Extensive Hands-On Education at Galen

What is a clinical?

The clinical component of your education refers to your real life, hands-on experience in healthcare facilities within your community.

When do I start and how often do I attend clinicals?

At Galen, your clinical practice can begin within the first few weeks of class.

Depending upon the program you are enrolled in, once they begin, you can expect to have clinicals at least one, and sometimes up to three days per week.

Approximately 50 percent of your time at Galen will be spent learning and practicing in our on-site learning laboratories, as well as at outside, local healthcare facilities. There’s no better way to assist you in becoming fully comfortable and confident with your nursing skills.

Where will I complete my clinical education?

As a Galen student, a large portion of your education will be spent not only observing, but also caring for patients in outside facilities such as hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, physician offices, etc.

You will have experiences in hospitals and other facilities in medical-surgical nursing, maternity, pediatric, mental health nursing, and more.

While at local hospitals and other healthcare facilities, you will have the opportunity to interact directly with not only professional nurses and patients, but patient families as well. You will practice under the supervision of a Galen faculty member.

Galen maintains dozens of clinical relationships within the greater Louisville healthcare community. Listed below are just a few:

• Methodist Children's Hospital
• San Antonio State Hospital
• University Hospital
• Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital
• Grace Place Alzheimer Center
• Vitas Hospice
  ...and many more

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Galen College of Nursing, not just another nursing school.