medsurg vs ED

akulahawkRN, ADN, RN, EMT-P · Mar 23, 2018

Look at both very closely. Then look at which job will provide you with the most options later. Then go with that job. I'm an ED RN and I'm not going to tell you that you should or shouldn't take an ED job, nor will I tell you to take or refuse the med/surg floor job. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Since you're an LVN (to be) and (I hope) you know how the job market is for LVNs in your area, you should just take a very close look at both jobs and what advantages/disadvantages they offer you for obtaining another job down the road, say in a year or two. Do you want to go on to become an RN? Will the schools you might attend accept job experience in the ED or on a med/surg floor? The LVN to RN programs around me just look for a year of experience working as an LVN as part of the prerequisites for the program. They don't care where you get the experience, as long as you've got it and it's direct patient care. Those are all considerations that may help you decide which job to take.

kyhoward1989 · Mar 23, 2018

I plan on continuing through my RN, the school I'm in is an ADN program that gives you the option of taking your boards for your LPN after your 3rd semester.. I found it wise to have both a contingency plan to fall back on as well as getting some experience as a nurse while I'm going through school. My place of work has already offered me a position as an RN in the ED once I graduate.

akulahawkRN, ADN, RN, EMT-P · Mar 23, 2018

I plan on continuing through my RN, the school I'm in is an ADN program that gives you the option of taking your boards for your LPN after your 3rd semester.. I found it wise to have both a contingency plan to fall back on as well as getting some experience as a nurse while I'm going through school. My place of work has already offered me a position as an RN in the ED once I graduate.

That sounds like an excellent idea to have a backup plan. Would you be able to leave a med/surg job without any significant consequences once you become an RN? Do you want the ED job once you become an RN? Would you be considered "new" for nursing jobs upon graduation from RN school if you do take a job as an LVN? Those are additional considerations for which job you should take...

On the other hand, since it sounds like you have some jobs already lined up, including an offer from your current employer to be an ED RN once you finish RN school, that's a great problem to have...