Clinicals at UTA

[carys]

What specialties do you to do for your clinicals?

[WhoDatWhoDare, BSN, RN]

These are the clinical areas I had to do...

Jr1: Foundations/Assessments

Jr2: Psych and MedSurg

Sr1: Pedi, Critical Care, and OB

Sr2: Community, Management, and Capstone.

Is this what you're asking about?

Don

[carys]

Yes, that is what I am asking about! Thanks

How long were the clinicals? Did you go on campus or did you do the online AP?

[WhoDatWhoDare, BSN, RN]

Jr1: 180 clinical hours of Foundations and Assessments

Jr2: 90 clinical hours each for Psych and MedSurg

Sr1: 90 clinical hours each for Peds, Critical Care, and OB

Sr2: 90 clinical hours each Community, 45 clinical hours for Management, and 135 clinical hours for Capstone.

The actual schedule for each clinical can and does vary semester to semester. I performed my Jr1 clinical hours during the weekend, however during the community clinical, it was during the weekdays.

Take care,

Don

[WhoDatWhoDare, BSN, RN]

Forgot to mention that I did the AP-BSN program.

[carys]

Thank you, dlwoodjr.

[missnurse14]

How many days is that dlwoodjr? 180 clinical hours= 15 days? Is that right?

[WhoDatWhoDare, BSN, RN]

Looking back at my schedule for that semester (Jr1), we spent 2 days a week in the clinical location for 11 weeks... These were not 12 hour shifts during the Jr1 semester.

Don

[carys]

Do you do your clinicals alone or with your classmates? Do you even get to know your class mates since it is all online?

[WhoDatWhoDare, BSN, RN]

Yes, you definitely know your clinical group... The AP-BSN program is structured with the lectures being online, but your clinical is based in a hospital. During your first 2 semesters, you definitely are with your group, but Community and Capstone are done with your individual preceptors.

Don