No pediatric course or clinical rotation

adventure_rn, MSN, NP · Oct 8, 2018

Is this school credentialed? This would be a big red flag for me. Most (if not all) states require a set number of clinical and classroom hours for each specialty (OB, peds, public health, etc.) in order to be eligible for licensure. I'd investigate the school to ensure that it's legit and that you'll be able to actually sit for the NCLEX and get a state license. There are tons of cautionary tales on AN about for-profit nursing schools where students pay a ton of money and are screwed with licensure upon graduation.

Good catch, healthxo33!! :up:

healthxo33, BSN, RN · Oct 8, 2018

The school is Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing. It is accredited by CNNE and it has an NCLEX pass rate of 100%. I just don't understand how it does not offer a pediatrics clinical or course, but yet has a 100% pass rate. Is pediatric material on the NCLEX?

Editorial Team / Admin · Oct 8, 2018

The school is Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing. It is accredited by CNNE and it has an NCLEX pass rate of 100%. I just don't understand how it does not offer a pediatrics clinical or course, but yet has a 100% pass rate. Is pediatric material on the NCLEX?

I just pulled up the sample course layout on their site. There's a class called Nursing Care of Families that likely incorporates both maternity and pediatrics. That's how my BSN program did it- we had clinical 2 days a week and spent half a semester on each specialty. It also helped the school with clinical placement as maternity and peds isn't as plentiful as adult.

healthxo33, BSN, RN · Oct 8, 2018

Thank you for double checking for me! I did not know that nursing courses could be split like that! I must have overlooked the pediatric part when I was reading the course description of the Nursing Care of Families class a few days ago. You are right about it most likely being split between the maternity nursing and pediatrics.

This was from their website:

NUR 4118 Nursing Care of Families (4 credits: didactic)

This course introduces the concept of family centered

nursing care to promote positive outcomes for culturally

diverse families. Emphasis is placed on the healthcare needs

of the family from pregnancy and the birth process through

infancy, childhood, and adolescence. This course promotes

the holistic care of the family unit and aligns with the Nursing

Care of Families Practicum (NUR 4118P).

NUR 4118P Nursing Care of Families Practicum

(3 credits: practicum)

This course allows students to apply the knowledge, skills,

and attitudes to the holistic care of families. Emphasis is

placed on the healthcare needs of the family from pregnancy

and the birth process through infancy, childhood, and

adolescence. Students will have the opportunity to provide

nursing care to families in primary, secondary, and tertiary

settings. This practicum aligns with Nursing Care of Families

(NUR 4118). Graded as Pass/Fail.

herwitsend · Dec 6, 2018

I am a BSMCON student.

It is a 16 week course with 8 weeks of Peds and 8 weeks of OB. You get one grade for the course.

elkpark · Dec 7, 2018

I just pulled up the sample course layout on their site. There's a class called Nursing Care of Families that likely incorporates both maternity and pediatrics. That's how my BSN program did it- we had clinical 2 days a week and spent half a semester on each specialty. It also helped the school with clinical placement as maternity and peds isn't as plentiful as adult.

Yes, even without looking up the curriculum, I was going to ask if it was possible that the course was just called something else (that didn't happen to have the word "pediatric" in the title). Any legitimate nursing program in the US would have to include pediatric content (classroom and clinical hours) in order to be approved by the state BON.

healthxo33, BSN, RN · Dec 8, 2018

Thank you! I have also decided to attend this school, but I am having trouble finding the correct textbooks that match the publication date the school wants. Did you have this problem as well? I do not see a 2014 publication date for a textbook, for example, but see other textbooks available with a 2018 publication date.

herwitsend · Dec 8, 2018

I don't know where you are seeing a book list, so I can't speak to that.

I have not had any issues with not being able to get books. When you are enrolled in a course they give you the current book list for that course. It is usually the latest edition of whatever book they are using.

healthxo33, BSN, RN · Dec 12, 2018

When you go to the student portal, click academics then 'your class schedule.' Then click the current semester and when you click each class, it tells you the book title, edition, publication date, and ISBN at the bottom. For a lot of them, the publication date does not match the edition/there is no textbook available online for the publication date the college wants. So for example, one of my textbooks asks for a 2014 publication date for a textbook. I can find the textbook, but the publication date online is for 2018 or 2017.

It will be too late for me to order the books on time if I wait until the first day of class to receive the book list.

herwitsend · Dec 12, 2018

I have always gone by ISBN and have always gotten the correct books. I think they update that and sometimes forget to update the rest of the listing. You will find little oversights like that are pretty typical throughout the program. Are you on the Facebook group for the college? There are often students getting rid of books.

Most of the time, one edition out of date doesn't matter much. Also, you don't need all the books they "require." Will this be your first semester? I am happy to help you figure out what you need.