around as such, but you might find yourself in a cardiac unit that takes tons of overflow from elsewhere in the hospital anyway.

[Wheaties]

Yeah that's what I meant to ask. Thanks.

[OUxPhys, BSN, RN]

Depends on acuity. The step-down I work on can get pretty acute, more so than general M/S. Personally I find cardiac more interesting to work in.