Clinical Schedules

[AnkleBitten]

Hey students, I want to ask those who know already. What do your clinical schedules look like?

I signed up for classes last night and decided to do 5 classes first semeseter (all afternoon or morning classes) and 3 the second semester (all evening). That way instead of paying for daycare, and then a babysitter 3 days a week, I could just pay a babysitter when I need them. So are clinicals a weekly thing? Twice a week? two weeks on two off? Are there classes running at the same time as clinicals? How does it work? (typicallly, I'm sure all schools are different.)

[k_girl153]

In our program, first year we had clinicals once a week for about 8 hours. There were AM and afternoon times. What you got was what the school placed you in. We don't get a choice.

Our 2nd year we have clinicals twice a week for 7 hours a day and, again, times depend on what the school decided.

[virgolove34]

Im in a community college program and for our fundamentals, we only have clinical for a total of 24 hours toward the end of the course which is only 8 weeks. We go Tuesday and Thursday for two weeks (4 days) from either 6am-12pm or 2pm-8pm.

[abiklags]

1st semester-clinical once a week (mondays-4 hours) and lab once a week (T, W or TH, 3 hours), had both weekly

2nd semester-1/2 semester was clinical (5 hrs) mon or wed, lab (4 hrs) T or Th. 2nd half of the semester was 2 clinical days, 5 hrs each

3rd semester, 2 clinical days totalling 8 hours (psych nursing)

second level, both courses-2 clinical days, each about 8 hours long (including the lunch break)

capstone course- either 2-12's or 3-8's depending if inpatient or outpatient setting