Sacramento State University: Nursing Alumni/Current BSN Students

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Hello! Hope you're all doing well! This thread has been created to hear what Sacramento State University (SacState) nursing alumni and current BSN students have to say about the university's CLINICAL NURSING PROGRAM ("upon" getting accepted into the program) and NOT the application process. Please indicate the year you graduated from the program, too (it if applies to you).

The prospective and incoming SacState nursing students will surely learn a lot from you and your stories (nursing education AND clinical experience). Yes, we need mentors like you! Who wants to go first?

Thank you very much! :)

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Hi!

I just got in to the BSN program. I would love to hear from current student what kind of schedule they have had. I know it could be very different depending on clinical placement, but it would be nice to get an idea.

Thanks!!

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I'm graduating from the program this semester. Scheduling really just depends on which semester you're in. Ask away and I'll try to answer to the best of my ability.

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I'm graduating from the program this semester. Scheduling really just depends on which semester you're in. Ask away and I'll try to answer to the best of my ability.

Hi, I was wondering what the first semester looks like. How many days a week do they hold clinicals and how many hours are the clinicals? Also, how many days are there lectures/labs in a week? I hope to apply for the spring '16 semester and I am trying to get an idea of the schedule so I can plan ahead for childcare!

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Sorry for the late response! The first two weeks of the semester there's what they call front loading. It's basically a period where they try to cram as much information in your head as possible. You'll be at school Monday-Friday those weeks. After that, they have different sections that you're placed in. You're section determines where and what day you have clinical and what day you have lab. Everyone had class Monday morning and Thursday some mornings and every afternoon. You either have lab on Wednesday or Friday ( which is 8-4:30) and then you have clinical on Tuesday or Wednesday (8 hour day). Also, the day before you have clinical you have to go into the hospital to "prep" on your patient you will take care of the next day. This basically means going and looking up information on your patients diagnosis, lab values etc. This takes about an hour or so. Then you have to go home and create a nursing care plan, which can take hours.

Ultimately, you have to be prepared to change your schedule around because sometimes they change things at the last minute and send you an email the night before.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.

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