calling ANYONE from central Virginia-PVCC!

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Specializes in L&D, peds NN, and recently outpatient..

Just wanted to know if anyone has had an experience with any of the community colleges, specifically PVCC in Charlottesville Virginia? For me, this has been VERY challenging. The community colleges a little farther out are so much more user friendly, and seem like they want you to succeed. Of course they are at least an hour drive away.

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Hi Junebug,

I just graduated from the PVCC program in May. I passed the NCLEX and am now working Med/Surg and Oncology at MJH.

There were some great things about PVCC's program. Clinicals at UVa were wonderful. Many new nurses I've met from other areas didn't get to experience the kind of patient care we did at UVa. I've heard folks describe clinicals as boring, and my clinicals were definitely not boring.

The program was really challenging. I feel it prepared me well for the NCLEX and for my current job.

There were not-so-nice aspects of the program as well. The workload was incredible. The organization not always so great. The tone from the instructors to students not always so great. The dreaded "U" day policy was horrific and terrifying. I'm still amazed that I got through it all.

But it was worth it!

Feel free to reply with specific questions if you have any.

Good luck!

Anne

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Specializes in L&D, peds NN, and recently outpatient..

Yea! Thanks so much for responding. I am actually going to meet with an advisor tomorrow. Yes to all you have said. There seems to be some-I don't know -kind of hostile vibe or lets just say they seem very stressed out in the nursing office. It is so great to speak with someone though who has recently been through the program. Because of ongoing changes made to the curriculum, it is hard to keep up.

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