I know there is a diffrence between 2yr and 4yr programs but I was wondering what is covered in each semseter. I am in a 2 year associates program at a community college. The only info I have is Fundamentals 1, Fundamental 2, up to 4. It doesn't get into details. From what I have heard semester 2 is OB/Phych and Sem 3 is Med/surg..but I have heard nothing about 4th.
rdnkmommy 57 Posts Aug 15, 2008 I am in an ADN program and a friend is in a BSN program at the same time. Our nursing classes are the same, altough we take them in different orders. In addition to these classes she is taking core classes and management type classes so she has a much fuller load.
Daytonite, BSN, RN 4 Articles; 14,603 Posts Specializes in med/surg, telemetry, IV therapy, mgmt. Has 40 years experience. Aug 15, 2008 In the 4th semester of my ADN program 30+ years ago, and I doubt it has changed much, we did critical care patients and more advanced med/surg stuff along with more focus on organizing our work and reporting on and off. Since we were getting ready to graduate we were discussion things like being leaders and managing the patient's hospital stay. There was more focus on our teaching role as I remember as well. We were also discussing the state board exam and what to expect on it.
amyb2684 58 Posts Aug 15, 2008 First semester - Fundamentals of Nursing, Nursing Skills (we had to go to a simulation lab with manicans and learn how to perform skills), Health Assessment, and Practicum.Second semester - Med surg (it had some fancy name) and clinicalsSummer - Pharmacologythird semester - Advanced Med surg (again some fancy name) and clinicalsfourth semester - Psych (fancy name) and OB/Pedi (as we call it baby/mama) and clinicalsEvery school is really different I have noticed.
JStyles1 353 Posts Aug 15, 2008 4 year bsnfirst: fundamentals and nursing theorysecond: med/surg, psych, pharmthird: ob, pedsfourth: med/surg II, leadership/management, nursing researchfifth: community health, conceptual thinking
MB37 1,714 Posts Aug 15, 2008 Note that "4-year" nursing programs provide a bachelor's degree, therefore students spend the first two years (usually) taking nursing prerequisites as well as distribution requirements - English, history, math, foreign language, Western/Non-Western civ, etc. Ask someone at your school how your program is structured if you can't locate the info online. My accelerated BSN program was 4 semesters, and in the fourth we took OB, Peds, Community, and Preceptorship. One of the other schools in town does OB before med surg I. It's different everywhere, and whether you're in an ADN or BSN program doesn't affect the order. Also, BSN programs have more than just management courses - I took one course called "leadership and management" and I have a BSN.