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Hi FolksBtrippin, Thank you so much for all your advice, I am glad to hear someone who has gone down a similar path as me! I will definitely look into corrections nursing and outpatient mental health jobs. I agree, I think as of now, I will opt for my capstone to be in ER and then if I want to switch or look elsewhere, it won't be too difficult to do that.

Thank you for this comment! That's good to hear, and I would love to keep my skills up in the ER and would gladly take psych patients off other ER nurses' hands.

I was actually just introduced to corrections/prison nursing today, when talking to a professor! I like the idea, it sounds exciting. However, she did mention the pay is relatively low for that field of nursing.. is that correct? Thank you all for your replies! I will definitely be on the lookout for dedicated psychiatric EDs. I will likely apply to both fields, try and float, or at least start in the ER and go from there.

Hello colleagues, I am an accelerated nursing student at Creighton University in Omaha, NE who will be graduating this December. I've developed a deep interest in psychiatric nursing after finishing my mental health rotation, but I also have always been very interested in ER nursing. I just recently joined the APNA so I have not posted before, but I am looking for some advice/guidance from all the experts out there on career options I should pursue with these interests. If you have been in my shoes, if you have any experience/interest in both fields, or even if you just have some knowledge about the field and potential careers that I may lack (as I am still new to the healthcare world), please feel free to share! I love mental health nursing and performing behavioral health assessments, but I also love the rush and excitement of emergency nursing and the technical skills that accompany the position. I've heard of float pool nursing, but it seems rare to be able to float between psychiatric and emergency nursing. I'm also aware of the fact that the ER sees several psychiatric patients every day, but I don't have enough clinical experience to really see how a nurse can care for both a patient's admitting diagnoses, as well as their mental health. Any advice is welcome, and thank you so much for your time! Thank you, Riley