Looking for Information!! Please help me=-)

[LIZ07]

I posted this in another section, then saw this discussion board and thought it might be a better place for it.

I need help making a very important decision.My Major in college. I have been interested in nursing and applied to two colleges one I got accepted for nursing and the other I did also but for a different campus location about 2 hours away from my home. One is a state 2 year college the other is a 4 year. you can view the 2 year one at http://www.ivytech.edu Does it make a difference of which type of school you go to? What is the common pay for a nurse? How hard is it to get a job after graduating college? I appreicate your time reading this and thanks in advance for any advice/answers you may give me!!

I took the information BELOW off of the website of the 2 year college.

Caring and compassion for other people are required to find success in a career as a nurse. Interest in science, especially life sciences such as biology, anatomy and physiology, is especially important to students in the Nursing program offered by Ivy Tech State College. In the rapidly changing healthcare field, nurses have several career options that are both challenging and rewarding.

Nurses are in high demand across the nation. They command high salaries and often receive shift, vacation and on-call bonuses. Future education and training are available and often lead to a higher salary.

Ivy Tech State College offers a Nursing program approved by the Indiana State Board of Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. If you are already an LPN, you can take the LPN Track to become an RN. Students who successfully complete the program will receive an associate of science degree in Nursing.

The Nursing program requires an entrance exam in addition to the college assessment exam. All admission requirements for the program must be completed by February for admission into either the traditional track or LPN Mobility track. Acceptance in the program is competitive. Information on the selection process is available from the Admissions Office or the Health Sciences Division Office. When you graduate from the Nursing Program, you are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN examination to become a registered nurse. About 92% of Ivy Tech State College-Lafayette's Nursing Program graduates pass the NCLEX-RN examination on their first attempt.

Associate of Science

I'm not already an LPN I'm a highschool student. I'm confused on what attending this college will get me. The direct link to that page is http://www.laf.ivytech.edu/degree_programs/health/H_Nurs.html If anyone can help me out I would be so appreciative!!

[sunnyjohn]

Hi Liz07,

You can get the full list of classes you will need to take for each program on each college's website. They will send you a print copy of the college catolg if you request one. Go to the Ivy tech website click on admissions then click on request information. Pick your campus. Make sure you request a viewbook, catalog and schedule of classes!! Oh, and get info on the Associate of Science Degree and the financial aid info you may need. Yeah, and whatever else catches your fancy.

Which Ivy tech campus again??? If you tell me which schools again and which campuses of which school will see what I can find.

If you go to the Ivy Tech website and click on curricula, then type in "nursing" in the keyword search (or pick your campus form the drop down box) , you will get what looks like the complete list of all the classes you will have to take for the Associate Degree in nursing (ADN). Since you are a high school student and don't have an LPN, you will use the Associate of Science link and not the Transition to ASN nursing link.

To get the full description of each of theses courses go to the Ivy tech site click on Academic options and then click on course outlines. Use the drop box to pick the classes you are interested in.

For example:

COURSE : NUR 150*Nursing and Universal Needs

CATALOG DESCRIPTION: Provides fundamental facts, concepts, principles, and rationales necessary to meet universal healthcare needs. Introduces the five components of nursing process and the roles of the associate degree nurse.

It may not be a bad idea for you to call both of the schools up. Try to speak with somene in admissins and nursing. If you can set up a tour to the campus that would be best.... Annoy your parents... Tell them you need a field trip...lol.. hehe

I will get the Purdue info later.

I will write more later... gottta clean my house...

[LIZ07]

THanks Once AGAIN! I requested the information from ivy tech and have printed about 15 pages of information lol. I'm having a hard time finding the information for purdue calumet. I can find information for the west lafayette campus but not so much at calumet.purdue.edu But I'm on my way to look again! Goodluck with the house cleaning hope you have loads of fun:D

[sunnyjohn]

HI Liz 07,

The house is only half clean lol

Purdue Calumet???? Cool....

According to the website at Purdue/Calumet you can get either the Associate degree in Nursing (technical option) OR a Bachelor's degree (professional option) . You don't have to have an LPN to apply for admissons into these programs.

I looked at their website, and to be honest the first semester in both the programs are identical. That would give a a chance to decide which option you want. You can always transition over to the BSN after you finish your Asociate's. Then you may be able to get an employer to pay for it. Or you can just do it all at once. Calumet DOES give you options.

The way I translate the info off the site the first nursing class is NURS 181, EthosI/ The Freshman experience. It does not look like you have to be officially in the program to take it. It is a survey course that helps you decide if nursing is what you really want. The other 1st semester classes are all prereq's that will tranfer to any college in the nation (Yale,Harvard, or Ivy Tech). So even if you HATE Calumet, you can leave and still be in good shape.

http://www.calumet.purdue.edu/nursing

Here is some contact info I got off the site. Call them up. Dazzle them with your eagerness.....lol

To schedule a visit or for further information, please contact:

Jeannie Mayer, Secretary

Undergraduate Nursing Program

Purdue University Calumet

School of Nursing

2200 169th Street

Hammond, IN* 46323

[phone]

I think you will do well at any school. Ivy Tech or Calumet. Try posting in the Indiana or student forums for info (read dirt) on both schools.

More later... gotta take out the trash...