What Would You Pick???

1. I have been given a choice of Internal Medicine or Med Surg at a local Hospital. Coming from LTC I am not sure what differences are with these 2 floors. any suggestions??? PLEASE
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   Jun 27, '02

   Occupation: Forensic Pysch Nurse Joined: Jun '02; Posts: 293; Likes: 53

   med surg would prolly be more interesting ..... Internal meds would be more of a snooze ..... disease process pts like renal failure, diabetes, sicklecell, lupus pts ..... that is my opinion I would rather have surgical pts mixed with disease pts on medsurg it would keep it more interesting and keep your skills sharp..... more variety......
   KATY
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   Jun 27, '02

   Joined: Sep '01; Posts: 16,606; Likes: 680

   Gotta wholeheartedly agree with you, Katy...go for the med/surg since you've been doing LTC for a time. It will definitely sharpen those nursing skills...in a hurry! Best of luck to you, Kayzee! :kiss
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   Jun 27, '02

   Occupation: RN Joined: Jun '02; Posts: 415; Likes: 1

   Thanks for your quick response. I'm picking med-surg. I appreciate your input. I know there is so much to learn, but am looking forward to it. Am very excited about the change.
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   Jun 27, '02

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   I'm an old ICU nurse, but I paid my dues with 2 years on med-surg first, and I'm immensely glad I did! I learned organizational skills there that I never would have learned anywhere else. (I also did LTC, which can be very fulfilling as well). Those nurses keep lots of balls in the air. I tell me students to do their time on med-surg rather than going immediately into the specialty units (some actually listen to me!). Best of luck!!!

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