absolutely!
The Med/Surg area is not just surgery related.... there is almost every diagnosis down the line that comes on that floor. It is best to get a feel for all areas of nursing... I have been a nurse for 20 years and still remember the first year of floor nursing at the hospital. As a "new" nurse I was niave and many times I ended up doing more than my share....but the plus side of that is that I learned!! OJT to the hilt. Whenever the nurse manager was scavaging around for someone to pull to another unit there I was with my hand up. The other nurses always wanted to stay within their comfort zones, but I learned quickly that being pulled to the other units gave you valuable experiences. I soon was being pulled to critical care, ER, ortho etc... I enjoyed every minute.. I soon had more experience than the RN's on the med/surg unit that were there for years! I

i never worked on med surge. i started out on tele then went all over as karol did. i worked in icu, ccu, pcu, nicu, but never worked as a m/s nurse. m/s is in all aspects of nursing. you work in icu and learn how to do m/s as well. it is not necessary to go there first i know 100's of nurses taht have never worked on a m/s floor.