CMK Healthcare LPN Program

nurse1011 · Jan 27, 2011

Did anyone attend or know anyone who attended Americare technical school in park ridge, il?? I can find any reviews and Im interested in going to that school.

Thank You

Chris NS · Feb 26, 2011

hey Magelan have you gone to the campus in glendale heights campus, and I want to phelbotmy but later I wanna do EKG tech; do I need to take the phelbotmy class there in order to take the EKG tech

Magelan · Feb 26, 2011

Either one first - doesn't metter :)

Reese2012 · Jul 5, 2011

Has anyone gone through this program? How hard is the TABE test that is required? I don't see why that is needed when I already have a bachelors degree.

If anyone has more info. on this program (that has attended it), I would greatly appreciate it. I know the classes are on the weekends and the cost of the program, I am looking for more detailed information (where you go for clinicals, what time the classes are at, how are you graded, and what is the student to teacher ratio)

Thanks!:)

ChrisCNA · Jul 6, 2011

i actually would like to hear from recent grands if preferby from the glendale heights campus

Reese2012 · Jul 13, 2011

i went to cna class at cmk and it was great. now i'm planning to enroll in their lpn program in january 8 2011 in westmont campus. in my case, the good thing is that the classes will be held only on weekends :)
the new thing is that now they have another more prerequirement - pharmacology course...it costs $700, and the class will be in october for 5 saturdays. terminology is also $700, and anatomy $1000. they accept transcripts from other schools but for people who don't have time to waste in community colleges, it's better to finish these 3 subjects in cmk 'cause you can finish all that in less than 3 months.
clinicals on cna course was nice, teachers were ok. clinicals are in meadowbrook manor nursing home in bolingbrook.

i checked into this school and not all of their classes are on the weekends, your clinicals are held during the week, but when i called, no one could tell me the times the clinicals would be at. i am becoming suspicious about this school

doli123 · Jul 15, 2011

Americare school has 600 dollors per credit and $600 per lab. Cmk has $325 per credit. Americare has AIT exam after every course, if you does not pass the Ati exam, you fail the course and Roll trasition for 5 weeks in the end. Cmk has no roll transition and no ATI exams after each course.

Magelan · Jul 16, 2011

I am the one of the 50 people that started the CMK LPN program on 03/26/2011. :)

So far so good :)

I'm pretty happy with this program. First subject was Mental Health and it ended somewhere in May. At this point, we are at middle of Nursing Fundamentals and the first clinical will start on Monday 07/18/2011 (Mental Health was without clinicals).

Classes are held on Saturdays and Sundays 4-10 pm but clinicals will be during week. There are 2 options. Either to choose to have clinicals once a week (8 am - 8 pm) - either twice a week in the mornings. I've chosen the option Monday & Friday morning 'cause I work pm-s Mon-Fri.

Clinicals will be held at 3 places: Meadowbrook Manor - Bolingbrook and in 2 other nursing homes in Naperville & Park Ridge (I don't know the names of the facilities but I'll find out - I've chosen Bolingbrook). I'll keep you posted how this will look like :-)

The teacher is very dedicated, but the class is big though... 50 people... Some people failed mental health, but they proceeded conditionally to Fundamentals. If they also fail on Fundamentals - they will have to leave the program for good. If they pass, they will have to go again on Mental Health with the next batch that starts on 09/10/2011.

Passing score is 78! And we have exams every Saturday but it is not so hard. Bad thing - sometimes there are too many chapters that are covered in one session.

TABE test is easy - around 100 questions - mostly English and 24-25 from maths (sooo easy). I don't know if anyone failed on TABE but the only thing that hurts is these $50 for that test...

doli123 · Jul 17, 2011

i did all pre req and did pharmcology and fundamental in other school. where i am going is 600 dollors per credit hour and $600 for lab . i do not have no money to pay . Three courses left. med search, obe and third one do not remeber. 16 credit hour. if i move to CMK ,you think i will get credit for my classes or not.

need a suggestion.

thanks

doli123 · Jul 17, 2011

i did all pre req and did pharmcology and fundamental in other school. where i am going is 600 dollors per credit hour and $600 for lab . i do not have no money to pay . Three courses left. med search, obe and third one do not remeber. 16 credit hour. if i move to CMK ,you think i will get credit for my classes or not.

need a suggestion.

thanks

doli123 · Jul 19, 2011

i went CMK and they told me to meet tomorrow to meet dean. receptionist told me that they will give me credit for pharmacology and fundamental . i have to start with CPN 104 in jan. but i have to give TABE exam. I am really worry about that exam. If i passed that exam ,i will start in jan. BUt in august ,i will do 8 weeks dialysis certification.

doli123 · Jul 19, 2011

CMK has CPN is 64 hours, that means how many weeks. They were saying class is 12 hour week. yu think it is right. that means class is 5 and 1/2 week. that's right or not. how many hours lab per week. ?