Mercy College of Health Sciences - Des Moines

U.S.A. Iowa

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New poster hear and excited to be joining! Is anyone going (or has anyone gone) to Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, IA?

I am starting this fall and wanted to see if anyone had tips? Professors to stay away from? Or just hear experiences with the school / get to know some people.

I went to Wooster for a year and Grinnell College, but decided it wasn't for me-so I do have two years college experience. This will be my first time living in Des Moines though.

I will be starting with the CNA course this fall, along with liberal arts courses, then nursing in the spring (Bachelor's Integrated Program).

Thanks!

I'm starting the Nursing Assistant course at MCHS. I hope the go on to the nursing program, once I've worked at a facility (hopefully a hospital) long enough to access tuition reimbursement. I'm an older student (49 next month), but I was very impressed by ****** during tour around the school. I was a little bit scared, but I'm more calm about what's to come.

hello can anyone help me out about going to mercy college of science des moines ..whats the pass score please and will like to know how tense it is ,will also appreciate some tips in studying thanks guys

Pass rates have been in the 90%s until last term. I heard that national, state as well as the colleges rates dropped due to a new NCLEX exam. They said it is a normal thing when a new NCLEX comes out. Tips for anyone: There are a lot of hoops to jump through. But stay close to your instructors, follow instructions, do your homework (lots of homework) be where you are supposed to be which includes not blowing off classes or clinicals - it's a professional program. Most of the students here transfer in so it isn't like we don't know what college is like. But nursing is a challenging program anyway. It is a bit challenging here because they rotate some faculty through courses depending upon what their specialty is and it can be difficult getting used to various instructors in a single course.

The cost, up front may seem more, but visiting with a few of the DMACC students, by the time all the fees are added up and scholarships added in, Mercy is about the same. Plus now that they have the BSN, you can have your 4-year degree in the same time it would take you to wait on DMACCs list and then go through their program - if you make it through the program. I got in the ASN to BSN transitions program at Mercy. wish they would have had the BSN last year.

On 11/3/2010 at 9:40 PM, Mr & Mrs VNS said:

my wife and I (both lpn right now) are considering relocating to des moines within the near future. we just received out lvn license (or lpn) in texas, but intend to pursue RN asap, so our questions:

1. what is the job market for RN/lpn like? is it hard to find a job with a new RN license?

2. what opportunities are there for lpn to continue to RN (like an lpn-RN bridge program)?

3. are there waiting lists for entrance to these programs?

4. what is the typical starting salary for rns in des moines?

Iowa pays nurses the least in any state in the US. go to school here then move to another state. You don’t stay young/ healthy forever. What’s 1 year of your life compared to so much more

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