Clinicals at your school - page 2

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   Oct 19, '07

   Occupation: NP Specialty: 7 year(s) of experience in AGNP ; Joined: Jan '04; Posts: 457; Likes: 152

   I am in an accelerated associates program. It is pretty much the same sequence as the traditional program except some of our rotations are shorter and we don't get any breaks.
   6 weeks-Fundamentals I (LTC)
   6 weeks-Fundamentals II (Med-surg)
   7 weeks-Acute Care (Med-surg)
   6 weeks-Maternity
   7 weeks-Peds
   7 weeks-Mental Health & Leadership
   8 weeks-Advanced Chronic
   8 weeks-Advanced Acute
   
   This is my last week of peds and then only 3 more rotations to go!! Yay!
2. 
   Oct 20, '07

   Joined: Nov '05; Posts: 316; Likes: 12

   First semester - Long Term Care for 14 days. [soooo boring]
   Second semester - OB/PEDs for 8 days, Med-Surg for 6 days.
   Third semester - Med-Surg for 6 days, Community for 3 days, and Psych for 4 days but longer shifts.
   Fourth semester - Preceptorship and Med-Surg for 14 days.
3. 
   Oct 20, '07

   Joined: Feb '06; Posts: 116; Likes: 12

   We're on quarters, not semesters. It's a 7 qtr program.
   
   Freshmen:
   1st - 6 weeks of clinical at a LTC facility.
   2nd - med/surg and Pharm
   3rd - med/surg
   4th - OB
   
   Senior:
   - you are in a lottery and you choose which way you want to rotate through the last 3 quarters.
   
   The choices are Peds, Psych and Cardiac.
4. 
   Oct 21, '07

   Joined: May '06; Posts: 33; Likes: 16

   I'm in an accelerated 15 month BSN. Our clinicals are as follows:
   
   Semester 1: 3 days of LTC, 11 days at hospital in med/surg, stepdown or rehab units
   
   Semester 2: 7 weeks in acute psych
   7 weeks in maternity
   14 weeks in adult health (basically med/surg 2)
   
   Semester 3 (summer): 8 weeks in adult/elder
   8 weeks in child/family
   
   Semester 4: 14 weeks in community
   14 weeks in leadership (capstone)
5. 
   Oct 21, '07

   Occupation: At the moment just getting through this nursing program. Joined: Jun '05; Posts: 51; Likes: 11

   Nursing I Geriatrics
   Nursing II Rehab & Med Surg & two days in surgery
   Nursing III Peds, Psy, & Maternity
   Nursing IV Med Surg & Telemetry
   
   Talk about going nuts! Word is is that they are planning on switching these around. Another change that has happened is that for anyone applying for any of the medical programs you have to have gotten an B+ or better in A & P I & II or they will not accept you!
6. 
   Oct 21, '07

   Occupation: RN- Med/Surg/Tele Specialty: ICU- Senior Preceptorship ; Joined: Sep '05; Posts: 134; Likes: 5

   Soph Semester 2: LTC
   Junior Semester 1: med/surg and maternity
   Junior Semester 2: med/surg and pedi
   Senior Semester 1: psych and community
   Senior Semester 2: senior practicum
7. 
   Oct 21, '07

   Occupation: RN at Littleton Adventist Hospital Specialty: SICU, MICU, CICU, NeuroICU ; From: US ; Joined: Oct '07; Posts: 523; Likes: 110

   1st: Fundamentals/Med/Surg
   2nd: Med/Surg
   3rd and 4th: Med/Surg or OB/Peds & Psych

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