A question about what nursing school covers...

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Okay, so I'm currently working on my pre-reqs for Nursing School and doing my AA in the process in case I decide to switch (likely won't, don't plan to). I have a question for RNs/nursing students out there - what all is covered in NS? Like the rotations? And what is covered in them? I know there's like OB/Mother/Child, and ER and stuff, but is anyone willing to name them all and give me a description of what they are and what they cover?

Thank you super much! :heartbeat

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Specializes in Neuro.

It varies alot and depends on the program.

We have a LTC rotation (15 weeks) including a 3 week rotation in an acute care facility. In this one we provide cares and begin to develop care plans.

Then we have 15 weeks (30 sessions) at a hospital working in Medsurg (usually 10 sessions) ICU (about 10) and the other 10 can be in peds/OB/emergency/OR depending on your interests. In the course that accompanies these clinicals we do careplans/ concept maps and you provide complete care for 2 or more patients throughout your days in clinicals.

This coming sememster I will have 5 weeks of psych, 5 weeks in a cardiology or ICU unit and 5 weeks of preceptorship (working a nurses schedule with that nurse present for assistance).

After that I am not sure.

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Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

Most schools have their curriculum on line. Look at the school's list of classes, and you'll get a pretty good idea of how it goes. First semester usually is Fundamentals of Nursing, the absolute basics of care, as well as Health Assessment, and in the program I work in Pharmacology as well. Clinicals start out with doing very basic bedside skills, and getting used to hands on assessment.

Good luck!

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Thank you both very much! I'll go look at the schedules up for the classes. Thanks again! I'm just starting my pre-reqs so I've got about a year before I can apply, but I'm just trying to be prepared. :3 :heartbeat:lol2:

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Specializes in ED.

I think most nursing school clinicals are similar, we had 2 semesters of med-surg, psych, OB, pediatrics, public health, and our final semester. I don't know if any school that would have a standard ER rotation, you may request that for your final preceptorship.

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While most schools do have clinicals that are similar, the length of the clinicals are different. Some people only have their clinicals for half the semester while others have there's for the entire semester.

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Specializes in Trauma ICU, Peds ICU.

The best thing is to contact the school's you are interested in. Programs vary widely in what rotations they offer, how long each one is, and what order they're in.

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here is what my program covers (BSN):

sophomore year:

* Foundations I: LTC - nursing home, assisted living (15 weeks)

* Foundations II: med-surg (15 weeks)

junior year:

* Nursing Care of Old Adults: you can either be in a hospital or a nursing/assisted living home setting for this one. I was in a hospital. I'm finishing up this rotation right now and I loved it! (7 1/2 weeks)

* Nursing Care of Adults: aka med-surg II (7 1/2 weeks)

* Nursing of the Childbearing Family: aka labor and delivery (7 1/2 weeks)

* Mental Health (7 1/2 weeks)

senior year:

* Nursing of Communities (7 1/2 weeks)

* Critical Care (7 1/2 weeks)

* Pediatrics (7 1/2 weeks)

* Senior Practicum/Leadership: for this one, you chose an area of nursing that interests you (it has to be a rotation that you have already done) and then it is just you and a clinical instructor evaluating your performance for 7 1/2 weeks.

of course, there are other nursing classes besides clinical rotations.

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