Broward county area Rn programs???

labrador4122, RN · Jan 25, 2009

I heard that BC had a meeting this month sometime in regards to getting approved to offer Bachelor's in several areas, including nursing. Do you happen to know anything about that meeting.....when it was/is, the outcome, and the plan as to when they will start offering the BSN?

I've never heard about that, but just like Miami Dade started offering bachelor's degree in education as is BC, it is not surprising that BC will start going in the same direction as offering the BSN degrees eventually.

labrador4122, RN · Jan 25, 2009

I know you stated you are trying not to travel. I don't know that much about the Palm Beach area. I live in Ft Lauderdale and graduated from Miami Dade College. I was enrolled in the part-time track which made it very easy to travel. The traffic is pretty much non existent that early in the morning.
The courses are difficult and the grading scale is tough, but the instructors are really wonderful, they are encouraging, helpful, understanding when you need to take a day off and really try to help those that are struggling. I must compliment Bonnie Hammack, ARNP in particular. She is an amazing instructor, nurse and friend. I worked at NBMC and had many BC students roate through and the instructors seemed to be OK but that was toward us nurses and in public, who knows what happens behind closed doors.
Miami Dade College is now offering a BSN program which was not available when I was there. I definitely would have chosen it.
I wish you much luck on the college hunt.

Because MDC did not chose me to be their student back when I applied for their program, there is no way that I am going to chose them for my BSN needs.

LeavingTeaching4RN · Jan 25, 2009

I new they gave saturday clinicals at north campus!! I always heard that, and when I had to make up my missed day for peds I asked them if they can place me in another campus for that day only, they told me "no". I should of called the dean of the north campus to ask, but at the time, I was so upset that i didn't think about it.
oh well. I graduated 08/2007 so I guess time is now flying by.

There aren't any Sat clinicals for PEDS at North. There are Sat clinicals for GI/GU. Also, there are Sat clinicals for psych if the number of students enrolled exceeds the available weekday clinical spots.

8977student · Feb 14, 2009

Hi

I just started looking into nursing programs in Broward County. I think your choices are either FAU if you want a BSN or Broward college for an RN. Nova is really expensive.

I want to work full time and go to college so i inquired about the online RN program they have at Broward College.

Does anyone know about the online program?

Thanks

GabbsRN · Feb 14, 2009

8977-

There's not much to the online program really. You take lecture online, but you still have to go in for clinicals. I don't know if they have special Saturday clinicals for that program, but I know they are "usually" Tuesdays or Wednesdays. This program is only offered at Central campus, and during the first semester, you take Pharmacology and Math. I know pharm you can take online, but I don't know about the math.

I know its hard to not work, but its highly advised that you try not to work during the first semester. They say if you have to work, wait until after that semester to do it. There are plenty of people who do, but if theres any way you can, I would try.

Also, lecture, at least at North campus is M and F from 9-12. If you have a flexible work schedule, this might not be so bad, since you can go to work after lecture (but after the first semester, since you'll have pharm on M and math on F afternoons). Of course, there's clinicals, but you'd have that with the online program, too.

mystical0217 · Feb 15, 2009

I have a friend that went to City College, it was tough and expensive. She passed her NCLEX 1st time and got a job right away with no problems...

hope this helps...

KittyKat2009 · Mar 14, 2009

Hello,

I'm not sure how Broward College was before, but I'm actually in the nursing program now at the Central campus and I have nothing good to day about this school.:zzzzz I wish I could have gone to a different school.....really anywhere else but BC....Their whole purpose it seems like, is to get you out of there as soon as possible without passing/graduating you and just to take your money. It's ridiculous....There's not enough space on this page to summarize all the messed up things they put their students through. The instructors are sooooo rude and could care less about any of their students.The rudeness is one thing, that I could personally deal with, but other things are just insane. They test you on things that you have never been exposed to, or told to even look at. It seems like one teacher says one thing and the other says something totally different.You could never get a clear answer about anything and the dean of nursing at this particular campus is the worst of them all. She's so evil and don't you dare complain about anything to her about anyone, especially one of the instructors. From what I heard, she snoops around students' email accounts to see what "comments" they make about her and the program. It's like kindergarden. It's really sad. My advice to anyone would be to go anywhere else but here. I'm not sure how it would go for someone else, but it seems like every year it gets worse and worse. If you don't feel like wasting your money and helping someone buy a new car off your salary then please go somewhere else.

labrador4122, RN · Mar 14, 2009

Kittykat2009,

I'm sorry you feel that way about BC. There is someone here, who doesn't post anymore, that felt the opposite about BC. Amazing how each person interprets the same thing in different ways.

I did not go to central campus, but always heard horrible stories about their campus thru students who went there then transfered to south campus.

The teachers are rude, and seem like they want you out, and are definitely not supportive at all. And what you say-- sounds very familiar because I heard it from those classmates I mentioned before.

All I can tell you and anyone else who is there or plans to go to BC, is to hang in there, you can make it all the way! It is possible to pass your tests, pass your clinicals....... if you have an attitude, bring it down a notch and be humble so teachers wont find a reason to pick on you-- do what you have to do to pass, meaning if you have to stay up to 1am to study, then do it, if you have to stay at the library to study after or before class do it, if you do all your reading then to nclex type questions from those nclex-rn study guides then go ahead and do that.

anything is possible.

BC was not a great school, but it does give you a chance to go through the challenge that is nursing school--and at the end your reward is graduating and walking at candlelighting. the next step will be nclex

NewGoalRN · Mar 14, 2009

Hi Kittykat2009, my sis is suppose to take Pharmacy at Central in May with a male professor. How is he and how is the class? I am sorry about your experience there but I don't think that it is much different than at South . I get the feeling that there is a genuine lack of respect for the students. I understand that the program is suppose to be tough and challenging but should not translate into some of the teachers being *itches and going out of their way to be mean.

Ah well, do what you have to do to pass.

GabbsRN · Mar 15, 2009

Newgoal,

He's the same guy that teaches at North....last name is something with a K. anyway, I heard he was great. I just talked to a girl who just started the program in Jan at North, and she said that class is not very difficult at all.

By the way, I went to a meeting yesterday at North, and my certificates are fine without the license numbers on them. The Assoc Dean herself looked at them, and she said its because they know Sheridan Tech is licensed. She said its when they are from places they don't know of or about, then they need the license numbers.

KittyKat2009 · Mar 15, 2009

There are 2 Pharm teachers that I am aware of at the Central campus at BC. One male and the other female (which is the one I have). The male teacher who's last name starts with a K is really good from what I hear. Some of the students in my clinical group have him and they say that he is really helpful and would greatly recommend him. His class is not too bad, compared to the other teacher's class that I have. Pharm is a really difficult class, but if you could take him, you'll do just fine. He's proabably the only teacher in the whole program that's decent.

NewGoalRN · Mar 15, 2009

Thanks Sunraygurl and kittykat2009. Kittykat, what semester are you in? my other sis who is now starting Process 2 at South say that now, they have a new policy that just started. They have to do mandatory 4hours of lab each week and it has to be signed off by the nurse in the lab. So far, I think that this is only being done at South so you are forwarned.

Regarding Mr. K, she heard the same thing about him so i'm glad that she got him. My other sis who is in the program says that pharmacy is hard. They only have a 2hr lect and maybe get through about 4 chapters but when they have their exam, they are responsible for about 10 chapters. They had to know all the classes, how drugs interact, what would happen to a patient on one sets of meds if they were to add a different drug to their regimen, the generic and trade names etc. She said that she mad tons of notecards to remember the information.