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To stay or to go...

Hi all! Looking for advice from other nurses who've maybe been in my shoes or just have other insights.

I worked for 3 years in an ED and loved it, but left 8 months ago to start working in an ICU of a different hospital. I wanted to try critical care because I really gravitated towards the super sick ED pts and ICU boarders and felt like I wanted to delve deeper into that. Turns out, ICU just ain't for me. It can be really interesting and I have a lot of respect for ICU nurses, but I feel like it just doesn't resonate with me. I have an opportunity to return to my old position at the other hospital, and while the thought of being an ED nurse again makes me happy, I'm worried about burning a bridge with the hospital I'm at now by leaving in under a year.

Wondering what you'd do in my situation? Tough love is fine but please be constructive in your insights!! Xoxo

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    At least in my area, the nursing shortage is quite acute. As long as you give adequate notice which (in my area) is the usual two weeks, you should be fine. Over the past 20 years, I've left my current job twice and returned without any issues. Best wishes.

    I was an ER nurse at a level one trauma center for 10 years and loved it.

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    Nothing wrong in deciding a nursing area isn't for you. Getting that ICU experience will make you a better ED nurse though.

    As the traumaRUs said, giving a proper notice and working until the end should be fine, but really depends on your area.

    If it were me I would follow them old work rules and stick around and rough it out for at least 18 months, get that limited experience then go... unless there were some really bad interpersonal/management/staffing issues. Ten months isn't that long.

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    I think you'd be fine just giving appropriate notice and leaving! Best of luck!

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