Lpn clinical rotations

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So I'm slightly confused about something and was hoping to get a little clarification. Initially I was going into an RN program, but i decided to take the ladder route for several different reasons. I know in RN clinical rotations you are in different areas... For example med surg, obstetrics...etc however there is a conception that most Lpns only work in LTC, so I'm wondering how you would complete a maternal child rotation. Has anyone completed an LPN program or done several clinicals, how was your experience? Were all the rotations in LTC?

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All of our Med/Surg has been in hospitals, and we start OB this week in the hospital.

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The majority of our clinical rotations were in SNF/Rehab facilities for my LPN program. For psych we did go to the hospital inpatient psych unit for our manditory hours deemed by the State, we also went to the hospital for our maternity clinicals (again only for the manditory minimum hours the State requires).

We did a semester on a med/surg unit in the hospital. As well we did several one or two day long rotations in things like OR, ambulatory surgery units, dialysis and community nursing (we spent 3 days with the hospital parish nurses). One SNF/Rehab facilities I spent a semester in was geared toward vent/trach patients so I spent all that time with patients who all had trachs/vents so I got more than just caring for 'chronic' patients.

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I appreciate the feedback, I am looking forward to clinicals but I am also a bit nervous to see what it's going to be like. I am mainly excited about the OB rotation since I plan on transitioning into L&D Nursing once I complete my RN degree. Do they require you to check off skills?

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Specializes in LTC.

Most of my clinical is in a hospital setting. We do multiple rotations through OB, OR, ICU, ER, SNF, hospice, health clinics, pediatric clinics, and wound care clinics. I really can't imagine nursing school without that level of clinical experience.

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