SNAH Info-Sessions & Student Orientation

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Upcoming SNAH Info-Sessions

The School of Nursing and Allied Health (SNAH) invites you to join us for one of our regularly scheduled Zoom information sessions to meet our faculty and learn about our programs!

If you don’t see your program of interest here, please connect to us through our SNAH Web Pages. 

Allied Health, Health Studies & Phlebotomy

1st Thursday of month, from 1 PM to 2 PM ET

Upcoming dates: Nov 7th, Dec 5th, Jan 2nd, Feb 6th, Mar 6th, Apr 3rd, May 1st

Zoom Link: https://fdu.zoom.us/j/98856028840 

Undergraduate/Entry-Level Nursing 

1st Thursday of month, from noon to 1 PM ET

Upcoming dates: Nov 7th, Dec 5th, Jan 2nd, Feb 6th, Mar 6th, Apr 3rd, May 1st

Zoom Link: https://fdu.zoom.us/j/97613067569

Graduate Nursing (Nurse Practitioner MSN & Post-Grad Certificate, DNP)

4th Tuesday of month, from noon to 1 PM ET

Upcoming dates: Nov 26th, Jan 28th, Feb 25th, Mar 25th, Apr 22nd, May 27th

Zoom Link: https://fdu.zoom.us/j/91381159744

MSN Entry-to-RN-Practice 

1st Wednesday of month, from 2 to 3 PM ET

Upcoming dates: Dec 4th, Feb 5th, Mar 5th, Apr 2nd, May 7th

Zoom Link: https://fdu.zoom.us/j/98378624647

 

 

Upcoming Enrolled Student Orientation

The School of Nursing and Allied Health (SNAH) encourages enrolled students to attend orientation to optimally prepare for their program of study. There are several orientations to prepare students:

 

(1) FDU General Orientation.  This orientation is run by the FDU Office of Student Affairs and targeted for first-time/first-year students. Students should attend one of the many available sessions that occur during the summer prior to their first fall semester.  Students may be able to schedule their required Florham Campus Accuplacer Assessment or Metro Campus Accuplacer Assessment in coordination with this orientation session. The dates for these sessions can be found here: 

 

(2) General Orientation, School of Nursing and Allied Health. This highly recommended orientation is hosted by the School of Nursing and Allied Health (SNAH) and targets first-time/first-year students (who should attend this IN ADDITION to the FDU General Orientation). Health Studies majors, Allied Health majors, and Nursing majors can expect to learn about:

  • Progression/academic requirements in SNAH
  • How to change majors within SNAH (e.g., health studies to nursing)
  • Course registration processes for SNAH students
  • Course substitutions and authorization for off-campus courses
  • Clinical requirements/expectations for allied health/nursing programs
  • Clinical sites and clinical labs for nursing programs
  • Joint and partnership programs in allied health specialties
  • The SNAH Student Manual resource

Students will begin the SNAH General orientation in a common session and then proceed into breakout sessions, based on program and specific interests.

 

(3) Entry-level Nursing Pre-Clinical Orientation, School of Nursing and Allied Health. This mandatory orientation is run by the School of Nursing and Allied Health (SNAH) and targets entry-level nursing students (BSN, MSN Entry-to-Practice, Accelerated BSN) who are scheduled to begin hospital clinical rotations in the upcoming year.  (Not all entry-level nursing students begin hospital clinical rotations in their first year – please refer to your program of study.)

Entry-level pre-clinical (i.e., starting hospital clinical rotation within the academic year) nursing students can expect to learn about:

  • Progression/academic requirements in SNAH
  • Clinical clearance processes for RN students
  • Use of Trajecsys for logging clinical and practicum hours
  • Clinical sites and clinical labs for nursing programs
  • The SNAH Student Manual resource

Students will begin the SNAH Nursing Pre-Clinical orientation in a common session and then proceed into breakout sessions, based on specific program requirements.

  • The next Nursing Pre-Clinical Orientations are April 9, 2025, at 9:00 am (for ABSN summer start students) and August 13, 2025, at 9:00 am (for all other students).
  • Location: Dickinson Hall, Wilson Auditorium, FDU Metropolitan Campus
  • RSVP by April 1 (for April 9) or by August 5 (for August 13) to Administrative Coordinator, Jacqueline Bonaparte (j.bonaparte@fdu.edu).
  • Please review the SNAH Student Manual prior to attending, with attention to the section on CLINICAL ISSUES: Placement, Clearance, Other Requirements. 
  • It is recommended that students bring a laptop to assure access to various applications needed for clinical documentation and clearance.

 

(4) Advanced-level Nursing Orientation, School of Nursing and Allied Health. This highly recommended orientation is run by the School of Nursing and Allied Health and targeted for Nurse Practitioner students (MSN and Post-Graduate Certificate), DNP students, and Administration MSN students. 

Students can expect to learn about:

  • Progression/academic requirements in SNAH
  • Review of the individual student program plan
  • Course self-registration processes
  • Clinical clearance processes (for Nurse Practitioner students)
  • Webcampus (Blackboard) access
  • Typhon/Trajecsys access and documentation
  • IT (SAMI) support services for distance students
  • Accessing library/information resources
  • Academic support services, including how to access faculty resources
  • The SNAH Student Manual resource

Students will begin the SNAH Advanced-Level Nursing orientation in a common session and then proceed into breakout sessions, based on program.