Fall 2020 El Centro Nursing Program Applicants

[AMA1991]

Hey Everyone!

I wanted to start a new thread for Fall 2020 applicants at El Centro, since I didn't find one already here. Let's see if we can help eachother out and answer some questions for eachother. Currently, I have 35 points, but will be applying with about 40, I believe. I'm wondering if that is competitive? Also, I need to get my physical, titers, and vaccines, but don't have health insurance. Any ideas where I can get them done at a decent price? I found a website but I am not sure if they will accept stuff from there....

[Whitney _M]

Hey guys, in regards to uniforms I called the uniform store and they said they switched things up. Go to the search bar and type in elcentron. Then you will see the El Centro Group and go from there. Hope this helps.

[future.nurse1998]

Does anyone know how Nursing classes work with EL Centro campus, like how many days do we class, plus skills, clinical,lectures etc.

[MP99, CNA]

1 hour ago, future.nurse1998 said:

Does anyone know how Nursing classes work with EL Centro campus, like how many days do we class, plus skills, clinical,lectures etc.

This semester they actually changed the way they did things for first semester students! This semester it’s Tuesdays are lecture (PNC/intro HCC rotate each week) from 7:30-9:30am (1 hour break) then 10:30-5pm is skills lab. Wednesday’s Is your main lecture HCC from 7:30-12:30 then you have skills from 1:30-5pm. Clinical are from 6:30-5pm . In first semester you don’t have many clinical days because of skills which is only in first semester. You have like 5-6 days out of the whole semester depending if you’re NL or ECC.

[AMA1991]

54 minutes ago, MP99 said:

This semester they actually changed the way they did things for first semester students! This semester it’s Tuesdays are lecture (PNC/intro HCC rotate each week) from 7:30-9:30am (1 hour break) then 10:30-5pm is skills lab. Wednesday’s Is your main lecture HCC from 7:30-12:30 then you have skills from 1:30-5pm. Clinical are from 6:30-5pm . In first semester you don’t have many clinical days because of skills which is only in first semester. You have like 5-6 days out of the whole semester depending if you’re NL or ECC.

So if I'm reading this correctly, the program is only 2 days a week(Tues/Wed) plus any random clinical days? Assuming you've taken all of the support classes....? Also, what is PNC and HCC?

[MP99, CNA]

4 minutes ago, AMA1991 said:

So if I'm reading this correctly, the program is only 2 days a week(Tues/Wed) plus any random clinical days? Assuming you've taken all of the support classes....? Also, what is PNC and HCC?

Clinical can fall on a Thursday or Friday you won’t know until you get your schedule. PNC is professional nursing concepts and HCC is intro to health care concepts. Yes 2 days a week without clinical. But a week you have clinical it will be an extra day making it 3 days that week.

[Gabrielle Rodriguez]

On 5/1/2020 at 12:39 PM, Whitney _M said:

Hey guys, in regards to uniforms I called the uniform store and they said they switched things up. Go to the search bar and type in elcentron. Then you will see the El Centro Group and go from there. Hope this helps.

I was not able to find the group. Can you possibly post the link? Thanks ❤️

[nursingstudent2_20]

3 hours ago, Gabrielle Rodriguez said:

I was not able to find the group. Can you possibly post the link? Thanks ❤️

https://www.americandiscountuniform.com/ProductPage?fsj=c1588510782898

if it doesn’t work.. go to groups then group sign in and type in elcentron

[Abby1924]

On 4/28/2020 at 3:30 PM, MP99 said:

The HESI isn't scored like your lecture exams will be. It resembles how the NCLEX is scored. It’s not how many you get right per say it’s how the questions are weighted that will you you the points you need. Getting the higher weighted questions correct is what helps you. You need an overall score of 900 to progress in each semester. Hope that helps ?

I was curious as to if you don’t pass the HESI exit exam what would happen?

[MP99, CNA]

13 hours ago, Abby1924 said:

I was curious as to if you don’t pass the HESI exit exam what would happen?

You get a second try and you will remediate whether you Pass or not. After the second try if you are unsuccessful you will have an exit interview and will have to reapply.

[Abby1924]

Thank you! I am hoping they give all the material needed to help do good

[Gabrielle Rodriguez]

On 4/30/2020 at 10:51 AM, PyschNPtoBe said:

For those accepted what was your application score?

I believe I had 34pts with a 91% on the HESI

[AOG]

Did anyone with 31 points get accepted?