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MunoRN it is quite the opposite at my hospital. The floor I work on does a mixture of both 8's and 12's. But there are a couple of floors ( or at least the one that I floated too) that is 12 hour only. Personally, I like the option of throwing a 8 hour shift in the mix after doing 3 12's in a row ( gives me extra time to sleep) and if I group my days just right I can get 5 days off without having to use PTO time (I luv my nurse manager!!!)

Med-surg is what you make it to be. Like other's have previously posted if you go in with a failing attitude then expect to fail. I currently work on Med-Surg that deals with post op patients (general, gastric, vascular, and ortho). I'm a new nurse ( 6 months) and my floor has no techs with a patient ratio of 4-5 patients (6 patients is very rare although it has happen if staffing is extremely short). My floor is fast paced, hectic, and demanding and throw pain management and 2 CBI patients in the mix and you usually have yourself a mess at times. My newest hurdle is adapting to the Charge nurse role ( don't get me started on that). To be honest with you, my floor is awesome (when it comes to how much you can learn and the time mgt skills and assessment skills you gain along the way) I do not regret my decision one bit...now this doesn't mean I will be spending 10 years in med-surg although I do plan on floating in the surgical aspect of nursing.Other floors Absolutely HATE floating to my floor and I can understand why. There are night where I am practically on my feet the WHOLE 12 hours....there are night were I wanna cuss EVERYONE out....there are nights when I question my sanity there are even days when I clock out and tell myself "I am never coming back". The grow more confident in my abilities as the weeks go by. If you wanna survive med-surg you better get use to asking questions ( even if you get on people nerves, who cares? It's your license not theirs) and getting a second opinion when you feel like you are in doubt when it comes to nursing judgement, change in patient's status, etc. OH and also take your days off and RUN WITH IT, use your PTO timE if you have IT'S A MUST FOR YOUR SANITY!! They say that once you work med-surg you can work any floor but the verdict is still out on that one for me ( I'll let you know when I come to conclusion)

Ok I really think this post have officially gotten off topic. It shouldn't matter if the OP used OMG or whatever other slang that was use this is her post she can phrase it however she wants...the point of the post was to vent her frustration on her clinical rotation and she wanted input on how other people rotations was and if she had a right to worry. Now all of this talk about her getting a "big head" because she is a student RN BSN is simply people jumping to conclusions and assuming that she is looking "down" on people(in my opinion of course)this is a public forum what's wrong with complaining. When you respond to her post in disagreement are you not expressing some form of complaint. Instead of assuming maybe we should try and see it in her eyes and vice versa.My point is I do not agree with this form of bickering. Take it for what it is and move on...unless you are actually in the same situation she is in you shouldn't expect to fully understand her point but the least one can do is try

wow, you didn't have to bite her head off, this is not a professional forum where apa format is required. when i read her post i saw a frustrated person who is probably just "venting" his/her frustrations with nursing school. calm down it's ok :)

I'm really glad that the "higher ups" got involved because honestly after reading that update I really didn't know what else to say that was constructive about.your situation don't let this discourage you though and "tsk tsk " to those instructors

Like others have previously posted you do have to consider clinical opportunities your nursing school was able to obtain for their students because it is a competition ...not only that but finances and legal liability also play a part in this but enough of the business aspect of nursing school there are a few things that I need to know about you senior status: 1) Are you in your last semester/preceptorship 2) How many semesters are in your nursing school program. The best way I know how respond to your post is to compare it to my clinical rotations. I graduated Spring(april)2011 from a BSN program in Alabama, so I'm still technically a new grad, but retracing my steps to Spring 2009 1st semester ( Foundations/Pharm/Assessment) clinical assignments for that semester included LTC (where we participated with CNA,LPN, and RN) we also worked hand and hand with our instructors at the LTC to practice our assessment and other fundamental elements in nursing. 2nd semester (Med-surg/Patho/Peds) clinical assessments included Med-surgical hospital rotations, Pediatrics, county Health dept, Flu shot drive, a local Same-day surgical facilities ( where we participated and shadowed pre/intra/post operative RN duties, yes that did include IV's). 3rd semester (OB/PSYCH/Patho 2) clinical rotations included a mental health facility, Nursery/L&D/Post-Partum rotations and County Health dept (but this time it was more focused on women's health, STD screening, pap smears, and education related to this topics also venipuncture procedures. 4th semester (community health and med-surg 2 aka critical care) clinical rotation included hospice/wellness clinics/ER/MICU/SICU/Cath lab. 5th semester (Transitions/preceptorship) depending on how well you did during nursing school you could have gotten an ICU/ER internship or another medical floor (med-surg, transplant, etc) and then after that you graduated....we also had research, leadership, and Geronimo classes that you could elect to take during summer break or during your other courses (which would have been suicide for me) .....so yeah....don't feel as if your nursing school department has failed you it is what you make it to be and if you feel as if changes need to be made then let them know that ...I'm sure you have course evaluations at the end of the semester (right?) ...and when you land a job there will be plenty of oppurtunities to start IV's, coleus, blah blah blah what you need to do is focus on your weakness and try to strengthen them to the best of your ability while you can still use your "Hi, I am a student nurse" card, ya get me. Also this was not a opportunity for me to boast about my school blah blah blah so PLEASE don't take it that way ok, best of luck you're halfway there!!!

....to find a study method that works for you!!! realize that the competition is O-V-E-R!!! Work together with your fellow classmates !! GET YOUR 8 HRS OF SLEEP IN !!! STUDY STUDY STUDY!! PROCRASTINATION IS NOT YOUR FRIEND!!! Also, take a break every once and a while. Nursing school requires a different train of thought for it is truly on another level plane of learning...oh and buy some care plan books you will thank yourself later OH and learn your conversion factors (1 tsp=5mL) early and keep it memorize!!! And if you don't know the flow of blood through the heart and the 12 cranial nerves then i suggest you start memorizing that too!!! MUCH SUCCESS!!