Switching specialties

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Hello All!

I am a new RN and I know that in probably about two years I will be moving from the state i am in to another location. My first job is in ortho now my question is when I move if I want to try something new is it easy to try something new in this day and time or is it impossible to switch specialties.

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

There is no one answer to this question as it completely depends on you and what you are able to do when switching specialties. I work OR; we've had nurses come from all specialties who weren't able to do the job and left but we've also had nurses from all specialties who were a success and are still working in the OR years later.

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I am definitely interested in the OR it wasn't offered for new grads where I live.

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Specializes in PDN; Burn; Phone triage.

There is a thread on reddit right now that kind of touches on this subject. It is definitely easier to switch specialties within a hospital system than from without, either way.

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So if i was to leave the state i should look in the specialty im already familiar with?

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