Any former or current Valencia CC students?

Nashima · Jan 27, 2006

Congrats! I am still working on my pre-reqs at VCC (online whenever possible) while working full time and attending Orlando Tech's LPN program. I sometimes wonder if I'll be able to maintain my sanity long enough to graduate.... but so far so good.

If you are disciplined, I believe you will be able to juggle all of your commitments/responsibilities. Best of luck to you and again... GRATS! :-)

RN-oneday · Mar 11, 2006

I got my acceptance letter about the same time you did. :smiley_aa I think it will be possible to work some but it will have to be a flexible schedule. I have been looking at the schedule for Spring 2006 and Summer 2006, the hours at school do not seem that long but that is not including study time. :uhoh3:

I can't wait for class to begin and get it over with. Did you go to the east or west campus for your pre-reqs?

Kim

debidobs · Mar 13, 2006

Congratulations! I am almost finished with my first semester in the VCC RN program. It is a lot of work. There is more to it than just class and lab time. I know several people who have full time jobs and are doing fine but don't study as much as I do. I quit my job before I started school but I am lucky that I don't need benefits or the extra money. I waited a year and a half to get in and want to give it everything I have. Next semester I will take a shift at the hospital 8 hours a week to start getting some practical experience. Most hospitals will hire you as a tech after you complete your first semester and the pay is around 11 an hour.

The faculty recommends working outside school no more than 24 hours a week.

Good luck to you!!

Deb

Nashima · Mar 13, 2006

I can't wait for class to begin and get it over with. Did you go to the east or west campus for your pre-reqs?

I'm taking pre-reqs on both campuses, depending on the semester/availability. I prefer east only because it is closer to home.... but any campus will do. Have to get these classes completed..... sigh. :stone

RN-oneday · Mar 17, 2006

Congratulations! I am almost finished with my first semester in the VCC RN program. It is a lot of work. There is more to it than just class and lab time. I know several people who have full time jobs and are doing fine but don't study as much as I do. I quit my job before I started school but I am lucky that I don't need benefits or the extra money. I waited a year and a half to get in and want to give it everything I have. Next semester I will take a shift at the hospital 8 hours a week to start getting some practical experience. Most hospitals will hire you as a tech after you complete your first semester and the pay is around 11 an hour.

The faculty recommends working outside school no more than 24 hours a week.

Good luck to you!!

Deb"

I have a few questions. I took my pre-reqs at the East Campus, so I was not able to talk to the nursing students on the West Campus. I am so glad there is someone here that is taking their classes at Valencia.

I am a little nervous with not knowing what is going to be expected in the nursing classes. So any information you could give I would really appreciate.

So how is the first semester going? What would you say the hardest part is? What do they concentrate on in the labs for the first semester?

Whatever information you can give would be wonderful and truly appreciated.

debidobs · Mar 17, 2006

It's a lot of work. The lab concentrates on learning a lot of different procedures and there is a lot to remember. It's important to make time to come to the lab to practice because there isn't any practice time in class. This semester we didn't have theory class on friday so that's when I go to the lab to practice so really Friday isn't a day off and Sunday is a pretty popular day in the lab as well. We cover the entire essentials of nursing book as well as dimensional analysis which is a self-study part of the program. I did not know this going into it. I have really enjoyed my classes and can't wait to finish up the semester which will include giving injections and calculating IVs. I think IV is covered more in depth in nursing 2.

debbie

RN-oneday · Mar 20, 2006

It's a lot of work. The lab concentrates on learning a lot of different procedures and there is a lot to remember. It's important to make time to come to the lab to practice because there isn't any practice time in class. This semester we didn't have theory class on friday so that's when I go to the lab to practice so really Friday isn't a day off and Sunday is a pretty popular day in the lab as well. We cover the entire essentials of nursing book as well as dimensional analysis which is a self-study part of the program. I did not know this going into it. I have really enjoyed my classes and can't wait to finish up the semester which will include giving injections and calculating IVs. I think IV is covered more in depth in nursing 2.
debbie

So lab sounds like alot of fun!! You can go to lab anytime you want to practice???? Not like lab in A&P or Micro, when we could go only when scheduled??? Is there always an instructor in there to answer questions or to say no that is not right? Did you find yourself nervous the first time you went to lab and started doing the different procedures? Sorry so many questions. I would love to just sit in one of those classes to get a feel. I wish they would let us do that.

Well good luck in your classes. Please keep us posted on how things are going.

:bowingpur

debidobs · Mar 20, 2006

There are open lab hours, mostly because there are several class levels using the lab. It's closed on Sat but open Sunday. I'm really enjoying my classes and am very anxious to move on to nursing 2 in a few weeks. :nurse:

motyandproudofit · Apr 2, 2008

I will be starting the RN program at Valencia west in May. :yeah:

I too am curious about how intense the program is. I have read threads on this site about how some schools are very intense and some are less then one would have expected. I have been working about 30 hours a week and doing school (prereqs and emt-b) fulltime with no problem. Is VCC really so intense that you go to bed at 1am and have to get up at 4am?

:bugeyes: :confused: