New to med-surg

[laina chow]

I am a 2nd year BSN student and going to my very first med-surg class. Would anyone like to share their first experience on med-surg floor? What kind of things that needs to pay extra attention?? Also what is the transition is like from other specialty to meg- surg?? Do you have to get more education every time you change your specialty??

[delvenia]

it's hell!! run!!!!

[laina chow]

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[BillyMae]

It will be very valuable to your career base, just do it. Some love it and stay, some carry the knowledge learned to their next endeavor :)

[laina chow]

thank you :)

[livinthedreamRN]

You will receive invaluable knowledge in your med/surg course. I started as a new grad in med/surg and I'm still there, by choice. Yes, there will be trying days, trying patients, mad doctors, impossible family members, but the experience is priceless. When I receive a report from an ER nurse or a PACU nurse who doesn't know how to pronounce common medications, I know they never worked on a med/surg unit.

[kayern]

Congratulations..........M/S is the hardest speciality. AND yes it is a speciality. I would challenge any critical care nurse to walk one shift in the steps of a M/S nurse. I could be my annual salary they could not do it.