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Aug 1, 20169 yr My first job in nursing was ICU/CCU in a smallish hospital, and I stayed there 10 years. That was 36 years ago!
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Aug 1, 20169 yr I did GYN surg/oncology at a major teaching medical center. I stayed a year, didn't realize how great it had it because I thought I wanted a different specialty.
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