dstevens

I agree with the above post, wait to see what you get accepted to. It's not the easiest thing in the world to get into university or an LVN program either.

I would go the paramedic or RT ( respiratory therapist). You are still at the bedside, and you utilize all the same assessment and skills, and you will learn some cool new ones like intubation (para and RT) :) or arterial blood gases ( RT). These routes are more skill orientated and they are both 2 year diplomas so it is relatively quick. Actually you would finish in the same amount of time b/c your are in year 2 of 4 in nursing?? Not to mention the pay is the same too. if you want more patient interaction over skills I'd say social work. Hope it helps, Derek

In my region the hospitals are set up as surgical units and as medical units. This allows you to gain experience on both floors thus fulfilling your objective of med/surg. Also we are required to do one community rotation, I don't know if the same applies to you but if all I wanted was med/surg then that's what I would do. Additionally, it might be worthwhile to do a rotation where assessment skills are constantly used because on med/surg you could detect changes in condition more readily. For this I'd recommend ICU or maybe triage- if they let you. Wish ya the best, Derek