Med Surg only ... for New grads???

[IrishItalianRN]

Why do they tell New grads to start out in MED SURG? Why to they discourage new grads from going right into their area of interest? DETAILS please? what is so great about med surg for us?

thanks

[MIA-RN1, RN]

I start my med surg. rotaions Jan 9, in a nursing home, Please tell me how much med surg a student can really get from a nursing home. I dodnt understand why they placed in a nursing home, we have already done out long term rotaion.Any one have any ideas for why we would go back to the nursing home for med surg.

Does the nursing home have a med-surg floor for residents who have had recent surgery? Thats all I can think of.

[ortess1971]

I think if you have a healthcare background and are sure of what you like, then by all means go for the specialty area. Me, personally, I LOVE the OR and am assured of a job there when I graduate. The OR is awesome because the patient nurse ratio at any given time is 1:1. I've noticed that our doctors tend to treat the OR nurses with a little more respect- I think it's because we can make their day very difficult if they act up!:chuckle Plus, surgery is interesting-I think I'd like to be a RN first assist someday. Follow your interests and realize this advice that a lot of instructors give is based on how they did things 30 plus years ago.

[Hellllllo Nurse, BSN, RN]

I think the reason so many hospitals want new grads for med surg is because the seasoned nurses know better, and steer clear of med surg.

[Sheri257]

I think the reason so many hospitals want new grads for med surg is because the seasoned nurses know better, and steer clear of med surg.

This is true. While Med Surg is a great training ground, it's also the toughest duty around. After working Med Surg as an extern during the summer, I can see why a lot of RN's hate it and got out. I'll definitely think twice before I work Med Surg again.