Respiratory care unit vs. MS

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I graduated with ASN in 05/2014. Since 10/2014 I have been working on a m/s unit (telemetry,stroke,etc.)

I interviewed for a Respiratory care unit (respiratory problems,vents, and eventually step down, like patients from ICU who cannot be weaned off vents).

I like the idea of specializing but I like doing med surge because of that knowledge base (you see a little bit of everything).

My choices are RCU (union) @ one hospital

or Float RN, or MS (non union) at another hospital

The non union hospital is 20 minutes closer to where I want to live, but if i take the union job I have the benefit of being union and I like the idea of specializing (respiratory and vents are interesting to me,i'd like to go into ICU maybe).

At this point I am interested in being in respiratory nursing, but I really like the fact that they're union (only downside is i may relocate an hour away from family and friends, or I may commute 45-60 minutes to get to work.

Decisions,decisions.

I really don't know what to do.

Any advice?

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