Nursing Clinicals

[Darkstar1485, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN]

I'm going to start a BSN program this fall, and I'm a little confused about something... My school states (on the online schedule of classes) that my Fundamentals of Nursing class is one day a week from 1-4pm but it's its a 6 credit class... That doesn't add up... have you exp this?

All schools are different, but I just want an idea..

How many days and hours a week did you spend doing clinicals for your Fundamentals class?

Are fundamentals clinicals usually held in a LTC?

Did the hours/days change or did they stay the same throughout the semester?

Any other info you have about fundamentals clinicals would be greatly appreciated a well.

Thank you,

Darkstar1485

[Haydensmommy]

Your 6 credit hours are broken up between lecture, lab, and clinical. In my BSN program in SC, Fundamentals is a 5 credit hour class... 2 hours devoted to lecture, 1 for lab, and 2 credit hours for clinical.... Our lecture was only 1 day a week. Our clinical day was one day a week from 7-130 at a ltc facility. ... I hope this helps and I didn't confuse you any further...

[kaydensmom01]

Your 6 credit hours are broken up between lecture, lab, and clinical. In my BSN program in SC, Fundamentals is a 5 credit hour class... 2 hours devoted to lecture, 1 for lab, and 2 credit hours for clinical.... Our lecture was only 1 day a week. Our clinical day was one day a week from 7-130 at a ltc facility. ... I hope this helps and I didn't confuse you any further...

basically the same for me, there is alot of work outside of class.

[♑ Capricorn ♑]

(I have my September 2012 schedule right in front of me)

My Fundamentals class:

- Three days of lecture - the hours and days are broken up, but mostly its either a 6-7 hour lecture or 3-4 hour lecture, with other stuff thrown in. So, basically I'm in school all day pretty much from 8-3 p.m.

- One day of lab - for 5 hours

- One day of clinical - doesn't start until late September, as far as I know, its at my hospital

[PrayToTheUnicorn]

Here's how my 5 credit hour Fundamentals class breaks down:

Lecture: 3 hours of clock time = 3 credit hours

Lab: 2 hours clock time = 1 credit hour

Clinical: 3 hours clock time = 1 credit hour

But I am in an accelerated program, so everything doubles up. So for my 8-week term, it means 2 days a week of the lecture, 1 day a week of lab that is 4 hours long, and one day with a 6-hour clinical. And that is just fundamentals. I also will have Patho and Assessment I (with lab) during that term.

[Darkstar1485, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN]

thanks everyone!

[rubato, ASN, RN]

My first semester is 9 credit hours and it looks like I'll be in class, lab or clinicals about 30-35 hours per week. It certainly isn't like the regular pre reqs.

[Stephalump]

I'm taking 9 credits and I have 5 hours of lecture, 2 hours of lab, and 10 hours of clinicals. Not quite sure how they figure the breakdown of credits.

[aachavez]

my fundamentals (which I start in a few weeks) is 13 credit hours, in 11 weeks.

Monday we have lecture from 830-5 or something

Wednesday we are in lab, 830-12ish

and one day a week (maybe two, we dont have our def, schedule yet) is clinicals at a nursing home. Clinicals are 12 hours, but again, not sure how many days a week we're there. Good luck!