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More About Clinical Placement Services

The Wilkes Placement team works with you to offer a high-quality placement experience that is compliant, meets the University and national guidance for clinical requirements and prepares you for success in your future practice.

How Does the Clinical Placement Process Work?

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How Should I Prepare for Clinicals?

The Placement Team will collaborate with you to secure quality placement sites and preceptors. In addition to completing a Placement Intake Form, you will be responsible for completing all of your clinical clearance requirements prior to the start of your first clinical rotation.

You are not alone in preparing for clinicals! Your Placement Coordinator will be with you through the entire process by answering your questions, providing a clinical orientation, verifying your clinical clearances and walking you through the clinical checklist. The checklist details the dress code, clinical tools and professional expectations to ensure your success throughout each rotation.

Admission Requirements

Applicants will be evaluated for admission based on the following criteria. These admissions standards represent the minimum eligibility requirements for the program. Admission committee members reserve the right to request additional information from candidates as needed for a more in-depth review of qualifications.

Bachelor's degree with 3.0 GPA
Statement of professional goals
Two letters of recommendation
Six prerequisite courses
Check state authorization

Program Features

Complementary clinical placement services
Fast-track: Fully prepared in just one year
Above national-average NCLEX-RN pass rates
Competitive tuition
Two opportunities per year to start classes

NSG 211 --- Physical Assessment

This course is designed to facilitate the integration of physical assessment skills as an essential element of the nursing process. The components of physical assessment, including the health history and physical examination, are organized to allow the student to proceed from an assessment of the overall function of a client to the more specific functions of each body system.

Requirement: Sophomore standing in the Nursing program and Accelerated Baccalaureate Program for Second Degree Students. (Credits: 3)

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NSG 224 --- Pharmacotherapeutics and Decision Making in Nursing

This course is designed to assist students in understanding the multidisciplinary science of pharmacology based on human systems. Content includes drug classifications, indications, adverse effects and contraindications, age-related variables, dosages, and nursing implications. Using critical thinking skills related to drug therapy, clinical decision-making is developed. (Credits: 3)

NSG 330 --- Nursing Practice I

This course introduces the student to the profession of nursing. Use of the nursing process is emphasized in meeting the human needs of clients identified as individuals, families, and communities. Nursing theory is correlated with clinical practice in the Clinical Nursing Simulation Center skills lab and selected clinical agencies. 12 hours of clinical practice. (Credits: 12)

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Professional Role Development

Our ABSN program has a rigorous, full-time curriculum that enables students to:

Build foundational knowledge in nursing from theoretical, ethical, scientific, and historical standpoints:

Gain insight into the role of the nurse in facilitating human needs fulfillment
Examine the elements of human nutrition, including the role of nutrients in different life stages, dietary guidelines and food access
Learn the science of pharmacology, including drug indications, interactions and their effects

Develop the capability to provide evidence-based care for patients through immersive clinical experiences:

Discover how to conduct a holistic evaluation of a patient, including interviewing, obtaining history and performing physical examination techniques
Build the necessary skills to provide competent, patient-centered care in a range of clinical scenarios
Gain insight into the acute and chronic care needs of specific patient groups, such as adult medical-surgical patients or individuals experiencing mental health issues

Grow as a leader and effectively collaborate with other healthcare professionals in real-world scenarios:

Develop your skills in critical thinking and clinical nursing judgment
Collaborate with other health care professionals to provide appropriate health promotion and disease/injury prevention
Use standard terminology in a health care environment that reflects nursing’s unique contributions

Understand cultural and economic factors when caring for individuals from a range of diverse backgrounds:

Identify cultural considerations in the process of physically assessing a patient
Assess how ethnicity, location, and socio-economic status can influence diet, behavior, family dynamics, and mental health
Become an advocate for underserved patients through civic engagement within a distinct community

More About Wilkes

At Wilkes, we support and applaud lifelong learning. We are constantly changing, evolving and growing to meet the needs of our online student nurses. We look ahead to the degree programs, experiences and opportunities our students will need to succeed, and that includes complimentary nursing clinical placement services.

Our online nursing programs offer a variety of options for working nurses. Whether you're looking to advance your current role or broaden your career path and pursue a new specialty, Wilkes has a flexible program for you. Going back to school is a big decision. That's why we offer the mentoring and faculty member support of skilled nurse educators you need to succeed.

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Out-of-State Students

Our online nursing degree programs prepare graduates to take the national board certification exam appropriate to their degree or chosen NP concentration. ABSN graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Please see our full list of state authorizations to determine whether our program fulfills requirements for licensure in your home state. Wilkes University will not be able to place any students who move to an unauthorized state before or during the program and this may impact your ability to continue with the program.

Nurses Evolve Here.

For more than 80 years, Wilkes has been dedicated to the success of our students through academic excellence, educational access and return on investment. Some of the nation’s leading publications and renowned organizations have recognized this commitment. We are constantly evolving to meet the needs of our students, and that includes clinical placement.

* The baccalaureate degree in nursing/master's degree in nursing/ Doctor of Nursing Practice and post-graduate/APRN certificate programs at Wilkes University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (www.ccneaccreditation.org)

Requirements Not Met

To proceed with the Associate Degree in Nursing (R.N.) to M.S.N. program, you are required to have an associate’s degree in nursing and hold a current unencumbered R.N. license.

If you don’t meet these requirements but would still like further information, please contact us.

To proceed with the M.S.N. program, you are required to have a bachelor’s degree in nursing and hold a current unencumbered R.N. license.

If you don’t meet these requirements but would still like further information, please contact us.

To proceed with either the D.N.P., Ph.D. or the Post Graduate A.P.R.N. Certification programs, you are required to have a master’s degree in nursing and hold a current unencumbered R.N. license.

If you don’t meet these requirements but would still like further information, please contact us.

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