for those in a 4 sem. program, which semester was hardest??

[speedykicks]

I am getting ready to start the second semester of nursing school - and I've heard that it is the hardest of the four. It will include Peds and OB and our first Med/Surg rotation, as well as pathopharm II. While I know we all have different programs, I wonderd if others who were in a four-semester BSN program had thoughts on which semester is the toughest and why?

[MIA-RN1, RN]

I am going to be starting my 4th semester soon...but so far, the second semester was the hardest.

First semester was fundamentals/nursing home clinical.

Second was med-surg clinical and several disease processes. It was hard because I am not good with the technical stuff (flush what line? With what? And then push which buttons on the pump? lol )

Third was 1/2 ob and 1/2 psych (that was my FAVE semester yet)

This last one is more involved med-surg but strangely looks...dare I say it... fun!

[Lori_RN_BSN, BSN, RN]

Going into my 4th semester I heard it's the easiest. I have community, critical care (acute care), and ethics. I don't know how to read ekg's yet so I'm kind of nervous about all the cardiac stuff and being in icu. I got to go to the ER one time for management clinicals and that was alot of fun. A friend of mine who just graduated said that acute you has many light bulb moments. I just can't wait till graduation!!

[allthingsbright]

I keep hearing peds is the hardest-especially drug calcs and all the pre clinical paperwork.

Amazingly, some students in my class opted to take an 8 week peds class over the summer and passed it! I dont know how they did it.

Take care!

[S.N. Visit, BSN, RN]

I am going to be starting my 4th semester soon...but so far, the second semester was the hardest.

First semester was fundamentals/nursing home clinical.

Second was med-surg clinical and several disease processes. It was hard because I am not good with the technical stuff (flush what line? With what? And then push which buttons on the pump? lol )

Third was 1/2 ob and 1/2 psych (that was my FAVE semester yet)

This last one is more involved med-surg but strangely looks...dare I say it... fun!

Same with me, these words are right from my thoughts! (Coopergrrl, do you go to IHCC?)

[MIA-RN1, RN]

Same with me, these words are right from my thoughts! (Coopergrrl, do you go to IHCC?)

Nope, I go to MCC in Rochester NY.

Glad to know I"m not the only one w/ med-surge nerves lol

[smilin_gp]

Semester 2- community health, psych, therapeutic communication, research methods. No particular class or clinical was individually tough, but combined, the amount of time spent out of class researching for papers was unreal.