Any LMU students?

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Hi everyone. I am currently waiting on THE letter from LMU for Spring '08..anyone else waiting?

Hi everyone

I have applied to LMU for Spring '09 and in researching them became aware that Hiwassee College that was associated held one of the satelite sites for LMU's nursing program did lose their accredidation(sp); anyway when I talked to Karen in the nursing dept at LMU she stated that Hiwassee college did not have a passing score on NCLEX exams for quite some time. I am assuming this is what has contributed to their recent "bad rep". Overall it seems to be a good school.

Good luck to all of you!!

Heather

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Specializes in Emergency, CV, Resp.
I graduated from LMU and would NEVER recommend it. In fact, I recently heard that LMU lost their accredidation. They are very disorganized, terribly expensive, and instruction is less than desirable. I passed boards the 1st time with 75 questions, I also graduated with honors but I worked my tail off for it. A large majority of the students failed classes, failed the boards and had an awful experience,

I worked my tail off too, but so does every nursing student. I had good instructors and not so good. Show me a perfect nursing school! They lost thier Hiawassii site accreditation, for reasons I do not know. All other sites are doing fine. They were recently this year approved for Family Nurse Practioner and CRNA. They are expensive, but 79% of the students receive grants, scholarships etc. I worked part-time as a tutor to underclassman, ans had a lot of great community experiences. They are rated one of the best for clinical experience. I have had friends in several programs around...LMU is one of the better ones. You do have to maintain 80%...but you are taking care of live humans when you graduate! I don't know if I want the nurse who passed with a 74.9% and took boards a number of times taking care of my family member....Just keep in mind, every school has different high points and low points. Go to the www.TN.gov website and look at the nursing school page, it shows pass rates for all TN schools. ask around, go visit them. You'll make the right choice. I graduated May 2008, passed boards and now work at the hospital I did clinicals at. And I love it!

:grad: :prdnrs:

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Well congradulations Nurse Ratchet! I am going to LMU next month, and i did my homework- considering other schools around, LMU sounded great. Where did you do your clinicals? Do you know how the Blount site is?

Thanks

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Yea, I went to the NLNAC webiste last night, and it still says that LMU is fully accredited. I am very excited, and from every person I have spoken with, except one, everyone has said that the clinical experience is very good. We are just gonna have to work our tails off- which is what I planned on doing!!

Good luck everyone! And congrats to all who have already finished!

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Did anyone get a D in Micro and still got to go to NS. I had the worst lecture instructor in the world this summer-- but I still want to continue, it is distressing that's all

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Specializes in Emergency, CV, Resp.

I went to St. Mary's Site, but I have heard Blount site is good too. Just a little different. Good Luck!

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Did anyone get a D in Micro and still got to go to NS. I had the worst lecture instructor in the world this summer-- but I still want to continue, it is distressing that's all

Where did you take it at? I thought that if you made below a "C" in science or math, that it would not transfer. But, I may be wrong?

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I currently go to the Blount Campus. I am taking O.B. now and the final is Tue. I should grad in May 09. I would not recommend this school at all. I don't have a prob with the 80% but what I do have a prob with is all the bs time consuming work that they put on you and you don't get credit for it. I have maintained an 80%,until now this class is hard. I messed up on one test and that is all it takes. You can only re-take one class after that if you fail another you are kicked out of the program. The clinical experience is excellent, however you don't get credit for your clinical work. That is my biggest concern. The way I see it most people can maintain an 80%, but that doesn't mean they will be good nurses, if you don't know your skills or have poor people skills you will drown no matter what avg you held in nursing school. So, word of advice think long and hard before you decide to pay that tuition,and do the work that you don't get credit for. I have already lost half my class.

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I currently go to the Blount Campus. I am taking O.B. now and the final is Tue. I should grad in May 09. I would not recommend this school at all. I don't have a prob with the 80% but what I do have a prob with is all the bs time consuming work that they put on you and you don't get credit for it. I have maintained an 80%,until now this class is hard. I messed up on one test and that is all it takes. You can only re-take one class after that if you fail another you are kicked out of the program. The clinical experience is excellent, however you don't get credit for your clinical work. That is my biggest concern. The way I see it most people can maintain an 80%, but that doesn't mean they will be good nurses, if you don't know your skills or have poor people skills you will drown no matter what avg you held in nursing school. So, word of advice think long and hard before you decide to pay that tuition,and do the work that you don't get credit for. I have already lost half my class.

I am not sure what you mean when you say you do not get credit for clinicals. Could you explain,please?

Thanks.

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What can I do if I cant find my old shot records???? I am going to take a physical tomorrow- but I for the life of me cant find my records. Can a doctor just give me a shot and call it good//

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I had to go to my Peds office and get them, but I think that they heath department will have them too.

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But we are talking over 30 years ago and I am originally from Calif. I think I am going to the clinic and see what they can do for me!!

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