Year one COMPLETE

[NoKoward]

Well. now that i have completed my first year of nursing school. I almost feel like i got the hang of things and "know how to study." I hear the rumors about Pedi-Ob (that males seem to have an issue with it) just as ive heard the rumors about Med-Surg this last semester. I was wodering how to prepare for this class, and what to do to "stay on top of the game" if you will. Replies would be greatly appreciated it.

[RCBR]

Do the same thing you did on your first year. If it worked then it should work now for your second year. Although, things get a bit harder on the second year (more content), so you may have to add some extra hours to your study routine. OB is a pain for male students, I mean we have to learn stuff that we could not care less about and will never apply such as what are the hormonal differences between the follicular and ischemic stages of the menstrual cycle. Peds, on the other hand, I found very useful because many of the disease processes are the same you studied in adult health, so you come to class already with a background on the subject and it works also as a review of the adult health content. With the OB and Peds rotation you have to be a bit more careful. Both are specialized and sought after nursing fields so expect the staff nurses and techs to be arrogant and display an inflated sense of self-importance; they really think they are the eighth wonder of the world for having landed a position at a Children's hospital or Labor and Delivery. At the L&D unit expect to be looked at and treated as if you were an alien from outer space. You don't belong there and the nurses and techs will make that clear to you from day one. Hang in there and complete your OB rotation dutifully. Afterwards, wear it as a badge of honour.

[NoKoward]

Wow. Thanks alot for the insight rcbr.

[sandyfeet]

As a female, I have to say that disliking OB is not exclusive to gender! I was not a fan, mainly because I felt like it was the only rotation where I was made to feel that I couldn't give good care if I hadn't given birth before. Like I couldn't give good care to a cancer patient if I hadn't had cancer...

The guys in my clinical just kept really good attitudes about whether they were allowed to be involved in cases. Some found hitting it off with "Dad" helped.

Peds was a lot of fun. Get ready for therapeutic play! I was in a lower-acuity hospital so I was allowed to be really involved with the kids.