Leadership Question

[Connie1109]

Hello all, I am wondering how many hours you all have to do for your leadership clinical? Our school does 120 hours in 5 weeks. Thanks for your answers. :)

[Wrench Party]

Hmmm...my program doesn't have a leadership clinical. We rotate into a student nurse leader role during

our regular clinicals, and we also have a professional development seminar where we do some community

service.

Is this what you mean?

[Connie1109]

I think so. The last clinical we have is leadership. Where we start off following the nurse and we then have the full patient load. This way we have experience being a nurse. We have to do 120 hours in five weeks which seems like a lot to me.

[dudette10, MSN, RN]

I think so. The last clinical we have is leadership. Where we start off following the nurse and we then have the full patient load. This way we have experience being a nurse. We have to do 120 hours in five weeks which seems like a lot to me.

My school referred to that rotation as a final practicum, and we had to complete 180 hours in six weeks. It's an intense, tiring, and ultimately rewarding clinical experience. Kudos to the RNs who are willing to be tied at the hip to a single student during that time!

We had a lecture-oriented leadership class at the same time, which covered management concepts, nursing leadership roles and responsibilities, laws/regulations more in-depth beyond our foundations class, and ANA standards and position statements.

[Despareux]

200 hours.