Where are all you SC nurses?

RedVaz · Mar 10, 2004

Yea, I will not be starting any nursing classes untill fall 2004 or spring 2005 if I stay here. From everything I've heard it's a good program. Not much of a wait, semester or two once you get all you pre-reqs done. Lots of nice people. Where are you going now? Actually, if I can get accepted into trident tech in Charleston by fall 2005 I'd take a semester off and go ahead and move down there. That's been my goal from the beginning.
Hey RedVaz if you've got any info on ttc or just an opinion I'd appreciate some feedback. You know how long the wait is? Anybody else familular with it feel free to post. Good luck to all, Brandon

Brandon,

If you are already on the waiting list at Florence I would not recommend switching to TTC. The waiting list is 2-3 years after you have completed your prereqs and formally applied to the nursing program. I would finish your degree in Florence,then move here-you might even get an an employer to pay for relocation.

Soonstudent · Mar 11, 2004

Thanks Red, To bad, I hate the thought of being stuck in Florence for two more years. I'm going to stop by on my way to Charleston today and see what they have to say . I won't get my hopes up though.

Thanks again for the info.

Brandon

surfernurse · Mar 17, 2004

I noticed that it says you were raised in MB, and you are 32. I, too have been in MB and am 32. I am a soon to be new-grad (in May) and will start working at either Grand Strand or Waccamaw hospital in May. Did you go to high school at MB, or Socastee or anywhere like that? How funny of we know each other:chuckle !

Anyway, I have a boat load of information of Charleston area nd Myrtle Beach area hospitals if anyone is interested.

Allie

Soonstudent · Mar 17, 2004

Anyway, I have a boat load of information of Charleston area nd Myrtle Beach area hospitals if anyone is interested.
Allie

Hey, I know a few guys that live in surfside, it's a nice area. I noticed you said you have some info on Charleston. I'm moving down there in May and starting school at Trident Tech next year. I'm not really familular with any of the hospitals and I'd appreciate any info. Thanks Brandon

P_RN, ADN, RN · Mar 19, 2004

Hi I'm an oldie and I'm in SC. Don't discount the Columbia area. I graduated from USC. Midlands Tech has programs too (LPN and RN) and the hospitals in the area are pretty good too. Anyway welcome to SC. Beautiful faces beautiful places.

P_RN, ADN, RN · Mar 19, 2004

Hi I'm an oldie and I'm in SC. Don't discount the Columbia area. I graduated from USC. Midlands Tech has programs too (LPN and RN) and the hospitals in the area are pretty good too. Anyway welcome to SC. Beautiful faces beautiful places.

Town & Country · Apr 14, 2004

I will soon be a SC nurse (I hope), in the Beaufort area.

I am pretty nervous about the change right now but it's been a LONG, DARK, GLOOMY DAY.

Rain mixed with (ugh) snow!

I am just nervous and everything, I had a phone interview today and so on. I really want to come to SC. But these nervous jitters are hard to deal with!

momof4ndocswife · Apr 16, 2004

I, too, am an "oldie" from the Columbia area, and a native of South Carolina. I grew up in Greenville, SC and after high school earned a BS in biology in 1977 while married to a medical student in North Carolina. We moved to Augusta, Ga. for his 3 year residency training in family practice and onto 3 years in Germany, compliments of the U.S. Army to pay back time owed for his military med. school scholarship. After an additional military year back in Augusta, we moved to Lexington, SC, where we've lived since 1984... raising our 4 children (now ages 26, 23, 20, 17). I was actually accepted to medical school after college, too, but passed up that opportunity in order to better balance our marriage and family life. Now....With our youngest child to soon graduate in May, I'm preparing for "empty nest" by training to become a nurse... and I love it! It's a lot more challenging to memorize and learn new material and skills at age 49, but the nurturing/caring part seems to be a natural transition after 26 years of mothering... and I do find that the life experiences and insights I've gained from years of dealing with people are beneficial with anticipating patients' needs. I'm near the end of my second semester of clinicals at Midlands Tech (MTC), with 3 more semesters to go. I don't plan to attend during the summer when my boys are home from college, so I'll be past 50 when I finally graduate in Dec. 05! (That following summer, my daughter and her husband hope to return to this area with plans to start a family, too... so, hopefully, I'll have just enough time to take the boards and adjust to a new job before becoming a grandmother!)

