What is a typical nursing school schedule like?

[AMM_5]

Hello,

I start the nursing program this fall, and I am curious about the schedule. I know it varies from school to school, but I am sure they are pretty similar. I have completed all of my prerequisites, which will be nursing classes. When did you start doing clinical, and what was that schedule like? How many hours a day did you spend on studying? Hopefully, I will know my schedule soon. Thanks for the response.

[AMM_5]

Good to know; thank you!

future_RN, CNA said:

My schedule for the first semester was this:

Monday: Lecture for 1.5 hours, then 1.5 hours skills lab following.

Tuesday: 0600-1230 Clinical

Wednesday: Lecture 1.5 hours.

This was for Nursing Fundamentals. The upcoming semesters are all more hours than that. But essentially, for my school, the first two semesters, you can only schedule three days a week. In the 3rd and 4th semesters, I am unsure if that is the case.

As far as hours studying, that does depend on you, as a previous poster has said. If you take school seriously (which I'm sure you do, as you have been accepted into a nursing program), school is like a full-time job with MANDATORY overtime every week.

The most critical adjustment is the NCLEX-style questions ("Which is the BEST statement?"; "What is the nurse's FIRST action?").

The questions at the end of the chapters and in the back of the book are beneficial. Read the rationale when you get a question wrong (and even when you get it right). Those rationales are what help you think about the answers and learn.

[Snowshoe Cat, CNA, LPN, LVN]

My LVN program was six days per week Monday-Friday Theory 6:00 pm-11:00 pm, and Saturday 8 hours clinical—one year total.

[Ayanna93, BSN]

I am in a three-year part-time/Evening nursing program for my BSN.

The program is for full-time people, so classes are at night. I take two classes per semester; classes are twice a week, usually Monday and Weds from 6 pm to 9:00 pm.

Clinicals are every Saturday and Sunday from 7 am- 3 pm every other weekend.

Also, the program is all year around fall, Spring, and Summer which is worth it if you have kids and work full-time.

As far as studying, I study on the weekends I don't have clinical and on the nights when I don't have class during the week. I enjoy studying at night, so It works perfectly for me.