Edison State College Nursing Program 2011

rrz0609 · Mar 30, 2011

Also, if it makes you guys feel better, I was accepted into the Collier program with 88 points last fall and there were about 500 people applying between all the programs. And I know I didn't have the lowest points in my class, so you should all do fine! Just sit back and wait for the phone call! And when you get accepted you are going to have to get your immunizations updated, get CPR certified, get a physical from your doctor, and go get background and drug tested, so enjoy your couple of free weeks! :-)

patricia0809 · Mar 30, 2011

Wow that's a lot for one semester!..but i'm looking forward to it. Thanks for the info.(fingers-crossed)

ESCstudent419 · Mar 30, 2011

Thanks for posting. It's good to know the kind of schedule that I may have so that I will still be able to work.

ESCstudent419 · Mar 30, 2011

rprado:
You will start your clinicals about a month into your second semester. You have about 3-4 weeks of clinical days at lab at school before you start at the hospital and they will teach you the basics to get you through your first weeks at clinical such as changing an occupied bed, taking vital signs, how to check blood glucose, and doing bed baths. As the weeks progress you will learn how to give meds (oral and injectable) and other skills that you can do if the opportunity presents itself during clinical.

Do you have to rotate hospitals for the clinicals or do you normally just stay in your general area? Like you are at the Collier campus, do you only do clinicals in Collier county or do you have to go to Healthpark or Charlotte county to do clinicals?

rrz0609 · Mar 30, 2011

You normally stay in your area. The Collier campus has clinicals at Naples Community Hospital (downtown and north collier). I know the Lee students are all over the place at all the Lee Memorial Hospitals, and I'm not sure where Charlotte students have clinical at, but they stay in Charlotte county. You will get to spend one day at a nursing home (Glenview for Collier students) but that is also in Collier county and the other campuses go to different nursing homes in their counties.

ESCstudent419 · Mar 30, 2011

Thanks. That answers alot. i'm applying to Lee so it helps to know that I will be all over Lee county. Not that I want to drive all over the place but it is worth it.

boxermom_RN · Apr 5, 2011

All of this is making me sooo anxious to hear back from the program. I really hope I get in. But I do have one question for anybody who can answer (I can't believe I didn't ask during the orientation or even when I turned my application in). But my HESI score was an 89.88 ... do they round up at all?? Because that's a difference of 85 or 90 points for my application. Nerve-racking!!

patricia0809 · Apr 5, 2011

They do round it up but u need a 90.1 and up to get the 40 points

boxermom_RN · Apr 5, 2011

Ok now that is just even more frustrating, lol. Oh well, fingers are still crossed!

patricia0809 · Apr 5, 2011

I think a 85 is good enough to get you into the program. I hope this week goes by fast!!

rprado, BSN · Apr 5, 2011

Hi everybody I'm applying for collier and on my application I put that I attended orientation feb.9 but I attended it last year not this year. What should I do?

patricia0809 · Apr 5, 2011

I remember i did my orientation last year march and they told me to take it again this year, but i really dont know what they would say about that. You should call them...