It just got REAL!!!!! MED-SURG edition
Jell'o Everyone!!!!
(This blog will be all about Med-Surg)
I have not posted since JANUARY!!! So sorry for that. I remember looking for a nursing blog and couldn't really find one. I was having trouble finding one that talked about someone's journey through out nursing school and I'm quickly understanding the reason why I couldn't find one. I literally don't seem to have time to blog. I'll keep trying to update you all a lot better than I have in the past few months.
MED SURG was no joke ladies & gentlemen. It was definitely a lot! Thankfully I studied by butt off and I got through it. Med-Surg went over a ton of different diseases. It taught me what they were, what caused it and how a nurse should treat it or care for that patient. What are the nurses responsibilities? I found that the exams were even tougher. The exams were more focused on the nursing management. There was more critical thinking involved. You were taught what the disease process was all about in class. Our responsibility was to understand the disease process but also know what we would do specifically to care for the patient that had that disease/ condition. What are the signs and symptoms? And let me tell you ....... tons of signs & symptoms are repetitive but some are very particular to some diseases and you must know them! Med-surg is like the perfect marriage between fundamentals & health assessment with a TON of diseases & or complications that arise in adults. A lot of good information to learn and understand. I still feel like it was sooo much that I need to go back and read all of it. I started to think a little more like a nurse but quickly realized that I know nothing and have a ton to learn.
I recommend the Saunders 7th edition. (I am starting to add some pictures of nursing related stuff on my Instagram page, Lola_bunnyz, so check that out. There's a picture there and I'll add one to the bottom of this post. Don't judge my IG name lol, Lola is my grandma). Any whom ....
Let's also talk about clinicals. I was on a med-surg cardiac floor. I previously shared that my first clinical was at a nursing home. For med-surg we would transition to a hospital and it would be my first experience having patients. Well it was awesome! To be able to do head to toe assessments on patients, to assist with different procedures, medication administration and interact with doctors. I enjoyed all of it. My clinical instructor made sure that each clinical we were paired with a different nurse. Initially I didn't care for the idea but I understood the reasoning and now I appreciate it more. As a nurse you will have to get a long with different people. You will have to break that "shy" way about yourself. And getting paired with different nurses helped in that sense. I had a certain low-key mentality going into clinicals and I'm glad that I was wrong (next post will go in detail regarding this matter).
Clinical is also a great opportunity to see what it is that you want to do and see what you definitely don't want to do. I enjoyed my time in Med-Surg but am convinced that it's not where I want to work as a nurse. Go into every rotation with an open mind and an open heart. I'll do better about my posts guys & gals. I just started my specialties and my first one is CRITICAL CARE!!!! I am over the moon excited about it but also nervous. I know this class is going to be tough but I'll just have to amp my study game up. I'll be posting about that shortly. I have a few other things in the works I am dying to share with you all!!! Next post will be an interesting one. YOU WILL WANT TO READ.
Smooches.
-NurseMimiii
(This blog will be all about Med-Surg)
I have not posted since JANUARY!!! So sorry for that. I remember looking for a nursing blog and couldn't really find one. I was having trouble finding one that talked about someone's journey through out nursing school and I'm quickly understanding the reason why I couldn't find one. I literally don't seem to have time to blog. I'll keep trying to update you all a lot better than I have in the past few months.
MED SURG was no joke ladies & gentlemen. It was definitely a lot! Thankfully I studied by butt off and I got through it. Med-Surg went over a ton of different diseases. It taught me what they were, what caused it and how a nurse should treat it or care for that patient. What are the nurses responsibilities? I found that the exams were even tougher. The exams were more focused on the nursing management. There was more critical thinking involved. You were taught what the disease process was all about in class. Our responsibility was to understand the disease process but also know what we would do specifically to care for the patient that had that disease/ condition. What are the signs and symptoms? And let me tell you ....... tons of signs & symptoms are repetitive but some are very particular to some diseases and you must know them! Med-surg is like the perfect marriage between fundamentals & health assessment with a TON of diseases & or complications that arise in adults. A lot of good information to learn and understand. I still feel like it was sooo much that I need to go back and read all of it. I started to think a little more like a nurse but quickly realized that I know nothing and have a ton to learn.
I recommend the Saunders 7th edition. (I am starting to add some pictures of nursing related stuff on my Instagram page, Lola_bunnyz, so check that out. There's a picture there and I'll add one to the bottom of this post. Don't judge my IG name lol, Lola is my grandma). Any whom ....
Let's also talk about clinicals. I was on a med-surg cardiac floor. I previously shared that my first clinical was at a nursing home. For med-surg we would transition to a hospital and it would be my first experience having patients. Well it was awesome! To be able to do head to toe assessments on patients, to assist with different procedures, medication administration and interact with doctors. I enjoyed all of it. My clinical instructor made sure that each clinical we were paired with a different nurse. Initially I didn't care for the idea but I understood the reasoning and now I appreciate it more. As a nurse you will have to get a long with different people. You will have to break that "shy" way about yourself. And getting paired with different nurses helped in that sense. I had a certain low-key mentality going into clinicals and I'm glad that I was wrong (next post will go in detail regarding this matter).
Clinical is also a great opportunity to see what it is that you want to do and see what you definitely don't want to do. I enjoyed my time in Med-Surg but am convinced that it's not where I want to work as a nurse. Go into every rotation with an open mind and an open heart. I'll do better about my posts guys & gals. I just started my specialties and my first one is CRITICAL CARE!!!! I am over the moon excited about it but also nervous. I know this class is going to be tough but I'll just have to amp my study game up. I'll be posting about that shortly. I have a few other things in the works I am dying to share with you all!!! Next post will be an interesting one. YOU WILL WANT TO READ.
Smooches.
-NurseMimiii
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