So hows med surg at hfcc?

I think it is hard. Not so hard that you will fail, but I think it's alot harder than psych- for sure! Your summer will be: studying, studying, and more studying! Oh yes, did I mention studying??? We'll get through this! It might help if you get the Fluids & Electrolytes made easy book- that is supposedly the hardest test (I will find out in a week!)-- there is just ALOT of info for that part!!
As far as clinical- not so bad. It's everything you did in 126, plus the few new skills you learn. Good luck!!

It should be, but are you in the accelerated class? That schedule might be different.

You'll learn a lot in MS clinical - it's great. Hopefully, you'll see feeding tubes, chest tubes, NG tubes, dialysis, and on and on. Once you see those things and work with them, you'll never forget them. How handy do you think that will be when test time comes around, you begin to extern, or you read about it later in the text? VERY. I just hope you get a great clinical instructor at a good hospital.

The tests are hard. You'll be studying a lot, and that's difficult in the summertime, especially so if you're younger and like to go out with your friends on a beautiful summer night. It's hard to say no to them; I really admire the really young people in a nursing program with their incredible tenacity to succeed in this very tough program. Are you one of them? I'll bet you are. You have to say 'no' to so many things, but please do it; the time flies, and before you know it, you'll be almost done and realize it all wasn't so bad, and look where you are....a slew of jobs in front of you, with incredible wages attached to them. It's just two years (or less), then you have it all in front of you!

Boy, did I get off on a tangent!

I see you were up late oguesswhat

I'm also wondering how med-surg will be like next semester. I'm not that fond of my clinical instruter either - doesn't seem to handle pressure very well.

Well, back to 120 EO's because I don't know when she is going to spring that pop quiz.

It shouldn't be any worse than it is for us that are taking it right now. It is 7.5 weeks whether you take it in winter or in the summer. Do you have the option of the 2 day course where you are in class say 10-1, then clinical from 3-10:30? Even though it seems like alot, if you don't work, you have FIVE days to study, write papers, etc...... I thought it would be awful, but so far so good. I give myself one day off for just me, then I have 4 days for everything else.

The 7.5 week duration isn't bad - it's the no break in the summer schedule that makes it grueling. Then the students roll right into fall with 220, 221 - tough. most need that mental break to relax, regroup, or replenish their bank account.

AGREE!!!