I had a few questions regarding clinicals. I know there is a certain amount of hours you have to do but does it matter how you do them? For example with my job i work 2pm to 10 pm so would it be possible to do them say from 8-12 everyday? Or does all this depend on the program i am attending?
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This and the clinical site's policy
agreed i got to pick mine and had to do it a month before i went so more than enough time to ask off also!
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This. When I went thru the program we had to do either 12 or 24 hour shifts.
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Really? :wacko:
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I would imagine the poster is saying no time in the hospital. Probably had a shift in the field.
None required. Although I was already volunteering on an ambulance as a driver.
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For my clinicals, I had to do a minimum amount of hours along with a minimum amount of patient contact. I believe it was a minimum of 10 patient contacts for each ambulance ride-along and hospital clinical.
If you're able to choose, select a date early on. That way, if you need more clinical hours or patient contacts, you have some wiggle room down the road for more clinical dates.
If you're able to choose, select a date early on. That way, if you need more clinical hours or patient contacts, you have some wiggle room down the road for more clinical dates.
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I'm starting emt school on the 23rd and I have to do 16 house at a hospital and 52 hours of ride alongs and they have have to be 12 hour shifts. The hospital is two 8 hour shifts. I work 9am-4pm. I don't know how I'm going to do the ride alongs, I was thinking of either taking a day or two off and on my day off.
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our minimum requirements were 24 hours ambulance/hospital, 10 PTs contacts.
It varies greatly depending on the program you are attending and the agencies they have a clinical agreement with. Some clinical sites have 8 hour shifts and some 12, some 4. Some let you do clinicals at night and some only during the day. Your program may have multiple agency's and others just one.
Ask whatever school you are considering attending and they should be able to tell you.
Basic courses usually don't require a lot of clinical hours fortunately, so it shouldn't be too hard, and you can always do them on the weekends if you work during the week.
Ask whatever school you are considering attending and they should be able to tell you.
Basic courses usually don't require a lot of clinical hours fortunately, so it shouldn't be too hard, and you can always do them on the weekends if you work during the week.