Field Rotation Experiences Directly Acquired (FREDA)
Students will be placed in various health care settings where they can apply their learned skills under the guidance of an experience clinical faculty.
The theory part of the program will be delivered synchronously online, but its clinical practice aspects will be conducted in health care facilities where students will be under the supervision and guidance of clinical instructors and preceptors. Clinical courses include clinical rotations in health care facilities, and clinical sessions in simulation settings. Clinical courses allow students to learn and practice skills in various areas of nursing. Clinical courses are supervised experiences in which students work with preceptors or ANU instructors to practice and demonstrate mastery of various competencies at a health care site, such as a hospital, a skilled nursing facility, or a community health care facility. Students should expect to perform up to 50% of their clinical hours in supervised simulation sessions.
Required Clinical hours in the BSN program:
| Course | Clinical Hours |
Avg hours/week (commuter) |
Avg on-site weeks/quarter (traveler)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations of Nursing | 90 | 9 | 1.5 |
| Nursing and the Adult Systems I | 90 | 9 | 1.5 |
| Nursing and the Adult Systems II | 90 | 9 | 1.5 |
| Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| Pediatric Nursing | 90 | 9 | 1.5 |
| Maternal and Newborn Nursing Care | 90 | 9 | 1.5 |
| Community & Public Health | 30 | 3 | 1 |
| Nursing Practicum/Specialty Immersion** | 120 | 36 | 3-4 |
| TOTAL | 630 |
*The average number of weeks at the site reflects 50% of the clinical hour requirement to be completed using simulation. There is no simulation for the nursing practicum/specialty immersion. The student will work with a preceptor (or preceptors) in an acute clinical setting. Students will not participate in more clinical hours than required by the course. The estimated weeks are built with extra time within the weeks to allow for preceptors’ weekly time off and any unplanned activities on the part of the health care site or the student that may prevent the student from participating in 36-40 hours in a week. Students may complete the required clinical hours in less time than the estimated weeks; however, they are not to accumulate more than 40 hours in any week.
**Students must attend and complete 120 precepted clinical hours in an acute health care setting. Students will follow the schedule of a registered nurse (RN) who works for the facility. The typical schedule is usually a three 12-hour shift or a five eight-hour shift per week. Students must not accumulate more than 40 hours per week.
APPROVED FREDA SITES FOR SUPERVISED ON-GROUND FIELD EXPERIENCE
Students can request additional facilities to complete their clinical experience.