sadperson258

Hello, I am just starting the second semester of an ABSN program. I became concerned when our clinical schedule came out because we appear to have many fewer clinical hours than previous cohorts & other nursing students in the area. The Dean had originally told me this program offered 800 hours, but when I met with her recently, she said they were having trouble getting us clinical placements due to COVID. As a result, we only had 16 hours in the hospital last semester and will only have maybe 40-50 hours this semester. The rest of the time is made up in the sim lab, and overall we will be getting about half the hours that previous cohorts had. (I'm not convinced it's entirely due to COVID since other schools are still getting all their hours--I think they just can't get enough clinical instructors) I was really concerned about this because I know some states require many more clinical hours than that, most of which need to be in-person. The Dean tried to assure me I'd be able to get licensed anywhere, but she didn't give me definitive proof of that. I've tried contacting other states' BONs to find out their stance on it, but it's impossible to talk to a real person. I'm considering dropping out of this program, even though it would be very hard to start all over again...I want to ensure I can be licensed anywhere.