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This article explains what clinicals are in nursing school. You get clinical experience while you are in nursing school. Whether you are studying to be a LPN or RN you have to go through clinicals. At most nursing schools, the nursing program includes lecture classes and clinical work together. So while you are doing your clinicals you also have to attend classes.
With many clinicals, they count as a grade and you have to test out of certain things before you can start clinicals. For example, one nursing school I know of makes you pass a dosage and calculations test along with a CCE exam. CCE exam is where you perform various nursing procedures, such as medication administration (shots, suppositories, enemas…..etc) , Foley catheter insertion, and sterile wound dressing changes in front of your instructor which you have to successfully complete everything before you move can on to clinicals.
However, your nursing school may be a little different. Once you are in clinicals, depending on what level you are at, you will be using these skills along with other ones you have learned.
What is so great about the clinical experience is that you get to work in almost every setting available to nursing. You will get work in everything from hospitals, clinics, nursing homes to psych wards. In addition, you will able to work in various fields of nursing.
All of this is wonderful because as a beginning nurse you will be able to figure out which field you would like to go into before you get a job. During clinicals, pay attention to what part of it you liked best and this will help you find a job you.
Some people wonder if you get paid for clinicals and the answer to that is no. However, if you are looking to do these thing and you want to get paid for it see if your local hospital has a nursing extern/intern program. These programs are great and depending on your hospital they might pay for your schooling.
-Sarah =o)
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This post was written by Sarah on June 21, 2008
