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Finding the best fit

I am currently a new grad RN who bridged from LPN. I have 6 years experience; the areas I worked are geriatrics, corrections and substance abuse/some psych. I am not sure what area of nursing I want to be in. Does anyone have any advice on how to find the area that best fits?

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    Welcome to AN.com, Lorrie90!

    Having been an LPN who transitioned to RN and experience in the same areas, also ER, med/surg and others, I find geriatric psych to be the best choice. There's just enough medical to keep my basic skills honed with psych being out front.

    Good luck to you in your endeavor!

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    Wellll.... geriatric psych, like Davey Do said, might be a good fit for you.

    Where do you see yourself working? What area?

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    I was an LPN who transitioned to an RN. During school I found that I was drawn to critical care. However, when I graduated I was too intimidated by it to attempt to start out as a new RN in critical care so I applied to med surg jobs instead. What I really wanted was to get some hospital experience since this was never an option for me as an LPN. After 1 year on a neuro/ortho floor I transferred to critical care and now I can't picture myself doing anything else.

    What were you most interested in during school?

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    It's hard to make suggestions if I don't know what you did or didn't like about your previous positions, clinical rotations, hobbies, cats, or late night TV preferences.

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