ER vs M/S

[MomtaRN2B2020]

Hello fellow nurses! I need lots of opinions. I have been a lpn on a medsurg floor for 9.5 years. I recently graduated and obtained my RN and am currently working in an ambulatory clinic. I want to leave the clinic because I don’t feel any job satisfaction since we use zero nursing skills. We triage like at a MD office and send them home. I have been offered a medsurg position and an ER position. I applied for medsurg because thats all I know as a LPN but not RN and I find its my comfort zone. I want to try ER but am terrified of the unknown! However, I want to challenge myself to do critical care nursing. In the future I would either like to teach nursing or become a NP. Any advice on which way to go? I have to give them a response by Friday?

[MD married to RN]

(I would have sent a PM but I do not yet have enough posts to do so.)

Mary: 

You should be coming off orientation about now. Hope all is going well. Your first year will seem overwhelming. That is OK. I hope you read my post: Advice for new EM nurses. 

My wife is a med/surg nurse. As such, I believe I can comment on the similarities and differences with some reliability. If you have any questions, PM me.

Welcome to our crazy world.

[Mary3010]

On 3/20/2021 at 5:12 AM, MD married to RN said:

(I would have sent a PM but I do not yet have enough posts to do so.)

Mary: 

You should be coming off orientation about now. Hope all is going well. Your first year will seem overwhelming. That is OK. I hope you read my post: Advice for new EM nurses. 

My wife is a med/surg nurse. As such, I believe I can comment on the similarities and differences with some reliability. If you have any questions, PM me.

Welcome to our crazy world.

Hi, sorry I'm not sure but was this post intended for me? ? 

 

[MD married to RN]

Sorry Mary3010:

Was meant for original poster on this chain. You were the first response so I mistakenly named you. Sorry.