I have a choice between two programs. One offers 2 hors of lecture, 3 hours lab, and 8 hours clinical for a 1st semister student. More hours are offered as the student progresses in the program. The other is 2 hours (2 days) of lecture and 8 hours (2 days ) of lab/clinical.I'm still trying to decide which one to attend. Thanks,
pinkiepie_RN 998 Posts Specializes in General adult inpatient psychiatry. Jun 24, 2008 I have a choice between two programs. One offers 2 hors of lecture, 3 hours lab, and 8 hours clinical for a 1st semister student. More hours are offered as the student progresses in the program. The other is 2 hours (2 days) of lecture and 8 hours (2 days ) of lab/clinical.I'm still trying to decide which one to attend. Thanks,I think it sounds like you're talking credit hours, which doesn't mean much for me. My first semester, I had 16 credit hours of nursing classes. Lab and clinicals were both part of my 4 credit Fundamentals of Nursing class. I was in lab for about two hours every week during first semester doing skills check-offs but that was the only semester with actual "lab" time. I was in clinicals once a week for 8 hours/day over 14 weeks. I was in lecture for about about 20 hours a week. I don't think amount of time in class should determine which school you go to. I think there are standards set that your school must uphold related to clinical and lab time. Tell us more about each school and program.
Music in My Heart 2 Articles; 4,102 Posts Specializes in being a Credible Source. Has 13 years experience. Jun 24, 2008 We have 16 hours per week of clinicals though about 4-6 times throughout the semester we use one of those days for skills labs or sim labs. The remainder are on the floor caring for patients.
anna19 57 Posts Jun 24, 2008 this week i have 10 hours of lab, 2 hours of lecture and 2 tests!! crazy crazy week!
ray_GN 42 Posts Has 4 years experience. Jun 25, 2008 we have 16 hours clinicals, 5hrs skills lab, 8hours lecture, 2hours leclab
Acosmo27 302 Posts Jun 25, 2008 13 units total.9 hours of lecture/week.18 hours of clinicals/week and 22 hours/week five times.
JStyles1 353 Posts Jun 25, 2008 1-4th semester: 9 hours of classes, 12 hours of clinicals5th semester: 6 hours of classes, clinicals vary b/c youre doing precepting (120 hours over 1/2 the semester) and community health clinicals over the other 1/2 of the semester
zippidydoula 11 Posts Jun 26, 2008 I only have 8 credit hours for my first semister. 4 hours of lecture in class and 16 hours of lab/clinical. Thanks everyone.
mcs1505 163 Posts Specializes in Pediatric ED. Jun 27, 2008 For the summer I have 16 lecture hours, 4-5 lab hours, and 5 clinical hours a week. Death, in other words.
kakykeke 23 Posts Jun 28, 2008 Mine is pretty much the same as everyone else. 16 hrs of clinicals, 12 hrs of lab time. I have mental health next fall semester and it will be one day 12 hr days 1x weekly for 5 weeks.
shrimpchips, LPN 659 Posts Jul 2, 2008 For this semester (and this is my first semester), we have 3 hours of lecture, 6 1/2 hours of clinical and 2 hours of lab time....and this makes it sound like my school is totally slacking off compared to the rest of you! everything is once/week. the lecture is on monday, the clinical is on tuesday morning and the LRC (lab) is on thursday.this is just for one class, too, and it's 5 credit hours. The other nursing class is only 2 credit hours and it's a 2 hour lecture once/week.
