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I like the routine. What I don't like is the patients I am working with. They are stable and need very little monitoring. I do assessments, give morning meds, some pain meds throughout the day, and maybe if I'm lucky have a heparin gtt or PCA pump that I have to monitor. It is not what I feel I could be utilizing my skills. I feel I am better suited where I can use my brain, work with drips, participate in codes more frequently, deal with invasive lines, and care for a more complex patient who requires more attention. Besides that, wanting to be a flight nurse I will need to have ICU experience either way, so moving forward in ICU is what is best. I am not learning anything new where I currently am. We see he same patients with the same medications and I'm not doing anything different than I did the day before-- except when I have a rapid or code and am in my zone. :-)

ey everyone! I have been working 6 months on a Trauma med/surg floor and I decided to move on because I am not being challenged and am, quite honestly, bored. I want to be a flight nurse so I applied for the ICU and was asked my first choice between STICU, MICU, and CTICU. I picked STICU. Unfortunately, they do not have an opening and offered me MICU. I was given the option to start MICU or wait 6 months and start in STICU with the commitment of at least 1 year in the home unit. I was heartbroken because I LOVE LOVE LOVE trauma. BUT I also recognize the learning opportunity as a future flight nurse to work with medical patients. SO opinions? Should I wait it out bored in my current position for STICU or take a year in MICU before going to STICU? TIA!!

Hey everyone! I have been working 6 months on a Trauma med/surg floor and I decided to move on because I am not being challenged and am, quite honestly, bored. I want to be a flight nurse so I applied for the ICU and was asked my first choice between STICU, MICU, and CTICU. I picked STICU. Unfortunately, they do not have an opening and offered me MICU. I was given the option to start MICU or wait 6 months and start in STICU with the commitment of at least 1 year in the home unit. I was heartbroken because I LOVE LOVE LOVE trauma. BUT I also recognize the learning opportunity as a future flight nurse to work with medical patients. SO opinions? Should I wait it out bored in my current position for STICU or take a year in MICU before going to STICU? TIA!!

No children's. Applied to ED, med/surg, L&D but my heart is only in ED. I just know I want ED without a doubt. Annoying to want a specialty so bad as a new grad! I like adult health too. Congrats on children's ED!! What school is everyone from? I'm graduating from University of Tennessee! I grew up in Texas so my fiancé and I want to go back home. :)

Super nervous!!! I am totally ED bound and a BSN grad as of May and I REALLY want here, but I am out of state trying to come back to TX so probably no luck here. Congrats to those with job offers and those with interviews good luck!!