CAN ANYONE SPARE AN ENCOURAGING WORD?

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Hi, my name is Michelle and Im a nursing student. Im feeling very frustrated right now because Im doing my med-surg clinical rotation and I absolutly despise everything about it. Im very worried that I made the wrong decision going into nursing. I would be very encouraged to here from successful nurses ( or students ) who shared a similar experience ( is that possible?) I would hate to think that Ive spent all this time and hard work in school for nothing! Please someone reassure me that there is life and OPPURTUNITY beyond (for me way beyond) med-surg! Thanks !!!

From one Michelle to another I truly hated my med-surg rotation also. But once we made it to other areas like L&D and Peds things started to look up for me and I felt I was in the right place. Best of luck to you in your future studies and rotations biggrin.gif

[This message has been edited by Youman (edited July 17, 2000).]

Hi! I absolutely felt the same way in my med surg rotations. I actually dropped out of school and came back and finished. I worked for 2 years in med surg and dreaded every second of it. Then 4 months ago I got a job working in pharmaceutical research and am SO SO much happier now that I dont have to deal with death and dying every day. I work with normal healthy volunteers who get paid, so I really cant even call myself a "nurse" anymore, but I do get paid like one! Also there are a million other options other than med surg that you can explore.

Hey! I am a nursing student now at the Medical College of Georgia. I have not started my clinicals yet - but they begin on Wednesday (8/30). I have had several friends graduate from nursing school here. On the first day of class a teacher came in and told us of her first day at clinicals. To make a long story short, she walked in and fed her patient. She left to ask her instructor what to do next, and she went back in her room and her patient had died. Later on, while removing the patient from the room, (as you know your bowle muscles relax right after you die) my teacher got pretty dirty. Needless to say, her clinical experience was one that made her want to quit then. Obviously she stayed in there and is now loving every minute of (maybe not every minute). I think you should stick in there, if you think you want to change your mind you need to do so soon. Who knows, this may be the best job you have ever had. You never know still you try it.

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