Why do a lot of nursing students hate med/surg?

NottaSpringChik, BSN, RN · May 3, 2009

I really loved it and was sad on the last clinical day.

HeartsOpenWide, RN · May 3, 2009

Because some of us knew what we wanted to do when we became nurses before we even started our pre-reqs and Med/Surg is not one of them. I have known since I was a kid that I wanted to be in OB. (not that I hate med/surg but my heart is not in it)

mariposabella · May 3, 2009

I so love medical surgical area which is the base for any specialty.I love to take care of the pt with variety of conditions,this is my first choice then maybe psych.

Yeah I was reading in a book that med/surg is the base for any specialty and that its a good way to gain experience.

mariposabella · May 3, 2009

I am actually studying for my Medical-Surgical I final now. It's brutal. Only three days to study.

Wow good luck, hope you ace the test!

cursedandblessed · May 3, 2009

med/surg is hard. it's like 6-8 chapters each week, with each chapter being at least 50 pages. then the clinical rotation also gets intense because you're doing total patient care (assessment, meds, bathing, care plans, etc.). if you have a clinical instructor like i had for med/surg it's a nightmare. she wanted to fail me, she even tried to kick me out of the class. with the intervention of our lead instructor i was allowed to return to clinical. to keep a long story short, i worked my butt off and passed with a c.

i think i must have had the same ci. lol just kidding. mine was a very threatening environment. she really didn't seem interested in being a ci, she was always disappearing. i learned later she had "issues".

9livesRN, BSN, RN · May 3, 2009

Oh Gosh... I am starting med-surg tomorrow!!!

we are using Pearson Hall!!!

rplf29 · May 3, 2009

oh gosh... i am starting med-surg tomorrow!!!
we are using pearson hall!!!

ah dear, what year are you in already???

pearson hall is a known book. hehehe i knew that brand