Transition from IMCU/Tele to Med/Surg

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I am going to start traveling, and there is an attractive offer to do Med/surg, but all my experience is in intermediate care (IMCU)/Tele for 3 years. Is it totally different or will I be fine?

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

What ratios are you used to?

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4 to 5 pts

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Make sure to ask about usual ratios first. Not because I don't think you'd be able to handle it but because some places are unsafe. When I was applying for jobs I came across one hospital that had 6-7 patients @ night. I'm sure you or I would be able to rise to the occasion but why put yourself in that situation if you don't have too.

Just at my hospital progressive,stepdown, pins, tele go from 3 assessments and 3 sets of vitals to 2 assessments and 1 set of vitals on medsurg.

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I'm not too concerned about ratios because having 4-5 IMCU patients was overkill for my unit. I am more concerned about the type of patients i'll be taking care of. I didn't take care of a lot of post-op surgical patients; mostly dying people.

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