IMC or Med/Surg

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If you were new to acute care and had to sign a contract onto a floor for a year would you choose IMC or med/surg? The ratio for med surg is 1 to 5 and I think it's 1 to 4 on IMC. However you have to be ACLS certified and take a telemetry course for IMC. I am not a new grad but am trying to get out of my specialty and the way to break out of it is to gain hospital experience.

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IMC for the background in Tele and having ACLS cert. It may open more doors in the future (maybe). But it's nice to know rhythms and such.

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Specializes in oncology, MS/tele/stepdown.

I second IMC. I agree that knowing tele is a good skill to have and will help you if/when you move on from this job.

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