If you've graduated Quincy College advanced placement ADN - I need your advice

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Hello Everybody!

I'm starting full-time LPN-RN program at Quincy College this September. Please, share your experience - how was it? I need to know if I can keep my 3-11 shifts during the week. What is the schedule of studies in this program? Any info would be useful. Thank you in advance!

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Wow... do you mean that 30 out of 92 dropped out before the end of the year?

I've completed all core curriculum classes. What is left - concepts of client care with Lab and clinical hours.

I hope this helps a little.

Oh no. Only 12 failed, all appealed and still passed. Yep sounds like you have all your classes. 30 haven't taken it yet

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I also just graduated from the program and I did have day clinicals (except for psych which was only at night). I do have drivers license and a car and consider myself responsible ( I won't speculate on what others might say), but I was able to document a reason I was unavailable for evening clinicals (in my case OT sessions for my autistic son). I was willing to do weekends, but was never given a weekend shift. I know two of my classmates who were lpns were able to continue working 3-11 though I think they cut back their hours. Good luck!

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I also just graduated from the program and I did have day clinicals (except for psych which was only at night). I do have drivers license and a car and consider myself responsible ( I won't speculate on what others might say), but I was able to document a reason I was unavailable for evening clinicals (in my case OT sessions for my autistic son). I was willing to do weekends, but was never given a weekend shift. I know two of my classmates who were lpns were able to continue working 3-11 though I think they cut back their hours. Good luck!

Fair enough, I have to say that my opinion of the program was quite jaded after what I saw was tolerated, so I apologize for my sarcasm. However, if need be they will work with you on your schedule, I guess I just want to emphasize how this program really needs to be your number one to be successful. I heard from a lot of students currently that they changed a lot of the grading criteria and ATI actually counts for 12% of your grade now (woof). So good luck to you OP. You will get through it.

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Thanks for the encouragement!

I do plan to work at least 16-24 hours a week, and will take sick days when necessary.

Our first orientation on August 19th, we'll see the schedule.

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Just graduated the full time RN program In May and passed the NCLEX in July. I only worked weekends for a total of about 20 hours. Class times vary depending on Which professor is teaching. Medsurg was usually the whole 9 to 330. pedi and psych was usually a lot shorter, 9 to 12. We had a few labs on Fridays which you can sign up for your time during orientation. Also there were simulation and critical reasoning labs that will be scheduled for you that are mandatory. You do not get to choose which days those are. Clinicals varied. I had all evening clinicals. I live in Quincy and my clinicals for second year was in Plymouth and Wareham. Exams were quite difficult and we lost a lot of people. Statistically, they said LPNs had a tougher time passing. This program is very disorganized and you need to be very flexible.

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Thanks for the reply. I plan to work weekends plus one evening during the week. Which exams were quite difficult? For nursing classes?

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Just graduated the full time RN program In May and passed the NCLEX in July. I only worked weekends for a total of about 20 hours. Class times vary depending on Which professor is teaching. Medsurg was usually the whole 9 to 330. pedi and psych was usually a lot shorter, 9 to 12. We had a few labs on Fridays which you can sign up for your time during orientation. Also there were simulation and critical reasoning labs that will be scheduled for you that are mandatory. You do not get to choose which days those are. Clinicals varied. I had all evening clinicals. I live in Quincy and my clinicals for second year was in Plymouth and Wareham. Exams were quite difficult and we lost a lot of people. Statistically, they said LPNs had a tougher time passing. This program is very disorganized and you need to be very flexible.

Which program were you in? Everyone that failed the full time program that graduated in May appealed and stayed in the program.

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Granted we lost a lot the first year.

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Just graduated the full time RN program In May and passed the NCLEX in July. I only worked weekends for a total of about 20 hours. Class times vary depending on Which professor is teaching. Medsurg was usually the whole 9 to 330. pedi and psych was usually a lot shorter, 9 to 12. We had a few labs on Fridays which you can sign up for your time during orientation. Also there were simulation and critical reasoning labs that will be scheduled for you that are mandatory. You do not get to choose which days those are. Clinicals varied. I had all evening clinicals. I live in Quincy and my clinicals for second year was in Plymouth and Wareham. Exams were quite difficult and we lost a lot of people. Statistically, they said LPNs had a tougher time passing. This program is very disorganized and you need to be very flexible.

Our Med surg never went to 330, only 130-145.

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Oh sorry you're right 9 to 130 wish. I confused my clinical start time. I had clinical from 330 to 11 my last semester. There's a new dean now so appeals might be different especially since people were failing by like 10 points were able to get back into the program and graduated.

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Oh sorry you're right 9 to 130 wish. I confused my clinical start time. I had clinical from 330 to 11 my last semester. There's a new dean now so appeals might be different especially since people were failing by like 10 points were able to get back into the program and graduated.

Yep. And ATI counts for 12% of your grade, there's 6 exams, and 4 quizzes. A friend of mine is in the part time (last semester) and asked me to pin her and she was telling me about the new rules the Dean put out.

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That seems like an advantage then. 12 % for ATI?! Not sure how I feel about quizzes though. I'm just glad I'm done with that program since it was so disorganized

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