boces lpn program?

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ive been looking into the boces lpn program for september. I want to do the full time day program? how hard is it? is it really stressful? any other information would be great

I just took my boces exam this morning and I received a call back for an interview in the afternoon(sched for next friday).

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You just took the exam? do you know if that was the last possible exam? I am just graduating Stony Brook and have no idea what to do and I am really interested in LPN now, wish I would have looked into this sooner! A whole year is a long time to wait for the next session...

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Did anyone sit the exam on may 8th get called yet? Im hoping to start in Sept.

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Specializes in BRAIN INJURY/REHAB.

HELLO FUTURE NUESESTO LPN EXAM FOR EASTERN SUFFOLK BOCES IN JAN.. RCVD MY RESULT:) THE WEEK AFTER(1WEEK TO THE DAY TO BE EXACT)HAD MY INTERVIEW MAR.23.PASSED THEN GOT MY ACCEPTANCE LETTER THAT FRIDAY:yeah:SOOOOO HAPPY!!!! HAVE TO ATTEND THE ORIENTATION ON JUNE 15TH CANT WAIT... WISH CLASS COULD START LIKE TOMORROW LONG TIME COMING... GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND HOPE EVERYTHING WORKS OUT FOR YOU

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OMG!! I am so happy for you all. I waas going to apply at Eastern Boces but wasnt sure between that and ultrasound tech. I wish I had. I applied at SW Boces Westchester. Took the exam yesterday and am in suspense. May I ask which kind of exam they gave, wast it the C-Net? What percentile do you have to beat? Thanks and Congrats again

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Specializes in med-surg.

I'm a Graduate of Eastern Suffolk BOCES. I attended the first year part-time while I was still in High School, and then the second year was full time, every day, from 8:00am until 2:00pm I believe. I graduated in May of 2009. I have lots of good things to say about this program. However, I feel as if the high school program may not prepare you enough for what you are going into the second year, I was able to catch up. The teachers are LOVELY. I loved all of my teachers. For each rotation (med-surg, pediatrics, maternal-newborn nursing, psych) you will have both clinical and classroom portions. You must past both the clincal part AND the classroom part with a 75% or above in order to graduate. If you don't meet this requirement (I failed my Geriatrics classroom rotation with a 73.8%), even by one point - you will have to pay to take it over. If you fail the clinical part, you must retake both the clinical AND the classroom portion, however if you just fail the classroom portion, you will only need to retake that. Most of the teachers lecture the class by using powerpoint presentations, some go into much more detail than others. Most of the teachers are friendly and exciting, and VERY eager to help you succeed. They offer a SKILLS lab if you are having difficulties daily until 4PM, where one of the teachers stays and helps you with whatever you need.

A big portion of your grade for each rotation will be your care plans. Care plan assignments are given to you completely based on your patients. Care plans incorporate patient care, prioritization, labs and medications and are graded on YOUR organization. They seem like a LOT of work, and they are long, but they aren't as hard as they seem, and the teachers at SKILLS lab are willing to help. Most students do really poorly on the first care plan (I believe I got a 68%), but you receive your care plan back critiqued so you know how to do it the next time. I believe there were 2 care plans for medicine, 2 for surgery, and then 1 for each of the other rotations. After medicine and surgery, we were just given case scenerios for our case studies and they weren't based on our patients. This was due to time constraints in the hospital. Don't rush through these, if you use all the information and work carefully, you will do great. After I nearly failed my first case study, I never got below a 90% on another one.

Clinical teachers are tough, but they have to be. They will ask you questions on the spot in front of the class. Know your patient and about all the Meds they are on. If you don't know medication precautions or how to give the medication, you will most likely not be allowed to give it. Clinicals are nervewracking but the best experiences you will have. As students, we got to see TWO births (1 C-section, 1 normal delivery), work with Psychiatric Patients, provide total patient care, stand in for a surgery and go to Endoscopy and specialty surgery areas. You also get to experience all different hospitals and nursing homes.

One thing I wouldn't advise is taking the last week of school, where they charge you (I don't remember how much exactly) and it's suppossed to be an NCLEX review. I did this and it was a mistake. It is so disorganized, the teachers didn't even know what they were suppossed to be teaching us during this week and breezed through all the information so fast - nobody got anything out of it and several students walked out and tried to get refunds on the first day)

I took and passed my NCLEX on my first try :) Believe it or not, I still have classmates who haven't taken their boards.......most have, I know a few students who failed the first time and passed the second.

I think anybody going into BOCES should love it, just be prepared to work. I miss it so much and I made wonderful friends there.

DON'T ARRIVE LATE, you will be sent home after you use your sheet of passes. I believe they give you until 8:10am to show up. They will send you home at 8:11am, and the parking lot fills really early (like 7:40) so you will have to park farther away if you arrive late and it will take awhile to get to class. If you lose your ID card, you will have to buy another one for $10 or you cannot enter the building. Clinical teachers are also strict on rules with dress code so make sure you have no jewelry in and are wearing the right tights under your uniform pants and your hair is up above your collar. BOCES likes their students to look professional.

Sorry I gave a lot of information - just trying to help!

Good luck everyone!!!

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thanks so much! I was at orientation on June 14 for start end August and was totally motivated by the teachers and directors and all the other students. can't wait to start. thanks for sharing your experience. Wishing you all the best for the future! :nurse: congrats!

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Hello, i have an interview with s.w. boces this week, im really nervous. can someone please give me a heads-up on what they will ask. i dont want to blow it...

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Gigi

There is a SW Boces board and the interview questions are on there...check for it.

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For those attending the western suffolk or eastern suffolk boeces LPN programs did any of you take the pre-entrance course? If so how was it? Are there any recommendations you may have for taking the test? Thanks

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Congrats on entering the program!!!!! Did you have to the take the prep course for the entrance exam?

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Dayana -

No I didn't take the prep course. I got a study book from Barnes and Noble...but honestly the English part is common sense. The math was a lot of conversions and was slightly harder. The prep course would probably be helpful because they will tell you exactly what kind of stuff will be on the test.

Good luck!

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I also went to GENESEE VALLEY BOCES in BATAVIA NY. You are so lucky to have a good instructor. Ours is pretty bad. The whole operation seems to be a huge mess. People having to start clinical all over b/c their instructor only let them bath people. Our syllabus constantly changes at the last minute. We have done assignments only to find out it changes over the weekend. I have to say if you have other options out there, pursue them. I am so sorry I ended up with BOCES. Out of a class of 38, 23 failed anatomy. Constant subs for our clinical instructors..it's one big mess over there.

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