gdbn

Just wanted to say how much I appreciated your insight and discussion. It applies to many areas - the concepts you cover.

I started at a child/adolescent unit after graduating and thought that the confidence a person can develop from working in a med/surg environment would have been helpful although have no regrets; ended up staying in that position for only 7 months and moved on to an ortho floor. Since we just moved to a different area of the country, I am once again trying to decide which niche fits me better. Also, had to decide what my motivation was for doing the behavioral health setting. I think the assessment skills from a medical unit can be helpful just in case you decide the psych setting is not for you down the road. Just a comment - the staff at BH had great humor and were very enjoyable to work with. Whatever your decision, you will learn from whatever it is you do. (This is my 2nd post, hope it works!)