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I am also considering going on a trip through ISL. The mission is in June (Costa Rica) but I won't graduate with my BSN until August. Mainly, I am just wondering if ISL is a safe/reliable/worthwhile organization to go through?..or any other comments on the subject.

The great thing about nursing is that there are so many opportunities and directions I can go, and I am very thankful for that..but I have no idea which path is for me, yet. I will be graduating in August with my BSN, and plan on going back to school for my masters within the next 5-10 years (but I don't have the experience to tell you what I want my masters in). My question is, what is the best thing to do after graduating with a BSN if you aren't quite sure where you want to end up? I have talked to every person I come into contact with and brainstormed: -needing ICU experience right off the bat so every option is available to me -a nurse residency program (especially to get into ICU) since I feel like I don't know AnYtHIng and feel like I need more education--but then I hear they are just using you as a form of cheap labor here and you are getting the same thing as normal orientation -getting a job on a med-surg floor where I work as a NA/PCA now, just to get a good foundation of nursing experience and knowledge before moving on to something else -is starting off as a float nurse a good idea for a new grad? If I could manage it, that is. It seems like that would be a good experience and help me to figure out what I like. -any other options? All in all I just want to be a good nurse. I know making mistakes is a part of learning and being young but I don't to make the wrong decision to start my life and career.