LPN clinical schedule.....this seems like alot!

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Specializes in LTC, Psych.

I start the LPN nursing courses January 2nd. Starting February 4th, 2008 through December 15, 2008 our schedule will be as follows:

M -W - F: 7am - 2pm at the clinical site

T-TH: 11:30 - 2:30 lecture/theory

This seems like so much. In addition, time must be scheduled in the simulation lab and video library. I've read other posts on here where RN's go to clinical sites every other week for only 2 days. We go 3 days per week for almost 11 months! Our breaks between semesters are only a few days.

My school offers a bridge to RN program and LPN's only have to complete 1 year of clinicals 2 days every other week.

I am wondering why we have so much clinical time scheduled? It seems that when we graduate we will have logged as many clinical hours as the graduating RN class has.....and the RN's went for 2 years!

Anyone have insight?

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I think it's wonderful that you will have so much hands on experience!

I start school in Jan...and I will have

Clinicals....thurs and fri from 7 to 3:30

lab..tues 8 to 12.

pharm...tues 4 to 6

lecture...wed 8 to 12.

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Hi!~ I don't know which posts you read in which RNs go to clinical sites every 2 weeks, but that sure sounds like very little clinical time unless it was the 1st semester. The first semester of clinicals, we literally started the 2nd week of classes at the clinical site but only once a week for a 7-2PM shift. This next semester we go EVERY WEEK 2 days 7-2PM shift. We do this the entire course length of 14 weeks and our clinical days start the very first week, no breaks before starting. We jump in with our clinical orientation on the 15th of Jan. which is the 2nd start day of the semester. Also, my college just sent me the information about my 2nd semester clinical site and I had to complete 2 hrs. of at-home online orientation which had to be completed prior to the start of the semester.

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Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt.

Your clinical and classroom time is mandated by your state board of nursing. End of story.

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My RN program does one 7-hr clinical day a week.

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That does seem like a lot for an LPN program. My clinicals start in the second half of the first semester (week 9) and I will go once a week from 7-3. I have lecture for four hours a week (2 hour classes back to back). I'm in a two year ADN RN program.

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Mondays and Tuesdays 8a-2:30p lecture

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 6:45a-2p clinicals

I am in the 4th of 5 mods (mod is like a semester). In the first mod we had classes m-w and clinicals th-friday. Once we hit mod 2 we were then classtime 2 days a week and clinicals 3.

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Compared to what my best friend just went through, you got a slap on the wrist!!

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Specializes in Wound Care, LTC, Sub-Acute, Vents.
i start the lpn nursing courses january 2nd. starting february 4th, 2008 through december 15, 2008 our schedule will be as follows:

m -w - f: 7am - 2pm at the clinical site

t-th: 11:30 - 2:30 lecture/theory

this seems like so much. in addition, time must be scheduled in the simulation lab and video library. i've read other posts on here where rn's go to clinical sites every other week for only 2 days. we go 3 days per week for almost 11 months! our breaks between semesters are only a few days.

my school offers a bridge to rn program and lpn's only have to complete 1 year of clinicals 2 days every other week.

i am wondering why we have so much clinical time scheduled? it seems that when we graduate we will have logged as many clinical hours as the graduating rn class has.....and the rn's went for 2 years!

anyone have insight?

i kinda have the same schedule as you.

mon.-tues. = lecture (9am to 3:30pm)

wed. - fri. = clinicals (8am to 2pm)

and mine is a 15-month lpn program.

it depends on the school whether they just want to do the minimum time spent in clinicals required by your state's bon.

my school used to be a 10-month program and had the minimum clinical time required by the sbon but had a low passing nclex rate. then, about 5 years ago, they implemented this 15-month program and now we have a 100 percent nclex passing rate all the time.

i am about to graduate in six weeks and i am glad i have a lot of clinical experiences.

good luck with school.

angel ;)

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I start school Jan 2nd and my LPN schedule is as follows:

the first 3 months...lecture from 8-2p

from April 1 - Dec 18 ....mon/fri - 8-2p lecture

....tues,wed,thurs...clinicals from 7-1 or 2-8p

Boy...I have a yr ahead of me!

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

I attended a 12-month LVN program, and attended clinical rotations 3 times weekly.

Mon, Tues, Wed: Clinicals from 6:30am to 3:00pm

Thurs, Fri: Lecture from 8:00am to 3:00pm

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Specializes in Critical care, Pediatris & Geriatrics.

My LVN class starts Jan 14, and is as follows:

M-F 8am-5pm

when clinicals start the next month will be:

730am-330pm.

and lecture

8am-5pm

I have fast schedule..

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