Clinical hours are determined by a number of things. First, your board certifying and licensing bodies tell us (your educational institution) what you MUST have. Then we assess what you ACTUALLY need to meet expected competencies to safely enter practice, the requirements of your other courses, and if you are meeting course learning objectives over time.

For Spring/Summer semester, your clinical hour minimum is 135 hours.

Each day you are at clinical you should document patients you see in Typhon within 72 hours of your clinical day. You can check your course site for detailed instructions on what to document. Most students do this while they are in their clinical site.

Every semester faculty will ask you to create SMART goals. These goals should inspire you to seek new learning opportunities AND hold you accountable to your action plan. Spend time thinking about what you need to learn, identify measurable and specific goals that you can realistically achieve over your semester, and then work to meet them! We will reflect on goals at mid and end of term.

Simulations are your opportunity to shine! This is where you take the reigns and apply what you've learned. Until your level IV semester, simulations will align with your semester content. These activities will deepen your understanding and give you an opportunity to reflect on your practice.

Documenting is a major piece of nursing practice. Each semester you will practice your documentation in SOAP notes, virtual simulations, and in your clinical logs.

Reflection is KEY to retained knowledge. By critically thinking and reflecting on your experiences in clinical and simulation, you will deepen knowledge to recall on in your future career. EMBRACE reflection as much as you can, what you give you will get back 10 fold!

Each semester you will spend time in your clinical setting experience direct patient care and learning more about your role as an NP. This semester you will have 135 hours of direct clinical time caring for patients!