Will Cardiac count as Med/Surg experience for new LPN grad?

If you want to work in cardiac, I'd say stay there. There is really no reason to get "med/surg" experience nowadays. I"d say where you work would depend upon what you want to pursue in your career. Good luck whatever you decide.

I would imagine it would, most of the patients on our telemetry floor would be med/surg patients if they didn't have some type of cardiac history or new cardiac issue. We also get med/surg overflow patients. And I agree that you don't necessarily have to get med/surg experience. I started out on the telemetry floor fresh out of school, even as a graduate nurse before I got my license. I've been told by some of my co-workers that it's a good thing to start out in cardiac because alot of people that start out on med/surg get very comfortable and are intimidated by cardiac units. So if you are already working on a cardiac unit, I don't see the reason for going backwards...?

Yes, and it sounds like a good place to work since they value you.