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So the census is that the difficulty from transitioning from mental health back to, lets say, med/surg is due to unused skill sets?

Very sound advice Meriwhen! Thanks!

The reason I ask is because I've been called for an interview at such a facility. Dont get me wrong, I would enjoy working in that kind of environment but its not where I see myself 2-3 years down the road.

Thanks for the input NurseCard. So as long as its not too long of a time period its okay? I just wanna shed some light on the subject of if one does mental health nursing that there is very little chance of getting into another field.

Still new to Allnurses and I hope I am posting this in the right place. I've been told by a few colleagues that once you start working in a mental health setting that it is difficult to find a job afterwards in another setting, such as med/surg. Is there any truth to this?