Is all Med/Surg experience the same? (peds vs adult)

[tpatel6112]

Hello everyone! I am in my last semester of an ADN program and I am giving more thought about what type of nursing jobs I want to apply for after getting licensed. I would love some feedback from anyone out there willing to give me some information/advice. I currently work as a Nurse Tech on a Med/Surg unit and I do not believe that it is for me long - term. However, to have the option to travel one day and to have a solid foundation I have been told by an overwhelming majority of nurses that I should be a Med/Surg nurse for at least a year. That is fine I don't mind doing that. I do have more interest in women's health and even pediatrics I believe I would be good at. I have been wondering if peds med/surg would be a similar enough experience and foundation to be able to say I have med/surg experience? Or is the adult world and peds world of med/surg too different to build that background I am looking for?

[Calalilynurse]

Pediatric med surg exp would be most relevant to Pediatric travel positions not adults. Travel positions usually provide little to no orientation and you are expected to hit the ground running. What kind of nursing job are you interested in. I've known nurses thay went from adult med surg to pediatric med surg but not as travelers. Adults suffer from different medical conditions in some cases like copd, dementia, Alzheimer's and MI that you wouldnt see in children.