Students should confer with course faculty regarding the specific experiences for each course. The course faculty, not the academic advisor, design and approve the clinical experiences. Course professors are published on the course schedule distributed at course enrollment for the subsequent semester. The amount of time required for practicum experiences is based on a ratio of 4 clock hours per credit hour per week. Therefore, a three semester hour practicum requires 168 hours of time based on a 14 week semester.
Students are responsible for expenses, including travel, incurred in clinical experiences.
Students in community clinical experiences are responsible for their own travel to clinical sites in Albemarle and surrounding counties . Uniforms identify the student role and consist of navy tops embroidered with the University of Virginia School of Nursing logo. The student's UVA name tag should be worn at all times. A minimum of jewelry should be worn for hygienic as well as safety purposes. The clinical instructor is the final judge for clothing in the agency to which the student is assigned.