TN Technology Centers

ladynurse1 · Aug 28, 2008

Is there no one out there that can shed some light on this program. Any comments will greatly be appreciated.

Tony1790, BSN, MSN, NP · Aug 28, 2008

You'd get better response posting in the TN forum.

I am starting at TN tech in Elizabethon on tuesday. It's pretty easy to start, I stopped by one day, on a thursday, they were to pass out applications on the following monday. The applications go out on a first come first serve basis and that's how you get onto the LPN class list. The trick was to get the application early. After that you take the Nurse entrance exam and assuming you pass, then you are in.

Good luck,

Tony

lifeisgood2008 · Aug 28, 2008

I have been accepted for the fall LPN program at TTC Murfreesboro. The selection process took couple of months and consisted of application, a mandatory program overview meeting, and an interview. I was notified a couple of weeks after my interview. There was a least a couple of hundred appplicants at the mandatory meetings for a total of 46 available slots. I understand selections were based on the NET exam scores and the interview. Hope this helps!

LBS2008 · Aug 30, 2008

I have been accepted for the fall LPN program at TTC Murfreesboro. The selection process took couple of months and consisted of application, a mandatory program overview meeting, and an interview. I was notified a couple of weeks after my interview. There was a least a couple of hundred appplicants at the mandatory meetings for a total of 46 available slots. I understand selections were based on the NET exam scores and the interview. Hope this helps!

Same experience here in West TN for the fall class. There were appx 115 people for the 20-25 slots.

I took the NET in May, the mandatory meeting was in June, applications and paperwork were due in July, the interview was at the end of July, with acceptance letters sent out the following week.

tnlpnstudent · Dec 23, 2008

It was pretty hard. They told us to appy to all the TTC's so we could secure a spot in the program. I waited almost two years after passing my NET, but then again I only applied to the one in Hartsville. I start in January. Hope this helps.

sweetie3.14 · Dec 29, 2008

i am at ttcn and about to start the last quarter. the way i was accepted was to go and take the net test, then if you passed you received the application packet which consisted of writing an essay, getting immunizations, getting a background check, and getting 3 references, and getting it turned in on time. then u waited for a letter which invited you to orientation, and interview. then the hard part, which was waiting to see if you were accepted into the program. so all in all, it was alot of hoops to go through to get in the program BUT is well worth it!!! good luck!

tnlpnstudent · Dec 29, 2008

Hey Sweetie 3.14, Can you tell us something about the class and what we have to look forward to. Thanks

sweetie3.14 · Dec 30, 2008

Sure. The program starts out with basic nursing foundations and a&p. From there its short little courses like common emergencies, geriatrics, and then it moves to nutrition and dosage calculations and pharmacology. that covers about the first four months. (i may have left out a few subjects, it was alot so i probably left out a few). i found that the 1st four months is building your foundation for the rest of the program, and plus helps build your study skills. The second portion of the program covers OB, pediatrics, and med-surg. This is where it gets really challenging, you will go from memorizing to more critical thinking and applying the nursing process. Plus you will begin clinical rotations at various places, where you will begin to get hands on with patient care. I have just recently finished the second trimester and even though it was hard, I learned ALOT. My bit of advice is to study, study, study and study more!!! Also listen to lectures and take notes. In the clinical setting, be flexible and have a good attitude always showing the willingness to learn something new. And the third portion of the program is advanced OB, med-surg, and mental health and clinical rotations. The instructors are very good and have always been eager to make sure that you understand the information they cover. The program is demanding, fast paced, intense, and requires alot of hard work. Hope this gives you alittle heads up of what you have to look forward to!

ursus57 · Dec 30, 2008

Apply early, and to every campus you can drive to. Study the NET materials, attend all the preliminary meetings. Clean up any legal issue you may have let slide, they do a background check. Be presentable and accept dress codes and codes of conduct. This repeats what many already know. Examine financial issues, and be ready for a rigorous study course. :twocents: