how many clincial hours are required for each semster for student doing the online course from Deaconess. I realize you don't start your clincials till the 2nd semster so how many hours are there totally and how many each semster. ( is this posted somewhere on their site, I have covered that site several times and keep missing it)
I also have a question about the semsters. if Summer startes in May and then fall starts in August does this mean summer isn't for students just starting out?
If anyone could help me with this question I would appreicate it.
The initial clinical we were going to have (which Deaconess arranged haphazardly at the last minute) didn't involve screenings, according to what we were told, among other things. It was also offered at a time that was prohibitive for the students the program was set up to serve - the adult learner who works full time. I was also in my third semester, or would've been. They have made some changes to the program since then. You started nearly a year after me.
No one was doing clinicals at FP or St. John's then, FP was also a last minute thing.
It's interesting to get the perspective of a student who is local to St Louis. It's a darn shame that you had such a hard time finding a site. Have you dropped the course because of this? Did you complete the pn portion?
I seem to remember the local students doing their clinicals with school nurses. I didn't think it was all that much of a stretch. The peds pop at the hospital where I did clinical was pretty slim. I hear that this is pretty typical though.
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It's interesting to get the perspective of a student who is local to St Louis. It's a darn shame that you had such a hard time finding a site. Have you dropped the course because of this? Did you complete the pn portion?
I seem to remember the local students doing their clinicals with school nurses. I didn't think it was all that much of a stretch. The peds pop at the hospital where I did clinical was pretty slim. I hear that this is pretty typical though.