Is there a typical rotation that's done for each semester or does it depend...

maire, ASN, RN · Apr 27, 2004

Well I'll add my $0.02 :)

Semester 1: Long-term care & Med/Surg

Semester 2: OB & Peds

Semester 3: Med/Surg & Psych

Semester 4: Med/Surg

neonatalRN · Apr 28, 2004

At our school:

Semester 1: Med/Surg

Semester 2: Med/Surg

Semester 3: OB, Peds, Med/Surg, observe one day in L&D and NICU

Semester 4: Preceptorship (for some), Psych, Med/Surg

So you see we get Med/Surg every semester Too much Med/Surg if you ask me!

MyReign1 · Apr 28, 2004

At my school we have two clinicals per semester. We also have some none clinical courses mixed in as well. As for the clinicals,here goes:

1st semester - Adult med/surg and psych

2nd semester - maternal\newborn and pediatrics

3rd semester - comm health and critical care

4th semester - comm health ll and Leadership\management

meesa214 · Apr 28, 2004

Mine goes like this...

Semester 1: Fundamentals (clinicals in LTC and a miscellaneous unit. I'm on a Urology Surgical floor)

Semester 2: 1/2 Med/Surg I AND 1/2 either OB or Psych

Semester 3: 1/2 Med/Surg II AND 1/2 OB or Psych

Semester 4: 1/2 Med/Surg III AND Peds

nursepearl · Apr 29, 2004

Here is mine...

Semester 1: Med/surg

Semester 2: med/surg & women's health (includes OB)

semester 3: med/surg, psych, & geri

Semester 4: med/surg, critical care, Peds and community. Also we have a seperate class this semester for leadership skills. We do things like, discuss unions, fact interview, resume, letters of inquiry and things of that nature.

manna, BSN, RN · Apr 29, 2004

As far as I can tell in trying to decipher the handbook, my school has OB/Womens health clinicals in 2nd semester (out of 4). I'm ready for the info session so I can find out more details..

breastfeedingRN · Apr 30, 2004

at our school

1st semester- Med/Surg

2nd semester- Peds/OB/Long term care-leadership/Med-Surg

3rd semester- Med/Surg and Psych

4th semester- ICU, Peds/PICU, High risk OB

it is the same at all community colleges in the county i live in. some hospitals like st. joseph's hospital, will hire you as an extern after 1 semester in the ADN program. probably in a BSN program too. depending on what's available, you can be on a unit like Peds or OB even if you haven't had the rotation yet!

lots of hospitals will hire you as a PCT after one semester too.

good luck!

Energizer Bunny · Apr 30, 2004

During my plannning meeting with my nursing advisor she mentioned that I would probably want to do my preceptorship in L&D so it must be feasible at my school. Mine is a local CC.

kwagner_51 · Apr 30, 2004

Mine is est up like this:

Semester 1 Fundamentals

Semester 2 8 weeks OB 8 weeks Med/Surg 1 We went to ENDO, Joint Replacement, OR , were Team leader [got to do dressing changes and give meds, IVPG, Sub Q shots. etc.

Semester 3 8 weeks Peds We get to go to the area schools and Head Start for this one. 8 weeks Med/Surg 2 Next semester, we will do heart, lung, kidney, bladder, and Blood vessels

Semester 4 8 weeks Psych We get to go to our local prison for 2 clinical rotations [i AM TERRIFIED!! If I wanted to go to prison, I would have broken the law!!! I am extremely clostraphobic and the thought of not being able to leave when I want too cause the doors are locked is enough to make my heart race!!!] 8 weeks Med/Surg 3 Final semester we will be on CCU and ER

purplemania, BSN, RN · Apr 30, 2004

There are 6 nursing schools in our area from whom we draw employees. Each employee will have a different clinical experience when they are hired as Nurse Externs. But what they have in common is that they know how to get vital signs, document according to their scope of practice and report negative findings to the nurse. Although it might help to have OB before working on that unit, it is certainly not a requirement.