Anyone In Henryford Hospital Nursing Program

Sure no problem.

Well as far as how many letters were sent out this round I was told 39. So it sounds like they send out more than enough considering-- a few will decline and --a few won't meet the criteria so they can choose the best of whats left. As far as how you can work during the 3 year stint I am unsure. I would think that as long as you work for them you can pretty much write your own ticket I mean; I'm sure there will be some stipulations-- like a minimum of 20 hours or what not but I didn't really want to get into that {with them} until I got in for sure and I guess once you're in you can figure out the loopholes.

Tips for the interview. Dress professionally {pretty much business casual attire}. I wore a black pant suit and the person that interviewed me stated that her first impression of me was that I was very "poised" and "well put together" so that little extra went a long way. They will ask you questions like:

Who are you how would you define yourself?

Why do you think that you would make a good candidate?

How do you plan to balance work school and other obligations?

What does it mean to be a nurse?

What is customer service?

Describe a time when you received good customer service

Describe a time when you provided good customer service

Who will your customers be in the hospital? {Here you want to say your patients and their families, Dr.'s, your co-workers and other employees in the hospital i.e orderlies, dietary etc.}

and the hardest question of them all... What are common misconceptions people tend to make about you. {Just a heads up.}

Most of these questions {and there are many more} are typically the same but re-worded to mean something slightly different. So I hope this helps.

GOOD LUCK

No problem, its a pleasure to help wherever I can.

Could u give me more details on he program if u have any?

Right now I don't have any information, I just submitted my acceptance letter so I'm sure they'll send me a welcome packet with information essential to orientation.

Is it hard or is it ok?

"Hard" means different things to different people. So I'm sure its based on the perception of the individual experience. Personally HFCC was a little too easy for me as I'm sure its meant to be, {DUH community college} some people struggled though. I just went through a pretty rigorous semester at Wayne State with classes 5 days a week twice a day and I feel if I survived that with A's then, this should be a cake walk not that it doesn't come with HARD work which some people are just not disciplined at and this is key.

Is it at a fast pace? because it doesn't seem like it because even at the college the program is only 16months it is just broken up where the summers are off.
They are really really pushing the concept that this program is very rigorous and although I understand that the winter pgms at HFCC is 16mos I believe its only really fast paced from Jan-Summer because you are playing catch up and in the Fall you basically start with the students that began the previous Fall and then it settles a bit except you didn't get a chance for a break like the fall students.

Do they have pm clinicals?

No. From what I was told the hours are pretty set and there is not much room for flexibility this is why some individuals that are interviewed are not recommended for the program because of their inability to conform to such a rigid format due to work scheduling, child care issues, and other obligations that they are unable to quickly revamp.

Are the instructors there crazy?(haha)

Theres at least one in every bunch

Overall how's the program?

I don't know. But I'm optimistic that it is a good one. I mean HFCC has a pretty good reputation so, this program is actually being taught by HFCC instructors so its no different from the college program held on campus. HFHS is only providing the funding, the educational facility and the location for clinicals.

Are u excited and nervous to start?

Yes I mean I've been waiting for this it feels like forever. I'm still enrolled in the Fall 08 pgm at HFCC and I've applied to WSU for Fall 08 so if this doesn't quite cut it for me I have options.

When does the program actually start?
i heard like the second week of may

Yes like May 6th or 7th.

Have u started your shots and titers yet?

Actually when I accepted for winter 08 I did do all of this in December so I'm all set with that except the drug screening which I'm sure they'll need a recent one.
If a person was to fail a class are they automatically kicked into the traitional program at the college without having to wait out a whole year?

Not sure. I know they're out of the accelerated pgm but as far as where it goes from there... don't know.

Are the instructors very helpful?

I'm sure they are; after all we are a reflection of them and I'm sure that the hospital would not continue to utilize a school that has a poor student nurse curriculum--after all we are their future employees.

I really appreciate everything

Glad to help.