CCAC questions- need answers from all campuses.

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I have a few questions regarding CCAC's nursing school. I am trying to figure it all out before applying.

Is it considered one nursing program or is each campus considered their own? For example, if one goes to South but needs a course that isn't offered at South that semester or there is a scheduling conflict, can the course be taken at another campus?

Where do all of the campuses do clinicals? Does Allegheny only go to AGH? Does South only go to Jefferson? One girl said that she chose her campus based on the fact that it goes to Children's for the Pediatric rotation and others don't. Which campuses go to Presby/Shadyside/Mercy/McKeesport? Do any go to Western Psych for the psychiatric nursing rotation?

Thank you very much! :confused:

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It depends on what course it is that you need completed. If it is just a coreq or prereq such as English 101 or A and P II or Micro, you can take those at any campuses. BUT, all campuses should be scheduling all the classes you need to complete your degree. If the course you need is say, one of the core classes such as NRN102 and you completed NRN101 at another campus, then you have to officially submit a form-- and be approved-- for transfer.

IDK much about where other campuses do their clinicals, but at Allegheny, in 101 I had clinicals at Kane and UPMC Mercy. This semester in 102, I was at AGH for Med-Surg, West Penn for OB and am now at Children's for Peds. Clinical groups are divided into about 7 or 8 people in each group, and where they go may differ a bit. One group for Med-Surg went to Kindred Hospital, which is in the South Side by AGH. I believe for 202 we go to Western Psyche for a rotation, though I have not received formal word on that yet. There is a lot of work the administration does behind the scenes to arrange all these clinicals, so will prob find out in January when the next term starts.

Here's a good link: http://www.ccac.edu/default.aspx?id=143292

Hope that helps.

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Thanks very much!!!! I thought I would get a ton more responses since there are so many CCAC students on here!

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Where do all of the campuses do clinicals? Does Allegheny only go to AGH? Does South only go to Jefferson? One girl said that she chose her campus based on the fact that it goes to Children's for the Pediatric rotation and others don't. Which campuses go to Presby/Shadyside/Mercy/McKeesport? Do any go to Western Psych for the psychiatric nursing rotation?

Thank you very much! :confused:

CCAC pretty much has to take what it can get. I went to Boyce campus and we went to the following places for clinical: Presby Senior Care, Golden Living, HealthSouth, Forbes, West Penn, St. Margaret, Presybterian, Mercy, Magee (only 1 group went there for OB), VA (only 1 group went there for psych), LifeCare, Children's Institute, Shadyside, and Excela. With the new UPMC East right around the corner, Boyce campus will hopefully have a better chance of having enough clinical sites its students.

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Thanks!!!

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