Is there a typical rotation that's done for each semester or does it depend...

[klone]

On the school? What I mean is, do most schools have, for instance, Med/Surg for semester 1, OB for semester 2, Psych for semester 3, etc? Or is every school different?

I'm wondering because I REALLY want to get an externship in OB/L&D, but externships are offered after 2nd semester, and I don't even know if I will have gone through that area by then, which makes me doubt they would put an extern in the department who hasn't even had any practical training yet in the area.

[maire, ASN, RN]

Well I'll add my $0.02 :)

Semester 1: Long-term care & Med/Surg

Semester 2: OB & Peds

Semester 3: Med/Surg & Psych

Semester 4: Med/Surg

[neonatalRN]

At our school:

Semester 1: Med/Surg

Semester 2: Med/Surg

Semester 3: OB, Peds, Med/Surg, observe one day in L&D and NICU

Semester 4: Preceptorship (for some), Psych, Med/Surg

So you see we get Med/Surg every semester Too much Med/Surg if you ask me!

[MyReign1]

At my school we have two clinicals per semester. We also have some none clinical courses mixed in as well. As for the clinicals,here goes:

1st semester - Adult med/surg and psych

2nd semester - maternal\newborn and pediatrics

3rd semester - comm health and critical care

4th semester - comm health ll and Leadership\management

[meesa214]

Mine goes like this...

Semester 1: Fundamentals (clinicals in LTC and a miscellaneous unit. I'm on a Urology Surgical floor)

Semester 2: 1/2 Med/Surg I AND 1/2 either OB or Psych

Semester 3: 1/2 Med/Surg II AND 1/2 OB or Psych

Semester 4: 1/2 Med/Surg III AND Peds

[nursepearl]

Here is mine...

Semester 1: Med/surg

Semester 2: med/surg & women's health (includes OB)

semester 3: med/surg, psych, & geri

Semester 4: med/surg, critical care, Peds and community. Also we have a seperate class this semester for leadership skills. We do things like, discuss unions, fact interview, resume, letters of inquiry and things of that nature.

[manna, BSN, RN]

As far as I can tell in trying to decipher the handbook, my school has OB/Womens health clinicals in 2nd semester (out of 4). I'm ready for the info session so I can find out more details..

[breastfeedingRN]

at our school

1st semester- Med/Surg

2nd semester- Peds/OB/Long term care-leadership/Med-Surg

3rd semester- Med/Surg and Psych

4th semester- ICU, Peds/PICU, High risk OB

it is the same at all community colleges in the county i live in. some hospitals like st. joseph's hospital, will hire you as an extern after 1 semester in the ADN program. probably in a BSN program too. depending on what's available, you can be on a unit like Peds or OB even if you haven't had the rotation yet!

lots of hospitals will hire you as a PCT after one semester too.

good luck!

[Energizer Bunny]

During my plannning meeting with my nursing advisor she mentioned that I would probably want to do my preceptorship in L&D so it must be feasible at my school. Mine is a local CC.

[kwagner_51]

Mine is est up like this:

Semester 1 Fundamentals

Semester 2 8 weeks OB 8 weeks Med/Surg 1 We went to ENDO, Joint Replacement, OR , were Team leader [got to do dressing changes and give meds, IVPG, Sub Q shots. etc.

Semester 3 8 weeks Peds We get to go to the area schools and Head Start for this one. 8 weeks Med/Surg 2 Next semester, we will do heart, lung, kidney, bladder, and Blood vessels

Semester 4 8 weeks Psych We get to go to our local prison for 2 clinical rotations [i AM TERRIFIED!! If I wanted to go to prison, I would have broken the law!!! I am extremely clostraphobic and the thought of not being able to leave when I want too cause the doors are locked is enough to make my heart race!!!] 8 weeks Med/Surg 3 Final semester we will be on CCU and ER

[purplemania, BSN, RN]

There are 6 nursing schools in our area from whom we draw employees. Each employee will have a different clinical experience when they are hired as Nurse Externs. But what they have in common is that they know how to get vital signs, document according to their scope of practice and report negative findings to the nurse. Although it might help to have OB before working on that unit, it is certainly not a requirement.