practical experience during nursing education in all areas important ?

[elevin]

hello everyone,:)

does anyone know if it is necessary to have had practical experience in all areas listed (eg: medical, surgical, mental, children, gerontology .......) during nursing education when applying for the registration exam ?

i have had lots of theory in all areas but never worked in the maternal/newborn area during my education.

is that going to be a problem ?

thanks for any reply,

elevin

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Generally clinical hours are expected to support the theory hours

[elevin]

but is this going to cause a problem in my application as long

as I have the theoretical knowledge in this area ?

does it count as practical experience if I only ever had two days of practice

in the area ? or does practical experience mean two to three months on the

same floor ? all in all i had over 4000 hours of practical training just not in

the maternal/newborn area....

[Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN]

Sorry,not only do you need the theory,you need the clinical hours there is no way around it.

[llg, PhD, RN]

In the United States, it is not always necessary to have clinical experience in all areas to take the NCLEX-RN (the licensing exam). However, each state makes its own specific rules. So if you wish to be licensed in the US, you'll have to check with the State Board of the particular state that interests you.

[Mrs_Orangutan]

Hi everybody,

Do you guys know which state doesn't require maternal nursing?

Thanks a lot!

[Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN]

I would be interested too, all the states I am aware of require maternal child experience in the form of a rotation or simulation.

[Mrs_Orangutan]

Okay, thanks for the reply.

Oh and as far as I know work experience doesn't count either.