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?

Specializes in ICU.

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.

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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