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I've heard that it is safer (to prevent burn out) to start in MedSurg then step up to Critical Care. I want to be a critical care nurse when I graduate, but I don't want to get burned out. So, do you think I should start in med surg first or go right to critical care?

BSN2004NSU

Specializes in Bone Marrow Transplant.

Well guys and gals, I just started my critical care and psych rotation this summer. So far so good. My passion is critical care, and while all my other classmates are freakin' out...I'm really enjoying myself (so far!:uhoh21: ). I'll have to keep you all posted about psych because I'm sure that's a totally different story,and this is our first week...so I haven't felt the heat yet :angryfire lol. I'll let my final deciding factor of whether to go straight to cc to be after I finish the critical care rotation. Thanks for all of the responses.

BSN2004NSU

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I would go right in to a ICU internship in a large Hospital those guys have it a lot easer with less to unlearn.

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