mgbutter

Thanks for the response. That is what I was looking for.

I currently work in a hospital but am considering moving into home health. I soon will be a newly graduated RN and want to further my education/career. I am concerned that going into home health may not provide me with the kind of experience I need to possibly go on to other opportunities in nursing (such as APN, CRNA or other areas I don't even know about yet). Bottom line, where will I have the best chance for experience and growth that will help lead to other opportunities? I have on;y been an LPN for a liitle over a year and have not worked ICU, Med-Surg or anything like that.

There are 3 guys in my class (myself being one of mthem). I am 42, another is 42ish and the other is (I think) 20's.

I am an LPN student and only a few months away from graduation. I have been making the rounds in clinicals and have liked just about every area I've been in. I plan to go on to RN and then possibly APN. There are lots of places to cxhoose from (if they're hiring, of course). So, my question is which job should I try to get first. I've heard that so places (nursing homes) pay better but you lose some of the skills you learned because you mostly pass meds. I've heard med surge is the way to go because it keeps your skills fresh but the hours are sometimes less than desirable. Specialty areas sound like a lot of fun and pay a little better, but are you at risk of not being broad enough to go further later? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.