How many semesters of nursing classes do you have?

foreverLaur · Apr 1, 2011

My program is 7 quarters (22 months continuous). Each quarter is 10 weeks + 1 week of finals.

Quarter 1: Long-term care (to learn assessments - no CNA duties)

Quarter 2: OB

Quarter 3: Med/Surg I

Quarter 4: Med/Surg II

Quarter 5: Peds

Quarter 6: Rehab/Psych

Quarter 7: Elective prectorship

manchmal · Apr 2, 2011

Mine is six 10-week quarters with 1-2 clinical sites per quarter, so...

Quarter 1: Assessment class and Fundamentals of Nursing class with 5 hours/week clinical at a nursing home and various skills/lab check-offs.

Quarter 2: Med surg 1 class (surgery, infection, wound care, endocrine, fluids/lytes) and Pharm class with 6 hours/week clinical in skilled nursing floor of hopsital

Quarter 3: Med surg 2 class (cancer, GI, GU, immunity, reproductive, renal) and Psych/mental health class with 6 hours/week clinical on behavioral health unit and 6 hours/week clinical on a general med surg floor

Quarter 4: Med surg 3 class (cardiac, respiratory, hematology) and OB class with 6 hours/week clinical on cardiac or ICU floor and 6 hours/week clinical for 5 weeks on OB floor

Quarter 5: Med surg 4 class (orthopedics, neuro, eyes/ears, burns) and Pediatrics class with 6 hours/week clinical on orthopedics or general med/surg floor and 6 hours/week clinical for 5 weeks on Peds floor

Quarter 6: No new content -- preceptorship for 120 hours in 8 weeks, weekly exams over comprehensive content for the last 5 quarters, and HESI test with 850 required to graduate

We need another quarter, in my opinion. Pharm takes a hit with it being 2nd quarter -- they try to incorporate drugs into the med surg classes, but it's too much information to cover in class so we're doing a lot on our own. Wish we had a pharm class for an hour every quarter.

During the summer, I took a couple prerequisites, but it was possible to take those while you were taking the 2 main nursing classes so that you can finish in 6 quarters total.

~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN · Apr 2, 2011

Mine is six 10-week quarters with 1-2 clinical sites per quarter, so...
Quarter 1: Assessment class and Fundamentals of Nursing class with 5 hours/week clinical at a nursing home and various skills/lab check-offs.
Quarter 2: Med surg 1 class (surgery, infection, wound care, endocrine, fluids/lytes) and Pharm class with 6 hours/week clinical in skilled nursing floor of hopsital
Quarter 3: Med surg 2 class (cancer, GI, GU, immunity, reproductive, renal) and Psych/mental health class with 6 hours/week clinical on behavioral health unit and 6 hours/week clinical on a general med surg floor
Quarter 4: Med surg 3 class (cardiac, respiratory, hematology) and OB class with 6 hours/week clinical on cardiac or ICU floor and 6 hours/week clinical for 5 weeks on OB floor
Quarter 5: Med surg 4 class (orthopedics, neuro, eyes/ears, burns) and Pediatrics class with 6 hours/week clinical on orthopedics or general med/surg floor and 6 hours/week clinical for 5 weeks on Peds floor
Quarter 6: No new content -- preceptorship for 120 hours in 8 weeks, weekly exams over comprehensive content for the last 5 quarters, and HESI test with 850 required to graduate
We need another quarter, in my opinion. Pharm takes a hit with it being 2nd quarter -- they try to incorporate drugs into the med surg classes, but it's too much information to cover in class so we're doing a lot on our own. Wish we had a pharm class for an hour every quarter.
During the summer, I took a couple prerequisites, but it was possible to take those while you were taking the 2 main nursing classes so that you can finish in 6 quarters total.

Pharm seemed to be a lot more than the 2 credits it was allotted for us as well. We had it 2 semesters (1st and 3rd) and each was a 2 credit class, but it seemed like much more time and work than a 2 credit class. I am taking a 1 credit Med. Term class as a filler class right now. I had everything already done so 4th semester I was 1 credit short of full time. This class for being a 1 credit online class has been TONS of busy work. :|

It's weird how much it can vary. My 3 hr Dosage and Calculation class we had 1st semester wasn't even as much work.

tarheelsu · Apr 2, 2011

It seems like my program is a bit different from some others, but we have 4 16 week semesters and one 10 week summer session. We started clinical halfway through the 1st 16 week semester and we do clinicals one day a week from then through the entire program. So far we've switched units every 8 weeks and we will be doing peds and OB during the summer.

Anne36, LPN · Apr 2, 2011

WE have 3 16 week semesters.

We do take pharmacology in Jan and Feb before our first semester begins which is pretty much a pre-req but ONLY the nusing students are in the class.

KimberlyRN89, BSN, RN · Apr 2, 2011

My school has trimesters..so @ Level I, which I'm at now, you have three trimesters..after that you have the option to sit for your NCLEX-PN. And then after that there is Level II which is another three trimesters, and then you will complete your BSN, and take the NCLEX-RN.

mmgirlsmom · Apr 2, 2011

We have 7 semesters of nursing classes only, Spring, Summer and Fall. I am in a BSN program non-traditional student (nights/weekends) and we go year round. I am just finishing up my second semester.

tripsis · Apr 2, 2011

We have 6 (16 week) semesters. Currently almost finished with my 4th, yippee! :yeah:

blonde mommy2 · Apr 2, 2011

Ours is 8 semesters each being 10 wks.long.

That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B · Apr 2, 2011

4 semesters. BSN. Took summer internships.

Sand_Dollar, BSN · Apr 2, 2011

My traditional BSN program is 4 - 16 weeks semesters plus one summer of strictly nursing classes. Pathophysiology and Pharmacology are pre-reqs and must be completed before starting.

ashleyisawesome, BSN, RN · Apr 3, 2011

1 - fundamentals

2 - med surg

3 - Peds

4 - OB

5 - Psych

6 - Gero

7 - Professional/Leadership/Preceptorship

The unbolded are 16 week semesters, the bolded are 8 week semesters. we go 20 months straight through.