Nursing Students General Students
Published Sep 25, 2004
hospitalstaph
443 Posts
Hi,
I am currently attempting to get my ADN on a part time basis. I am taking all of my courses before I start clinicals. I have three children: 2, 4, and 7 so I am trying to minimize time away and also maintain a somewhat normal balance in my life so that I will be able to study without staying up all night:) So far I have straight A's so I must be on the right track.
My question: What are typical schedules for clinicals? I do know that my first semester I will be in clinicals from 6:30 AM to 4:30 PM two days a week. I have also heard that some ADN programs have OB clinicals on the weekend. I have an appointment with both of the schools that I am interested in next week so I will hopefully find out more then. With 3 little ones I need to start planning out my schedule way in advance. Another student told me to be really vague as to why I need to know about clinical hours because they may worry that having children will keep me from being a serious student.
Anyway..... sorry for rambling, what are your clinical hours?
thanks
Tracy
leixlip
69 Posts
I am also first semester ADN. We start clinicals in 2 weeks and will do 7.30am-2.30pm Mondays and Tuesdays. Those hours will stay constant until the end of spring semester. We do OB next summer semester so I am not sure if the clinic hours are different. As far as I know it is only the night class that takes late and weekend clinics.
Hope this helps
allthingsbright
1,569 Posts
All schools are different in this area (ie clinical rotations)-I have clinicals once a week for 10 hours-and thats only for 9 weeks of the semester. Next semester, I have two days of clinicals ALL semester. Check with your n. department (I know they arent always very helpful ) or find a classmate thats ahead of you!
Good luck,
Amy
jenrninmi, MSN, RN
1,975 Posts
All schools are different. 6:30-4:30 is a really long rotation, especially for your first clinicals. Congratulations on doing so well so far. I know it's hard. My rotation right now is 9:30-5:00. It's a long rotation compared to other mental health rotations in my program that go 8:30-2:00. (But I won't go there, lol).
Thanks so much for all of the replies! As I read over the class schedule I was worried that in the second semester I would have clinicals more than twice a week. I don't think that is the case now. Again, thanks so much!
Jill1215
121 Posts
Different states require different amounts of clinical hours. My first semester I only have to take 45 hours of clinicals. We do this every Friday for about 5 hours. However, my third semester (in the summer) requires 90 clinical hours PER CLASS and there are three of them! That is 270 clinical hours over a 10 week period. I will be in clinicals for about 30 hours a week. The schools you are talking to will be able to tell you what to expect.
Autumndove
11 Posts
I'm also a first year ADN student. Our clinicals start the week of Columbus Day. The hours are 6:45am - 2pm once a week.
LilRedRN1973
1,062 Posts
My first semester we had clinicals from 6:30am to 12:30pm, twice a week. My second semester we had clinicals from 6:30am to 2:30, twice a week. I'm currently in my 3rd semester and we are doing one day a week clinicals from 6:30am to 5:30pm. There are 5 different clinical groups in my class and we all have clinicals on different days. I'm in the "E" group and have clinicals for 4 Wednesdays, then I have 3 Sundays, then back to 4 Wednesdays. And next semester, I will have clinicals only on Mondays, 11 hour days.
Love4Me, RN
134 Posts
Well I am in my first semester and our clinical are from 7am - 1pm twice a week. We have been told that after this semester that can change. It can fall anywhere in the day except the midnight shift.
Timora
23 Posts
This is my first semester as well and our clinicals are from 7-11:30 two days a week. As we go along other semesters will become 6 and then 7.5 hours.. But that is later semesters.