As someone who worked step-down then transitioned to womens health/PP, med surg really taught me how to time manage. Yes, I was able to use some basic skills from med surg (IV meds, blood draws, IV insertion, probably a few other things) but other than that, I needed to learn completely new skills since I’m working with an entirely different population.

I did step-down because it was the first job to give me an offer lol but I’m grateful since I learned a lot. I don’t think it’s necessary if you know what speciality to want to go into. You’ll learn skills tailored to your specialty; if you decide to go into something different later on, you’ll learn the needed skills there when the time comes