Everest or not? Alternative options! Help PLEASE!!!

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Ok, so how about community colleges and public universities in the Tampa Bay area? Which are the easiest/quickest to get into the nursing program. I am new to Florida and feel like I really know nothing! I've been accepted into a nursing program at Everest University and classes start Monday though I still feeling uneasy and completely stressed out about whether I should go ahead and attend or not. I have checked out State College of Florida and looks like there's not too many prerequisites there, anyone know about that? Or how about St. Pete College, is it hard to get into? Everest sounds nice because I can be completely done and working as an RN in 2 years from now. I turned 30 yesterday and I really really want to get started in my career and feel like I'm doing something with my life. But I do not want to be in debt and not be able to buy the house I want, etc. because of it. I really dont know what to do and I have to make the decision quick before locking into this thing Monday. Any advice greatly appreciated!

i hear many mixed reviews about everest. i have been doing my research and i must say that havent seen many good ones. most of them are bad because of the quality of education ratio to the cost of education. however, the people that say that everest is good is because they say that a school is only what you make of it. i wouldnt take everest out of the list until u talk to someone and people that went there. it does also vary from location,,,from what i hear.

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There is a reason why many states are proposing that entry level into nursing move towards BSN from an established, accredited school, and after reading these posts I can see why. The educational level, and the type of student these "for profit" schools are graduating is an embarrassment to the profession! Professional nurses must have the pathophysiological background, as well as the technical skills, as well as the required liberal arts background in order to engage physicians, providers and patients in the clinical setting. Most studies (for those of you from "for profit" schools or community colleges, this means research) indicate that nurses do not develop the critical thinking skills needed until their junior or senior year of college. Well, for you who only go to a "rush-through" 16 month program - guess what??? Your critical skills are severely lacking. For those nursing instructors who are working for these schools for the money - and they know it is only for the money, SHAME ON YOU!!! Also, shame on the Boards of Nursing who have allowed this to happen!!!

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There is a reason why many states are proposing that entry level into nursing move towards BSN from an established, accredited school ...

Which "many states" are those, please??? There are plenty of individuals and organizations within the nursing community that have been pushing the BSN-as-entry-level idea for >30 years now, but they're no closer to making that happen than they were 30 years ago and the reason why is that the states, that actually license nurses. aren't buying it. The only state that ever did make the BSN mandatory for licensure, North Dakota, had to rescind the requirement several years later when it proved unworkable. There are usually a couple states talking about the possibility of instituting a BSN requirement in any given year, but ND is still the only state that has actually tried it.

Also, can you provide your sources for the "most studies" regarding nursing students and critical thinking? In the last BSN program in which I taught (at a respectable but not particularly outstanding state university), I had the students for the last semester before they graduated, and most of the students there couldn't "critically think" their way out of a paper bag. :rolleyes: I've had much better experiences with ADN students.

(However, having said that, I'm certainly no fan of the proprietary tech/voc "colleges" and would never encourage anyone to attend one. My experience with ADN students has been through public community college programs.)

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There is a reason why many states are proposing that entry level into nursing move towards BSN from an established, accredited school, and after reading these posts I can see why. The educational level, and the type of student these "for profit" schools are graduating is an embarrassment to the profession! Professional nurses must have the pathophysiological background, as well as the technical skills, as well as the required liberal arts background in order to engage physicians, providers and patients in the clinical setting. Most studies (for those of you from "for profit" schools or community colleges, this means research) indicate that nurses do not develop the critical thinking skills needed until their junior or senior year of college. Well, for you who only go to a "rush-through" 16 month program - guess what??? Your critical skills are severely lacking. For those nursing instructors who are working for these schools for the money - and they know it is only for the money, SHAME ON YOU!!! Also, shame on the Boards of Nursing who have allowed this to happen!!!

Wow, way to be condescending. Every school is at heart "for profit". Education is just as much business for four year universities as it is for for-profit institutions. While some may be a completely useless waste of federal loan money there is NO WAY you can lump all programs save BSN's in the same "useless" category.

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I just met with the Keiser University rep this morning and I really like it.. it's only 30 mins from my house, and instead of doing an LPN course I think I really should do the RN one there. I am just over 50 so don't have the time to wait for a space at HCC or elsewhere, so I guess I am in a rush too!!! My other option is the Center for Allied Health here in Brandon, they also do Bridge to RN, but I just had a better feeling about Keiser... However I will have to wait until Jan to start as I am having a problem getting HS Diploma equivelant from England.. it's been the toughest part of all this...

Glad to hear that Keiser is getting good reviews

Thanks:D

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keiser university in lakeland is regionally accredited by sacs http://www.sacscoc.org/ check it out just click on the state of florida and it is also nlnac accredited http://www.nlnac.org/home.htm . i almost went to everest, but i was uneasy about giving this school my money. if you want to go to a private school, keiser is a great choice. if you need the name of a great admission rep just pm me. i just started in august and i feel good incurring this debt. everest is not regionally accredited; they're just approved by the florida board of nursing.

keiser accepted my credits from hcc which were english i & ii, public speaking, algebra, world literature, ethics & one of my humanities. i jsut had to take micro, a&p i & ii and psychology because i took sociology at hcc.

sometimes people assume things and are not informed. no matter what you do take time and inform yourself because you could be passing up a great opportunity. also when people say keiser they may have heard things about keiser college not keiser university. there is a difference.

hi! thanx for the info! is keiser a good school to go to for nursing? im so confused....idk what to do i read good things when doing research then some people tell me keiser is a bad school and the nurses aren't taught well! i had a meeting with someone from admissions last week and it all sounded good but i dont know....i passed the entrance test and now i have to take the teas...help plz...thanx

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hi! thanx for the info! is keiser a good school to go to for nursing? im so confused....idk what to do i read good things when doing research then some people tell me keiser is a bad school and the nurses aren't taught well! i had a meeting with someone from admissions last week and it all sounded good but i dont know....i passed the entrance test and now i have to take the teas...HELP PLZ...thanx

Which campus are you referring to?

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lakeland campus

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Everest should not be compared to Keiser...One is an actual University that has been granted permission to award students with Associates, Bachelors, and Masters degrees...and one has not.

Keiser University (Lakeland is where I go) is awesome. Expensive, yes. If I want to spend $30,000 on an associates degree, that is my right.

And there is a wait for the RN program at Keiser...I am not sure why everyone assumes that it's a "free for all" and that they accept everyone. They do have programs (MA) that do allow for acceptance of a lot more students but the RN program is highly competitive and does have a waiting list.

And as stated previously by another user, there RN program at Keiser is accredited and an ADN received from Keiser is transferable to state universities.

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Everest should not be compared to Keiser...One is an actual University that has been granted permission to award students with Associates, Bachelors, and Masters degrees...and one has not.

Keiser University (Lakeland is where I go) is awesome. Expensive, yes. If I want to spend $30,000 on an associates degree, that is my right.

And there is a wait for the RN program at Keiser...I am not sure why everyone assumes that it's a "free for all" and that they accept everyone. They do have programs (MA) that do allow for acceptance of a lot more students but the RN program is highly competitive and does have a waiting list.

And as stated previously by another user, there RN program at Keiser is accredited and an ADN received from Keiser is transferable to state universities.

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Hey! I start my nursing core (lakeland) may 2nd and i was wondering how you like the program...I decided to attend Keiser after doing research and it fits what im looking for. People have said a lot of bad things about the school but I don't have time to wait plus they are not waisting any time getting us started....I received my dosage calculations book at orientation and have already started going through it! I just want to be the best nurse I can be wit a good education...and i hear our local hospital hires a lot of our graduates.

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