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But did everyone get one? We filled out a preference sheet but only 30 get one regardless. It would be ok if not everyone got their top picks because of course that can't feasibly be accommated but not everyone gets a practicum

I am a senior nursing student and just found out that only 30 students out of the 120 in my cohort will be given a practicum. The unlucky students not found worthy enough to have a practicum slot will be thrown into med-surg clinical group regardless of if you are interested in med-surg or not. Am I naive or do most schools accommodate all of their students to get a practicum? I believe that the one-on-one experience the practicum offers is crucial to students learning in performing everyday nursing tasks. Clinical only offers a snapshot of what nurses do everyday and students are only allowed to do a small part of the nursing role when there are 6 or so other students present. So should I raise some hell to my schools nursing department about this or is this a normal occurrence in nursing schools?