Med-surg and mental health

[aflac381]

I am taking both Med-surg and mental health this semester. What should I aspect to see in both subjects? thanks

[skyandsydneysmom]

I took med-surg in my first semester...you should expect to see and experience a lot of basic information. I think if you have not gotten down a good method for a head to toe assessment it is important to do this now. I actually found a few really good video demos on youtube, just type in "head to toe assessment". I just finished mental health and my advice is to be open-minded. This class is much different from the others because there is a lot of grey area in mental health...I loved it, but some people in my class struggled because it was not cut and dry. I think that mental health nursing is an area that a lot of nursing students go through without really "paying attention" (for lack of a better word) but need to because you will come across ALOT of people in the hospital with mental health issues. I work as a Student Nurse Intern and a CNA at a local hospital and I cannot tell you how many times I have taken care of people with schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, depression, etc. What you learn in school will help you GREATLY in dealing with and helping this population of patients! If you have any questions please feel free to ask :)

[aflac381]

skyandsydneysmom, thanks for the reply. these 2 course are actually my first 2 rotations.