New RN and now trying to figure out which nursing unit I should start in?

[krodRN]

Hi everyone, I finally passed my NCLEX exam and now trying to figure out which nursing unit I should start in. Is there any that you guys can recommend and think is better for new nursing graduate? Also, what is the difference between General medicine vs MedSurg? And what is a typical day when you're working in a particular unit? Thank you in advance for your responses!

[krodRN]

This really helps, thank you!

[pedseraprn]

pull in all your nursing contacts and ask them what their shift or floor is like. Some places will let you do a shadow shift once an offer is extended to may sure you like it before they spend the money orienting you to a job you could hate.

in school, you had to have done rotations in different areas. What did you like? What were you good at? What interests you? Do some self assessment.

mostly you need a job.

On pinterest, there was a grid on different nursing specialities based on human contact, risk taking, change. It was meant to be funny but there were some things to think about.

if all else fails, go broad with med surg.