New Grad- Spinal Cord Injury or Telemetry-want to move into ICU after experience

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Hello all! I will be graduating from a BSN program in May 2011. I have been preselected at my local VA for 2 positions, one in the Spinal Cord Injury floor and one on the telemetry floor. I do not know what will be the best option for me as my ultimate goal is to move to an adult ICU as soon as I get the proper experience. I have great grades and a student job in a SICU. Anyone have any opinions on which experience will better lead me to my goal?

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Also, the spinal cord injury position is evenings 3p-midnight, and the telemetry position is nights midnight to 8am. I have no problem working nights if it is worth it for the experience, but if it's equal I prefer evenings.

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Specializes in Pulmonary/MedicalICU.

Telemetry will probably be more "intensive" patients (due to needing telemetry). It will also teach you more about abnormal EKGs.

SCI floor will probably teach you more about trachs, log-rolling, and some other small things like that.

Personally, I would do telemetry. But everyone is different, and I hate neuro/trauma anyways.

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