• Hospitals with RN programs provide clinical hours in addition to coursework as you work toward your RN degree.operation nurse image by Andrey Rakhmatullin from Fotolia.com
  
  While all programs that award Registered Nurse degrees require students to spend hands-on time in hospitals or clinics, hospitals with RN programs offered in-house make it easier for students to log clinical hours and also offer access to the expertise of an entire hospital staff rather than just the faculty of a university's degree program. According to the website, Education Portal, there are currently about 100 hospitals nationwide with RN programs.
  
  

Washington Hospital Center

• Washington Hospital Center, in Washington, DC, offers an RN residency program aimed at allowing experienced nurses to expand their knowledge base by branching into subspecialties and allowing those with under one year of experience to build on their expertise. Nurses wishing to study specialties through this program can choose from fields such as perioperative services, oncology services, cardiac services, women and infant care, and emergency department care.
  
  Washington Hospital Center
  110 Irving St., NW
  Washington, DC 20010
  202-877-7000
  whcenter.org
  
  

University of Colorado Hospital Traveler RN Program

• Along with its regular RN program that provides a mix of clinical and classroom hours, the University of Colorado Hospital offers a program that specifically caters to medical professionals who wish to become Traveler RNs. Traveler RNs travel from one clinical location to the next, staying for 13 weeks at each assignment. Since the program---which includes a housing stipend and travel reimbursement---is open only to non-Colorado residents, this is an ideal way for a nursing professional to experience the state of Colorado. Some of the locations to which students are sent include housing.
  
  University of Colorado Hospital
  Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion
  12605 E. 16th Ave.
  Aurora, CO 80045
  720-848-0000
  uch.edu
  
  

Lawrence Memorial/Regis College Nursing Program

• The Lawrence Memorial/Regis College Nursing Program leverages the benefits of Regis College's highly knowledgeable faculty with the clicinical facilities of Laurence Memorial Hospital by offering students classroom hours and clinical hours on the same campus in Medford, Massachusetts. In addition to the 134-bed acute care facility, students can also earn hands-on credit hours at the Courtyard Nursing Care Center. Along with earning an RN degree, students in this program have the option of continuing to bachelor's or master's degrees in nursing.
  
  Lawrence Memorial/Regis College Nursing Program
  170 Governors Avenue
  Medford, MA 02155-1643
  781-306-6600
  lmregisnurse.org