camillea

Sorry I didn't mean to make med-surg sound like it's not a specialized area of care. I just meant that Med-Surg is a great area to start to lead up to other floors such as ICU, ER, Surgical, etc. It seems more of a well rounded area and I consider L&D to be more of a different area of care that may make it harder to go back to med-surg if I ever needed to :)

I love your thinking it's so true I see lots of positions open all the time on med-surg this is probably something I could go back to if I decide!

Thanks so much! I agree it may be only a one time opportunity!

I am a nursing student and graduate in May this year! I decided to get into nursing because I have such an interest in Labor and Delivery (The hospital I live close to does hire new nurses). Now that I have been in the program, I hear so many people tell me not to specialize early because you "wont have that medical-surgical experience that you should start with". What is your input on this and what did you do or what would you suggest to me as a new nurse? I do have an interest in the medical-surgical nursing as well and would love to hear your input on this! Thank you!