I'm currently a third of the way done with an Accelerated BSN and I'm very disappointed with how disorganized the program is. Mind you, this is a respected university rumored to be one of the best in the state, but geez are they lost.
We never know what's going to happen until one week before it happens. Wrong deadlines, incomplete instructions, wrong exam times etc. The professors make fun of us saying that we are too uptight wanting to know everything that is going to happen. I'm sorry, when you are in a 12 month accelerated program and sometimes have up to 15 assignments due in one week right before two exams, you need a little bit of time to plan and manage things. The whole thing has become an inside joke in my cohort. Let me paint you a picture.
Don't even get me started on SIM and Skills lab. Do all of you get to try all the skills? Because in our skills lab you get put in groups and each member of the group gets to practice one skill and the rest watches. Like med administration, one persons tries IM, another tries oral, another tries SQ. On our skills day for IV placement we all only got to do part of the procedure because the instructor was trying to save supplies. The program costs $60k. The mannequins are falling apart, the beds don't work and on my first skills check off we had to go through three different BP cuffs cause they were all busted. Is that how it is in all programs?
Last week we had our ATI retake right before one of our exams. Our calendar said 9am for ATI, 1130 for Pops exam. At 8pm the night before we get an e-mail from the Pops professor saying see you at 9am for the exam. Turns out she was wrong. Last clinical rotation we had a journal due 10pm on Friday. The professor e-mails us the morning of saying it's due by noon. Some people ended up missing the new last minute deadline and lost points on the assignment for being late. Is a little bit of consistency too much to ask?
I know this is a long rant, but I honestly want to know, is this how most programs are or is it just mine?
OP, LittleCa, I say cut your losses and move on. From reading other posts of yours, you are only on your first semester......Don't throw good money after bad. Continue with that waitlist for your Community College. I bet this program has an exit exam that prevents you from graduating and keeps their NCLEX board failures to a minimum.
I'm currently a third of the way done with an accelerated BSN and I'm very disappointed with how disorganized the program is. Mind you, this is a respected university rumored to be one of the best in the state, but geez are they lost.
On 12/8/2021 at 7:43 PM, LittleCa said:
It's a private for profit school.
For profit does not equate with "one of the best in the state". The investors are laughing all the way to the bank with your tuition money.
These 'for profit' have perfected how to reel in students....'why wait for a community/state school' 2 year opening when you can graduate from here and be earning as an RN right away after graduation. "Those 2 years with us will get you out quicker and you can pay off the student loans during your first 2 years. "
Factor in a crappy education that has a slogan 'the best in the state' and the investors (making $$$ off you) figured that would lure you in. They probably pay the PR firm that creates those great slogans more per month than you will make in 100 years.
Please become an informed consumer. I am not blaming you for anything. These schools can influence the student looking for a program by totally looking at your weakest points.
If you are willing to move on, investigate all scholarships out there: J & J, CC, and hospital scholarships. Agreeing to work a year or two at a hospital is better than a 30 year loan acquired by going to 'Nurses R Us".
During that time, while waiting a CC admission to their nursing program....Study! You have the books, look at a college's curriculum and when you eventually attend you will have the jump on the ball.
I went to a community college and it was a hot mess. I thought our program was the only one but it wasn't. A few people I knew in other schools said the same. Disorganization was the biggest complaint. But once I realized that's how it was going to be and just accepted it.... they were still very tough on us as they should be..
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OP, LittleCa, I say cut your losses and move on. From reading other posts of yours, you are only on your first semester......Don't throw good money after bad. Continue with that waitlist for your Community College. I bet this program has an exit exam that prevents you from graduating and keeps their NCLEX board failures to a minimum.