Originally Posted by NSFA08
have any of you heard what the class and clinical schedule is like once in the program? i'm wondering how many times per week clinicals are, and at what point they start in the program? someone posted that the classes are a lot of theory at first. does that mean that there are no clinicals in the beginning? unfortunately, i never went to an open house so i feel a little detached from the actual structure of the program.
Hello NSFA08,
Theory classes are held twice a week and clinicals are held twice a week. This will vary according to which area (maternity ward, psych ward, etc.) we'll be in. I did not go to the orientation but from reading some of the posts, we'll be learning theory during the first two quarters. Starting in the spring quarter, we'll be in the hospital caring for our patients. Even though we'll be doing theory during our first two quarters, our professors will teach us how to inject medications, make the patient's beds, etc.
SON wants us to know the concepts and theories before we start working with the patients. Since nursing is a dynamic profession, SON does plan to change the structure of its curriculum which is why you don't see the curriculum of the PhD, MS, and MECN students on their website.
I wish everyone on receiving good news from SON.
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