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Well I just started my program so maybe it will get easier as I go farther into my program but as of now, we have to pretty much research and teach ourselves because they haven't gone over in class the diseases / conditions, treatments and signs and symptoms. I also have home responsibilities that I have to do while trying to research.

Well I was wondering what everyone else has to do because it is very exhausting to have class then come home and prepare for clinical the next morning and waking up at 4 two days in a row. it takes me hours to prepare for clinicals.

Hi all. I was wondering what everyone is required to do to prepare for clinicals. At my school we are required to do research the night before clinical. We have to research the pt. diagnosis, the A&P which the diagnosis is related to, signs and symptoms, treatments and labs. Then we have to come up with 2 nursing diagnosis, expected outcomes and nursing interventions. Then the day of clinical we have to present our research and come up with 2 more interventions. Then that night we have to revise everything we did to be more specific to our actual pt. Does anyone else have to do this? Just curious what you guys are required to do.