Preceptorship/ New Grad Job Applications

[Hem0043, CNA]

Hello, I’m in my fourth semester out of five at an ADN program, and I have to request an assignment soon for my preceptorship. I am debating back and forth between the ED and the ICU, and I was hoping to get some feedback about which might be best to start out in as a new grad. 

A little about my interests and goals for nursing- After working for a few years, I want to get certified as a forensic RN/ SANE. I am also interested in becoming a FNP down the road. I enjoy doing assessments and gathering patient histories in the ED, but I also like the small patient ratio in the ICU. I have had a lot of work experience with memory care/ private duty home care, so I am very familiar with comfort care/ the dying process. Hospice is another route that I have thought about; however, I really want to start out in a field where I am learning as much as I can about medicine / anatomy/ patho/ emergency response/ etc. It sounds like the ICU allows for more time to research patient conditions and gain more knowledge about patho, but I am also interested in the ED to prepare for forensic nursing. 
 

Is there anyone who has done ED and ICU that would recommend one versus the other for a new grad? Would one of these fields be more useful before becoming a SANE and/or FNP? Thanks!