Waiting List for Clinicals

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I'm so frustrated about the wait list for clinical entry at my community college. I understand that they can't disclose where you stand on the "list" but I'm hearing all kinds of discouraging stories about having to wait 2 to 3 years for entry. Can anyone share their experience with this? I'll be finished all of my core classes this summer (06); clinicals are all I'll need at that point. I'm worried I'll be waiting 2 more years! :(

Thanks for the advice. I've checked around at a couple of schools and the situation is the same. Schools seemed to be overwhelmed with applicants. I did however make some headway at school today and got some promising news - nothing 100%, but I should know soon.

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Actually, it really only is the clinicals i'm waiting on. I completed all of my pre-req's and will be finished with my core ed requirements such as Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology, etc. by the end of this summer. The clinicals at my college are called Nursing I, Nursing II, etc. all the way through Nursing VI. Maybe they are set up differently at other schools, but while one is waiting to get into the clinical portion, the school strongly recommends completing all other Ed. requirments so you can focus soley on Nursing I - VI. From what I hear, it's quite intense.

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Thanks everyone for your responses. This is a really neat format - I never tried this before and like that there is a great deal of good info on this site!:rolleyes:

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By the way, what does OP mean? I saw that ackronym used in a few threads in this discussion.??

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Actually, it really only is the clinicals i'm waiting on. I completed all of my pre-req's and will be finished with my core ed requirements such as Anatomy & Physiology and Microbiology, etc. by the end of this summer. The clinicals at my college are called Nursing I, Nursing II, etc. all the way through Nursing VI. Maybe they are set up differently at other schools, but while one is waiting to get into the clinical portion, the school strongly recommends completing all other Ed. requirments so you can focus soley on Nursing I - VI. From what I hear, it's quite intense.

Are you saying you'll only have clinical days at the hospital and NO lecture days??

In my program, and all the programs I'm familiar with, there are clinical and lecture portions of each nursing class. This is BEYOND A&P, Micro, etc.

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Are you saying you'll only have clinical days at the hospital and NO lecture days??

In my program, and all the programs I'm familiar with, there are clinical and lecture portions of each nursing class. This is BEYOND A&P, Micro, etc.

Clinicals at my school are part "clinical days" and part lecture days. Typically 3 to 4 days a week, but the school calls it their "Clinical Program". I know is sounds deceiving but it encompases both, for instance Nursing I is 2 days of lecture and one day of clinical work. Nursing II through VI gets more involved with both. :rolleyes:

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