Welcome to Nurse 361 and Nurse 362, work experience for the ADN student. Nursing work experience allows the ADN student to gain realistic experience in health care through employment in an acute care facility. Students practice selected fundamental skills taught in the ADN program under the guidance of a registered nurse.

NOTE:Students will be required to provide proof of enrollment in Nurse 361 and /or Nurse 362, Nursing Work Experience, to the work experience coordinator or clinical supervisor prior to being scheduled for work experience shifts. This applies to all students, newly enrolled and returning students, participating in Nurse 361 and/or Nurse 362. Proof of enrollment will be required every semester. 

To become a work experience student you must: 

1. Be employed as a nurse extern in one of the participating acute care facilities.

2. Enroll in Nurse 361 or Nurse 362 as a course for the semester.

3. Submit a work experience contract available through the ADN work experience coordinators.

a. The contract is to list two objectives selected from the course objectives as areas of concentration.

b. The contract is then signed by the student, work experience faculty coordinator, and the representative of the acute care facility

During the semester the student must:

1. Meet with a work experience faculty coordinator once during the semester.

2. Document with nurse’s signature the dates and hours worked on the Work Experience Record.

3. Fulfill the job description and agency requirements for employment.

At the conclusion of the semester the student must:

1. Have submitted a contract by the selected date.

2. Submit an Employee Evaluation of Student Performance from the employing agency.

3. Submit the completed Work Experience Record.

4. Submit a one page minimum word processed paper that:

a. describes how your time was spent.

b. describes how you felt about your experience.

c. describes how you met the course objectives.

Work experience is a unique opportunity for ADN students to continue to apply knowledge, develop skills and work in a professional setting while attending the nursing program.

For more information regarding Work Experience contact:

Dawn Veltre at John Muir Hall 258 S or 575 6367 or veltred@mjc.edu

OR

Terri Ward  at John Muir 258 B or  575 6384  or wardt@mjc.edu