nursing school really FULL TIME???

[brandy119]

Can someone please tell me when they say nursing school is full time, what exactly do they mean. At my school here in Michigan, I know each school is different, but I'm sure the majority of the programs are the same, the counselor told me to keep 4 days of the week clear from 8-5. That 2 days were classroom and 2 days clinicals. I could understand the clinicals being 2 days 8hrs, but do you really sit in the classroom for 2 days, 8hrs. I am just so worried about the fact I need to work sometime in between, and take care of children, and do homework.

Thanks!!!

PS - This website has been so helpful,everyone seems so nice and encouraging!!!

[manna, BSN, RN]

We only have 14 credit hours, but we're in class from 8:30-4:30, 5 days a week. Every other week this semester, we'll have clinical - either an 8h or 12h day, 5 days a week. We spend as much time, if not more, at school then we would at a job! :chuckle

[chris_at_lucas_RN, RN]

Can someone please tell me when they say nursing school is full time, what exactly do they mean.

Full time in the colege setting means, the number of credits to call yourself "fulltime." For semester people, this is 12 credit hours per semester, undergrad, and (if memory serves, 8 or 9 graduate). I don't know what the term system calls fulltime, and, again if memory serves, that's what Michigan uses. (I was at MSU many moons ago.)

The other thing they might mean is, with the time involved in clinicals, class time and approximate time needed for responsible studying, you really don't have time to do anything else.

Hope this helps.

[glopop11]

I'm in an LPN program that is considered 3/4 time.

Mon: 8:30-2:30 Nursing Fundamentals

Tues:8:30-11:30 Nursing Lab

Wed: 7:30-2:00 Clinicals

Thur: 8:30-2:30 A&P

Fri: 8:30-12:30 Dev. Psych

It definitely FEELS like full time, espicially with homework, research papers,etc!

[manna, BSN, RN]

The other thing they might mean is, with the time involved in clinicals, class time and approximate time needed for responsible studying, you really don't have time to do anything else..

I vote for this explanation! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[11:11]

WHAT?!

I try to never squash a question from another nurse or nurse-to-be that I might be able to answer.

I dont believe I did. I ask questions everyday all day as well as answer them.

At the same time I encourage nurses and nurses to be to be assertive and seek information on their own as well. Its called taking the initiative.

As far as school is concerned ADN programs in particular I have and still do recommend going full time for a year to get all GE out of the way, then enter the nursing program with just core nursing credits left. Doing it this way enabled me to finish in the top of my class rather than fail out d/t coursework overload.

I considered OCC and also Golden West. Rather than sell everything I owned to afford it and take the bus I moved to another part of the country. I was able to work weekends, go to school during the week, and study 5-6 hours a night which was necessary for a student like myself-

Best of luck and may hard work and perseverence reward you-

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