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1. Always the Instructor's Fault......

   lardo replied to MFaf's topic in General Students

   It is not being spoon-fed,,,,,,,,,,,it is called teaching ! The purpose of going to school is to be taught by an expert; an expert with the ability to teach others. I can get a textbook and read it on my own; I don't need to pay tuition for that. If ...

2. Always the Instructor's Fault......

   lardo replied to MFaf's topic in General Students

   Let me tell you about my journey and the school I attended, Ivy Tech in Richmond Indiana. When I was trying to decide on a career path, I wasn't sure as to whether I could cope with the realities of nursing; basically the gory stuff. Even after I d...

3. Half of the class fails

   lardo replied to kblas's topic in General Students

   In my school, Ivy Tech of Richmond Indiana 2011, we had 2 great teachers who would do anything possible to help students succeed, and then we had the rest of the teachers who's only goal was to making nursing school difficult so the students would fa...

4. Nursing school too hard on purpose?

   lardo replied to fangirl's topic in General Students

   Ivy Tech Richmond Indiana, was encouraging the students to break the law and go against a level 3 weather emergency, which means nobody allowed on the roads. That was very irresponsible of the Dean of the nursing program to let any instructor make su...

5. Passing cut offs

   lardo replied to vonricter222's topic in General Students

   Unfortunately for patients, even getting an "A" doesn't mean you know and understand the material. There are many people who are nurses who probably shouldn't be; as long as you pass, that seems to be all that matters.

6. Nursing school too hard on purpose?

   lardo replied to fangirl's topic in General Students

   You've got my attention on this one; I agree with you 100%. Nursing at my school, the Ivy Tech in Richmond Indiana, was difficult because the Dean of Nursing(fall 2011) and 99% of the other nursing instructors were on power trips; rather than concen...

7. Would you go straight to RN or start as LPN?

   lardo replied to ana377's topic in LPN/LVN Students

   Becoming an LPN/LVN first will allow you to determine if you like nursing, your school, and your teachers while making a short term commitment. I went the RN route first and had mixed experiences. In my first semester I had great teachers who would d...

8. Pre-Nursing student STRESSING PLEASE HELP

   lardo replied to Prettybirdy's topic in General Students

   When I was in nursing school, I had a teacher who was a nurse practitioner that couldn't set up a dosage calculation without making a phone call...........NOW THAT IS A LITTLE SCARY ! I have issues with people who can't handle the math or chemistry a...

9. Pre-Nursing student STRESSING PLEASE HELP

   lardo replied to Prettybirdy's topic in General Students

   Sorry to hear about your struggles. My best advice is to use youtube for chemistry help. Thanks to the internet, education has changed for the better. No longer do you have to put up with teachers who can't teach. I found youtube videos when I was in...

10. Question regarding Ivy Tech Nursing program

    lardo replied to hfullerCNA's topic in Indiana

    Ivy Tech Nursing School was in trouble with the Indiana State Board of Nursing when I began in the fall of 2011, because of low nlcex pass rates. The quality of an Ivy Tech nursing education depends on which campus you attend and which teachers you h...