We got into the CLC Nursing program...now what

Congrats to you all!! A friend of mine just got her acceptance letter yesterday as well!

It's a tough experience and you do have to work really hard, but it does go fast. I'll be graduating in May!!

which book for assessment?

Thank you!

Brittany Powell
22 years old
I live in Antioch with my boyfriend and two dogs.
I have an Associates in Science
I chose nursing because the "human" intrigues me. Whether it be the person, the symptoms, the diagnosis, etc... I just love everything about what a nurse does.

Here's the lowdown on the new curriculum (I'm entering my 12th week):

First three weeks is focused on Physical Assessment. The book we used was by Jarvis
The fourth week we had a physical assessment skills test, basically you need to know how to perform a head to toe.

The fifth week you go to clinicals. You may or may not go to a nursing home for the first two weeks and then you go to a hospital. Right now clinicals end on week 13

There is no longer a PE (Practical Exam) at the end of the semester. Those in the old curriculum will tell you it was a nightmare. This time they have "random" skills checks three times a semester. One during week 6 or so, the other on week 10 and then on week 15. You have two chances to pass each skill. The last skills check is a cumulative on all the skills learned in the semester.

There is also a pharmacology class that is a required co-req. Right now we meet every week for about 2.5 hours.

Aileen J.
- 22 years old
- I live at home in Gurnee with my parents and the rest of our family
- I will be finishing up my Bachelor's in Psychology with a Minor in Bioethics from Loyola University Chicago this December
- I chose nursing because I knew I always wanted to help people: I feel very compelled and drawn towards helping others. After working as a PCT at Condell for over a year, I knew that Nursing was for me. Eventually, I would like to work with pediatric populations =)

hi everyone, im a new member here and have a new interest in nursing! currently i am physical education teacher education student at illinois state university but am seriously considering moving back home and completing a degree in nursing. i am interested in getting my ADN through CLC but i want to make the best choice. they are my number one because of cost (community college is obviously much cheaper than other schools and living at home is free! lol) and proximity to home. my question is, how good is CLC in comparison to other schools in the area (such as UIC, etc). my main concern, along with lots of others, is getting a job after graduating and i want to make sure my education gives me the best chance. so what has everyone heard about CLC's overall quality of the program compared to others AND what kind of job placement rate do they have for their graduates? thanks for all your help and congrats to the newly admitted students!

PS- im sorry if this has already been discussed somewhere on here, there are lots of pages to look through

hey everyone!!! just wanted to let you know that the clinical sites for spring 2010 have been posted on clc's nursing website under related links> clinical sites NUR133

=)
Aileen