New nurse - digestive diseases or progressive care?

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I'm a brand new nurse with no experience and I've been offered a position both for a progressive care unit and a digestive diseases unit. I would be working night shift for both. As a new nurse, which one would be best to start off with? Thank you so much for your advice!

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Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.

I think the best bet would be progressive care unless you feel some sort of passion concerning digestive diseases. A PCU would provide a better foundation.

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I think the best bet would be progressive care unless you feel some sort of passion concerning digestive diseases. A PCU would provide a better foundation.

Thank you for your input! I think I'm going to go with progressive care. :)

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Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.
Thank you for your input! I think I'm going to go with progressive care. :)

You're very welcome. Let us know how it goes!

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You're very welcome. Let us know how it goes!

Hi there! I have actually taken up a position on the GI/GU unit. I think I will get great med/surg experience there, which is precisely what I'm looking for. The progressive unit is quite a bit more acute in its own way and I have a feeling I may benefit more from some solid med/surg stuff before heading in that direction. But thank you so much, once again, for your advice. With that said, I hope I will still learn a lot after going against your advice haha :)

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Specializes in Medsurg/ICU, Mental Health, Home Health.
Hi there! I have actually taken up a position on the GI/GU unit. I think I will get great med/surg experience there, which is precisely what I'm looking for. The progressive unit is quite a bit more acute in its own way and I have a feeling I may benefit more from some solid med/surg stuff before heading in that direction. But thank you so much, once again, for your advice. With that said, I hope I will still learn a lot after going against your advice haha :)

Haha you'll be fine! I was thinking the GI unit would be extremely specialized! I know I personally would never work PCU. I did MedSurg and ICU...don't like that in between stuff. A lot of those patients need to be in the ICU!

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