s.wheeler

Essentially it is our only class for the semester and it is set up as a full time "job". We also have an online leadership course with weekly discussions and a few papers plus an EBP project due as our final for this course. My program has a really heavy focus on the clinical aspect for our final semester but our first 3 semesters have a lot more classroom time. By the time we graduate total clinical hours end up being right around 1100.

I will be a new grad in May and am interested in the ICU. The hospitals I have applied to have a bunch of different specialty ICUs and I'm not sure where I would fit in best. My senior practicum is in the ICU and ED but the hospital I am at is pretty small and because of this there are limitations in how they are able treat patients. While I feel like I haven't had the most well-rounded ICU experience I am a really hard worker and still want to pursue a career in the ICU. Based on my experience is there an area you think I would be best suited for? My options are: Surgical/Trauma ICU Cardiothoracic ICU Cardiac ICU Neuro ICU Medical ICU

I'm interested to know how many hours other nursing programs require. At the end of my senior practicum I will have 540 hours for the semester in addition to my first 3 semesters of nursing school clinicals. This is for a BSN program but I'd love to hear about any nursing student's experience!