Can anyone tell me about the nova nursing schedule?

mama2_3 · Jul 18, 2009

Have you looked at online nursing program? Maybe it is more flexible?

I am in traditional. Whoa, it is intense :bugeyes:

I am stay at home mom and I had to do a lot of kid-ignoring while studying. Also, my husband is very supportive. He was arranging his schedule around my school a lot. I wouldn't be able to go to school without his help.

Good luck!

Cilantrophobe · Jul 18, 2009

No, that is not realistic. We have class on Monday from 1 till 6:30 pm. Then you have lab once a week, plus your clinical day. During the first or second semester you have to take NUR 150, but that can be taken online. Clinicals are not commonly held on Saturdays. There happens to be a group that are doing Saturdays this Fall but we were assigned our clinicals and were told we would be able to choose our clinical assignments beginning in the Spring. People had complaints the second the assignments were handed out and it didn't go over well. The fact of the matter is that even if you hope for a certain schedule, your chances aren't good of getting exactly what you want. Enrollment is pure competition and there is too much of a chance that you won't get your way.

I would suggest that you figure out some sort of plan for a sitter, because going to school one day a week might not be possible. It may be possible with the online accelerated program, but even then you will have clinical once a week and lab once a week. The good news is that lab is only a few hours and easier to cover.

I am not sure if this is legal or not but you could look in to getting a student loan to fund child care. I too would not be able to handle daycare for two children, not many people could, just one child has been about $1100 a month for us. Is it possible to hire a part-time nanny or sitter?

Readyforthenextstep · Jul 18, 2009

Thanks for answering, I don't know how it will go but I am crossing my fingers...And try to do lecture and lab the same day if I'll get in...

NursingGeek · Jul 18, 2009

I graduated from the online program and still had 2 days per week that were weekdays when I had to be basically only doing school.

I don't think anyone I knew did it without child care.

Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Jul 18, 2009

And keep in mind, MANY of the other students want lab on the same day of lecture. And they dont always have Saturday clinicals, as well some clinicals are twice a week in the 3rd and 4th semesters, or one does 1 13 hr clinical, again, they tend to be more popular. Yes one can try stitching clinical and labs, but its not a gimme, not impossible to do, but not always easy

Readyforthenextstep · Jul 18, 2009

Are you allowed to switch with someone else?

Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Jul 18, 2009

Just a heads up I started in Aug 2007 and graduated this past May and I know the courses have changed, so what I say, may no longer be true,lol

Yes, for the clinicals one could switch with another person--that is if you could find one. people would post on the bulletin board outside the lab, as well they would send out class wide emails asking to switch, some get lucky, some do not. Im' sure you could switch labs as well with another person. Keep in mind there are 200 other students that want their schedule as well, so that may or may not help ya.

Readyforthenextstep · Jul 18, 2009

Thanks flames and congrats:)

Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Jul 18, 2009

And when you do get to pick ur clinical spots---the good rotations get filled within SECONDS!!!!! The school may help a bit, but they can't work miracles.

mama2_3 · Jul 19, 2009

I think Saturdays were for accelerated program students only last year.

They graduate one semester sooner than traditional students BUT they have to work harder during the summer.

Are you planning on getting BSN eventually? Maybe you could continue working on general studies degree and then ADN?

I wish I did.:nuke:

My :twocents:

Flames9_RN, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Jul 19, 2009

There were Saturday clinicals in the Jan-may traditional program! BUT i would think it is going to vary--it all comes down to when the school can get clinical spots. I'm sure the school would much prefer there be NO Saturday clinicals.