Do you get these options in Nursing School?

chicookie, BSN, RN · Feb 23, 2009

In my nursing school you got a chance to do it all. I believe all nursing schools are the same not 100% sure. I got a rotation everywhere, NICU, ER, OR. You name it I most likely was there for clinical, but you don't really get to specialize in it. You get to observe what its like to be there for a day, two if you are lucky. On the bright side you at least get an idea of where you want to go.

jennifers · Feb 23, 2009

we have to do it all. The instructors goals are to give us exposure to everything. Grades dont really get us into any program. Although if you can list a high 4.0 gpa i'm sure ICU would take a look at you before the 2.5 applicant. :)

Reno1978, BSN, RN · Feb 23, 2009

Nursing school provides you with a foundation for safe practice as a new RN. You get exposed to many different specialties during school. You may choose a specialty to pursue once you become a RN such as ICU, ED, Med/Surg, Peds, L&D, etc.

BookwormRN · Feb 23, 2009

Generally speaking, Nursing school gives you a knowledge base in A&P; disease processes; clinical skills. You have clinicals (Usually) on units such as Med/surg; pediatrics; OB; psych/behavioral health; long-term care (nursing home).

When you become licensed and hit the work force (which ever comes first!), you can then branch out-try your hand at ED, ICU, Surgery, etc. While in these positions, you many times are required to become certified in ACLS, Trauma, Critical Care, etc.

llg, PhD, RN · Feb 23, 2009

Some schools -- most often 4-year BSN schools -- include a senior year preceptorship experience in the last semester. Some ADN and Diploma schools do too, though if they do, they are typically for shorter periods of time. In fact, almost all the schools in my region of the country include such an experience ranging from 40 hours to 120 hours of clinical time.

The student has some choice as to where they do that final clinical preceptorship experience. That allows them to get some greater depth of experience in an area that interests them as a possible career path.

caliotter3 · Feb 23, 2009

At my school, in the BSN program, we got to choose the area for our final semester preceptorship. Not everyone got their first choice and the school would not send students that were not considered suitable to certain areas, the ICU and ER.

rn2bnwi, BSN, RN · Feb 23, 2009

We have 168 hourse of a clincal internship in an area of our choice. but in all our reg clinicals by the end we will be expected to have a pt load so we should get hands on experience is many areas.