What does med/sug. nursing entail?

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Hello

I am a new student and at the hospital I would like to seek employment at upon graduation, they require 1 yr med/sug. nursing before trasferring to other depts. It this standard? I am wondering what med/surgical entails. Thanks!

Specializes in medical oncology and outpatient surgery.

Started there, stayed there 15 yrs. Love it. Ditto all the above posts

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I just started on Med surg. I was in neurology, and I am really

liking it, but feel that I am a duck out of water, I am just hoping

that things will fall into place, I am on a huge learning curve

skill wise. LIke putting together the whole post surg bed for

trapeze and weights..........yikes.....

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Specializes in Operating Room (and a bit of med/surg).

I have a question....

I'm a 2nd year student, and we have separate med and surg placements. 1st term I was on a gyne surg ward, 2nd term, a general medicine floor.

Do all hospitals have separate units for medicine and surgery?

Or do they have the post-op pt's come to the same floor as stroke/MI pt's? (seems weird to me...)

Is it a Canadian thing?

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Originally posted by maeyken

gyne surg ward, 2nd term, a general medicine floor.

Do all hospitals have separate units for medicine and surgery?

Or do they have the post-op pt's come to the same floor as stroke/MI pt's? (seems weird to me...)

Is it a Canadian thing?

The criteria for our unit is any patient with cardiac problems or a stroke dx, which may or may not include surgery or a medical dx in addition.

and I LOVE IT! :D

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