How is University of Tampa's BSN Program?

[Grier]

Hi everyone! I'm currently getting serious about college (I'm a junior in high school) and am starting to realistically look at what I can afford. It looks like I might end up going to University of Tampa due to the cost (scholarships), location, and size, but I'm not sure how great the nursing program is. From what I've seen, it doesn't appear to me that there is actual patient interaction in the program but that it is all lab simulation. Can anyone attest to this? If you are a student in the BSN program, I would appreciate it if you would tell me about it :)

[mandy13086]

There definitely is patient interaction. I didn't attend UT'S nursing program, but I do have their students assigned to me on my floor. Idk how many semesters or how long until they get to have clinicals in the hospital, but they do.

[Grier]

Thank you. Does it seem like UT's program is as good as any other program?

[mandy13086]

I would say it's as good as any of the other top university's..generally the technical ones aren't as good, but good nurses do still come out of those too. I wanna say a student had told me the other day that they had a 100% nclex pass rate right now. I went to UT when I was majoring in something else..and it's a very good school.