I started around May/June this year. I knew med-surg was never where I wanted to be, or even start at. I preferred cardiac and wanted to start at PCU, though I believe it would be difficult to transfer units at my small hospital.
At this point in my life, I think that I would love to work in the ED. There's an opportunity available in a more rural area, with little to no experience required. My question is, would it be appropriate to being applying to specialty jobs only 6 months after working in Med-surg or should I stick it out for the full year before looking on to greener pastures?
I don't want to seem like a job hopper, but I don't want to pass up a good opportunity.
That's great wannabe í ½í¸ƒI got great news a couple days ago! I got an offer to work in a day surgery center and be trained to be a circulator. I am really excited to get my foot in the door and get started on my OR careerí ½í¸· NO MORE med/surg! I must say though, the OR manger I interviewed with was impressed by me going in to med/surg for experience. As hard as my floor is I know my experience there is invaluable!
I started in tele and have done "floor nursing" for 3 years. I always wanted to do ICU but couldn't break into it.
Now that I finally landed an ICU job I'm googling and buying books to relearn things I haven't looked at since nursing school.
With that said, I think anyone can start out where they want to be. If you have a passion for something you will learn it.
I know my floor experience is invaluable for time management but at the end of the day, medsurg isn't ICU at all.
I worked on the floor with people that aren't exactly happy nurses with medsurg but they claim to have no desire to work in other areas, so they stick with it. It's not for me because I love high acuity, emergent situations, trending labs, etc. Some people don't want that type of stress.
I'm really excited to start working with invasive devices and all that goes with ICU, I love learning about it and the technology fascinates me. So, I don't think medsurg is a necessary launchpad.
desertstar6
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I never wanted med/surg but that where I ended up. I'm 6 months in and got a new job in what I love. So my advise is atleast apply and see what u get