Hillsborough Community College - Spring 2014

Hello everyone!

I am looking into applying to the LPN-RN transition at Hillsborough. The deadline is January 15th! I need to really decide if I am going to apply or not. I have an appointment tomorrow with the director of nursing. I am in a very very bad predicament! I attended Herzing University in Orlando, FL. They have a Kaplan nursing school exit exam which you have to pass with a 68 or higher! Ridiculous! I didn't pass! Of course, they have somewhat changed it since I have left!! Anyways, on my third attempt I received a score of 65! Ugh! Three questions away!!! Fourth attempt I did even worse! Really upsetting! The director of nursing at Herzing told me that my only option was basically go back to NS all over again excluding clinicals! Nursing 3,4,5,6, and 8! Pretty much like an LPN-RN transition. I think its really bad to not have clinicals for a whole another year! From a true floor nurse perspective that's not good! Anyways, I know Hillsborough has a Hesi exit exam. I was just wondering if any of you knew what score you have to achieve to pass it? How many attempts you have to take it? What is the NCLEX-pass rate for Hillsborough? I am definitely doing my research on NS now because of what has happened to me!

Thanks!!!

Hello Tennis247,

Im sorry you've had so much trouble at Herzing University. I hope things go better for you next time around where ever you choose to go. Now that I got that out of the way let me tell you a little about HCC. HCC has one of the best nursing programs in the state of Florida with above 90% NCLEX passing rate one the first attempt. Also, HCC nursing grads are highly respected at all the hospitals in the area and are second to none, that includes BSN grads from the major universities. Im not sure about the Hesi exit exam but i wouldn't worry to much about it since i haven't heard anything bad about it. I will try and get the min score for that from a freind that just finished the program and post it for you. Good Luck..:)

does anybody knows where can I get the HCC emblem from??

does anybody knows where can I get the HCC emblem from??

The patch that we have to sew on our scrubs? If so, the bookstore sells them. I called Dale Mabry bookstore today and they said they were $2.95 each (I believe).

The patch that we have to sew on our scrubs? If so, the bookstore sells them. I called Dale Mabry bookstore today and they said they were $2.95 each (I believe).

YES, that one !! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH, OMG, I LOVE THIS PLACE!!

YES, that one !! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH, OMG, I LOVE THIS PLACE!!

No problem!!! :)

I need to get mine too.

Hi! I am in the Dale Mabry M/W night class. I seem to have misplaced the flyer for the badges, can anyone give me the name and phone number to order from. I think it was in clearwater. Thanks !

Hi! I am in the Dale Mabry M/W night class. I seem to have misplaced the flyer for the badges, can anyone give me the name and phone number to order from. I think it was in clearwater. Thanks !

Hi. The place is called BHive Awards & Promotional Products in Clearwater. Click the link below and it will take you to their website.

B Hive Awards & Promotional Products | Acrylic | Crystal | Plaques | Trophies | Name Badges

Can someone give me some insight on wear you got your scrubs? I am having a really hard time finding PORT WINE bottoms with matching scrub jacket? I called Toms uniforms and she said she had no idea if they had port wine... so waiting on a call back from that one.. Any suggestions anyone?

Can someone give me some insight on wear you got your scrubs? I am having a really hard time finding PORT WINE bottoms with matching scrub jacket? I called Toms uniforms and she said she had no idea if they had port wine... so waiting on a call back from that one.. Any suggestions anyone?

I ordered all my stuff from allheart.com. They have port wine and similar colors if port wine is out.

Can someone give me some insight on wear you got your scrubs? I am having a really hard time finding PORT WINE bottoms with matching scrub jacket? I called Toms uniforms and she said she had no idea if they had port wine... so waiting on a call back from that one.. Any suggestions anyone?

Like Juleby I also ordered all my stuff from allhearts.com.. They have a good selection of port wine scrubs and the prices are not bad at all. Another place is Uniform City in Tampa.

Looks like our professor is professor Cullings. She opened up the corse and syllabus today

Hey!!! You guys know that many hospitals are requirering nurses to get their B.S.N. Does anyone know if a bachelors degree in science (Biology, Biomedical sciences) will sufice, or does it need to be in nursing?