Which department in the hospital will give me the best experience?

[nlw59bba]

Does anybody know what department I can work in the hosptial to get experience to work in any department. Since I am a workacholic I would like to be able to work overtime as well. Someone told me if I work in the department for heart surgery that it is enough experience to work in any department to help anybody. Thank you for any feed back please.

[VickyRN, MSN, DNP, RN]

As a CNA, you should be able to observe much in any critical care unit or in the emergency room.

[mandana]

Float pool will give you the chance to see all sorts of different departments.

Amanda

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Working on a med-surg floor will surely expose you to almost every imaginable situation possible.

[TazziRN, RN]

Each area of expertise will prepare you for that area. Working in a heart area will help you with critical care but not necessarily the ER. L&D is unlike any other area. MedSurg is a great place to get a good knowledge base.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

Float pool will give you the chance to see all sorts of different departments.

Amanda

New grads in my region are not hired for float pool; orientation doesn't work and not enough experience in any one department for any of them to feel comfortable.

Med-surge will let you see something of everything; you can go practically anywhere from there, if you don't know starting out where you want to be.