Second Semester with Med Surg and Mental Health

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Hi everyone, I started my second semester of the nursing program this previous tuesday and we are already having a test next week. First semester with Fundamentals was very hard and difficult and I am just curious how hard second semester is compared to first semester. And also, how hard is the Mental health lecture class? any tips or suggestions?

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It really is going to depend on your school. I'm in my second semester as well with med-surg and pysch disorders. My first semester of fundamentals really wasn't that bad, but that's something my school is known for. 1st = easy. 2nd semester = wake up call, nursing school really is hard. 3rd semester = OMG I don't have a life and don't know if I'm going to make it out alive.

I do believe that it's pretty standard across the board that med-surg tends to be a very time consuming class.

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I am in my last semester (Critical Care), and nursing school has always been time consuming, for me! I thought Med. Surg. wasn't too bad, but Psych. was pretty hard just because it is a whole different way of thinking, all different disorders, and a lot of therapeutic communication. It took a lot of studying but it is doeable! Our last semester is like OMG!!!!

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