The program at MTC is outstanding... but tough... and has a reputation for producing high quality nurses. I was surprised to find that so many of the nursing students are mature students who have already earned degrees in other majors and are now changing careers. ('Quite a number of former school teachers, it seems.) The wait list is lengthy, like everywhere, but for those of you interested, I've learned that it's faster to begin with the LPN program (where there seems to be no waiting list), and then transition into the ADN/RN program. The curriculum for the LPN program at MTC is exactly the same as the first 3 semesters of the ADN/RN program, and if slots become available in the ADN program (which do, quite often), then LPN students can transfer into the available RN slots. MTC is a very economical way to earn a nursing degree and the curriculum is planned so that the courses all transfer to the statewide BSN university programs and most students who choose to continue straight on towards a 4 year degree, can earn it with an additional year of course work.

As for living in the Columbia area...

I loved growing up in the beautiful upstate in the area of the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains and have always enjoyed vacationing along South Carolina's beaches and islands (Hilton Head, Charleston, Surfise/Myrtle). Columbia isn't a scenic vacation spot, but it is certainly a convenient place to live, right in the center of the state, with easy access in either direction, to the beaches or mountains... or up I-77 to entertainment events in Charlotte. With raising our 4 children, we've also come to appreciate the convenience of being centrally located when you're driving all over the state for athletic events, band competitions, All-State Concerts, Academic competitions, scholarship tryouts, etc.... and moving kids in and out of college or joining them for tailgaiting. We can be anywhere in the state, pretty much within a 3 hour drive!

Columbia is home to 3 major Hospitals, plus the VA... and Lexington has a large and rapidly growing medical center. The Lexington area is a WONDERFUL place to raise a family. We still even have great public schools!

SO.... come on down... if anyone is looking for a warm and friendly place to work and call home! :)

southernchickrn · May 27, 2004

Hey! Anybody out there from the North Augusta/Aiken area? I attend USC Aiken and will be graduating in Dec 04. Last year it was announced that our ADN program was being phased out and will end in December 2005. That's also when the accreditation for the ADN program runs out. The last class of ADN students started this past January. Now we only have a BSN completion, and generic BSN. Aiken Tech is picking up the ADN program starting in August. They used to only have an LPN program. We have one other ADN program and that's across the Savannah River at Augusta State University. The Medical College of Georgia only has a BS and MS program. As far as I know USCA doesn't have a waiting list for students to get into the nursing program. I work at University Hospital in Augusta, GA as a Patient Care Aide II/Student Nurse on the Cardiac/Renal flloor. That's probably where I will work after graduating, since I'm familiar with the layout and know pretty much everybody. The only hard change will be going from PCA II to RN ( in terms of paperwork and stuff)!I would love to hear anybody that's from this area, especially if you attend or have graduated from USCA!

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E.R.nurstudent · Jun 1, 2004

Hey SC,
Just wanted to say hello to all the fellow nurses and future nurses. I'm a new nurse. I just graduated with a BSN in May. I see that most of yall are from the charleston area, any one in the columbia area? I also wanted to say that Lander University has a RN-BSN online, Its been a very successful program. Good Luck to Everyone
Meg

:) Good job with your graduation!! Thankyou for your time. It really seems like a long road to go down! I'm just finishing A&P. I would like to ask you about SC state exams. Were they difficult? What was the most difficult part of Nursing school? My other question, Do you think I can complete clinicals and work a 2nd shift, relaxed security officer job?

ndiwano · Aug 25, 2004

Hi, I recently graduated from Greenville Technical College, in Greenville, SC. The ADN program there is a 2 year program not including any prerequisites. I suggest getting as many of those out of the way first before starting the actual nursing classes. Every 5 weeks you shift to a different class, with a different clinical site... it makes it nice for people who may have family issues and need to sit out a 5 weeks. that way you don't have to sit out the whole semester. The program is 2 full years with one 5-week class each summer. I feel great about the program. Everyone I've heard from my class passed the NCLEX, most of us finished with only 75 questions which I feel is great! I'm sure you also have great programs in NC, but SC is a great state...smiling faces, beautiful places!!! Also, Greenville is near the mountains, and only a few hours from the coast. weekend trips are very do-able!

hope this helps!

Hey Nurses, You make S.C. sound so much better than N.C. Does anyone want to adopt an older woman that is trying to be a nurse? Ha, just kidding. The warm weather and no snow sounds sooo good after a snow last week, that is still hanging on for the next one. Tell me about the ADN schools there in S.C. if you have a few minutes and I could be convinced to move down in a heart beat!!! Thanks, Cay

SCmomof3, RN · Sep 22, 2004

Reviving this old thread :) I'm in Rock Hill and still a student.