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  1. Aug 6, '12 by
    There is only 25 of us. We all go to the same clinical site, at the same time. For the entire program the clinical is on the same days, at the same time. Our classes are also on the same days and times, the entire program. Even our tests, are at the same time throughout the program.

    We're really lucky. I can't imagine how some people only find out a week before what time clinicals are. Especially if you have children or a work schedule.
  2. Aug 6, '12 by
    Quote from lovedijah
    There is only 25 of us. We all go to the same clinical site, at the same time. For the entire program the clinical is on the same days, at the same time. Our classes are also on the same days and times, the entire program. Even our tests, are at the same time throughout the program.

    We're really lucky. I can't imagine how some people only find out a week before what time clinicals are. Especially if you have children or a work schedule.
    Wow Im so jealous! That would be so nice. I have kids thats whats so incredibly stressful and frustrating to me
  3. Aug 6, '12 by
    Quote from kaydensmom01
    Ours is the same as yours. We do not have any idea about our schedule/hospitals until 1-2 weeks before. Its just something that I've learned to live with.

    Our school starts August 27th, and we still have no idea where or when ours is.
    I guess for some reason it makes me feel a little better knowing I'm not the only one. I actually have 3 friends at 3 different schools by me. One finds out before the previous semester ends, the second one found out 3 months before the start, and the last one finds out like the first-before the previous semester ends. WHen I heard that I was curious why my school sucks so bad at this and then I was curious how many schools out there are like mine
  4. Asst. Admin
    Aug 6, '12 by
    When I was in school, we had little-if any--say in our clinical schedule. We had zero say in our clinical sites. Usually we would not know what either was until shortly before clinicals started. They did tell us on day 1--and reminded up frequently--that almost all clinicals were on Tue and/or Thurs so to keep those two days free while in school.

    If we wanted to switch to a different clinical section, first it would be the instructor's decision as to whether they would allow it. If they did, then it it was up to us to find someone in another clinical section that would switch with us...and if we couldn't find that person to switch with, too bad--we were stuck.
  5. Aug 6, '12 by
    We didnt find out where we had clinicals or what time of day they were until the first week of school. We always had class the on MWF and clinicals T and TH of every week.
  6. Aug 6, '12 by
    Quote from lovedijah
    There is only 25 of us. We all go to the same clinical site, at the same time. For the entire program the clinical is on the same days, at the same time. Our classes are also on the same days and times, the entire program. Even our tests, are at the same time throughout the program.

    We're really lucky. I can't imagine how some people only find out a week before what time clinicals are. Especially if you have children or a work schedule.
    Wow, your program is even smaller than ours! We're the same way...lecture and tests together, but we have lab at different times (only 10 people allowed in lab at once) and we've been spread out to three hospitals thanks to the glut of nursing schools expanding out to our area.
  7. Aug 6, '12 by
    4 weeks isn't a lot of time when people have work schedules and day care arrangements that need to be made 8+ weeks prior. I am losing half of my work shifts for September, but I know we got our schedule late because we were waiting for the LPN's joining us to pass their summer bridge course. The good news we are the only class that has our final scheduled!!
  8. Aug 6, '12 by
    I would even take knowing days! I know I have to worry about baby-sitting and my husband has certain week days off and so far its all worked out but since starting teh program I've had sat. clinicals, afternnon shift clinicals, and fridays, which when we started we were told was rare to have any of those 3 things and I've ahd them all! We have no say in it and to switch is like what Meriweather ^ (sp sorry) said..If an instructor allows it, which I've never heard off yet, you ahve to then find someone thats willing to switch. I can't wait to be done this year!
  9. Aug 6, '12 by
    Quote from studentnurseCT
    4 weeks isn't a lot of time when people have work schedules and day care arrangements that need to be made 8+ weeks prior. I am losing half of my work shifts for September, but I know we got our schedule late because we were waiting for the LPN's joining us to pass their summer bridge course. The good news we are the only class that has our final scheduled!!
    4 weeks would be a lot of time to me! I have kids too and we found out 1 week before our clinicals last semester and our clinicals started the week class starts. They also will switch our lecture classes that we've already registered for if tehy conflict with our clinical day they want to give us.
  10. Aug 6, '12 by
    iluvpatho that stinks. The joys of nursing school. :spin:
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