Clinical Experiences Opportunities for Nursing Students
Observations
Observation experiences are available for undergraduate nursing students exploring career interest. All patient care units and many specialty areas are open to allowing student observations. These are to be scheduled separate from any designated clinical time at the hospital. Requests for should be submitted to Sue Marten ([email protected]).
- Observation Application
Precepting Experiences for Senior Level Nursing Students
Senior level precepting experiences are available for nursing students who utilize St. Louis Children's Hospital for pediatric clinical placement. Precepting experiences at our facility are highly sought and can be very competitive. Opportunities are available in both our critical care and non-critical care areas. Applications for preceptorships are submitted by your school of nursing student coordinator by the application deadlines.
Preceptor placement is based on application completeness, faculty approval, student skills and knowledge, program type, and appropriate unit match for student interest and skill level. Attempts are made to place as many students as possible requesting preceptorships. The number of students accepted is based on the availability of preceptors and hospital ability to support the volume of students.
For more information please contact Angie Viehl at [email protected].
BJC Externship Program
St. Louis Children’s Hospital hosts a 3-week paid Winter Nurse Externship Program and a 9-week paid Summer Nurse Externship Program each year. Applications for this highly sought, competitive program are available to undergraduate nursing students enrolled in an accredited and approved associate or bachelor’s degree nursing program in the U.S, who will be graduating within the next year. For more information about this program please contact Angie Viehl at [email protected].
Collaborative Externship Program
St. Louis Children’s Hospital participates in a paid collaborative Summer Nurse Externship program with the College of Nursing at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Applications for this program are available to nursing students enrolled in an approved BSN program in the U.S between their junior and senior years of study. For more information regarding this program please go to the program website at http://www.umsl.edu/~nurseexternweb/.
Precepting Experiences for Graduate Nursing Students
Precepting experiences exist with many of the Advanced Practice Nurses that work at the hospital. It is necessary for interested students to coordinate these clinical activities through the office ofdepartment of Clinical Education at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. For further information or to request additional information on graduate nursing student experiences, please contact Angie Viehl at [email protected].
