Los Angeles County School of Nursing?

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I never knew that they had a Nursing School until my friend told me about it. Does anybody know anything about it, besides the fact that it offers an ADN program?

Also, would it be a good idea to follow the ADN or BSN route? I'm planning to finish my pre-reqs to apply for the BSN programs in the Cal State system, but due to this economy, I would be glad if I get into any program. And how long would it generally take to go from ADN to BSN?

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Search L.A. County School Of Nursing in this website. There're a couple of threads on them.

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Im a graduate of County!!! You will get a better clinical experience there than probably any other school! I graduated in May and im still job searching but yea I enjoyed my time there.

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Im a graduate of County!!! You will get a better clinical experience there than probably any other school! I graduated in May and im still job searching but yea I enjoyed my time there.

How hard was the placement exam? And was the program really competitive? :)

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I just took the pre-entrance exam a couple weeks ago. Haven't received my results yet though. The exam itself is the California Achievement Test. They will probably switch to TEAS next year, but they don't know for sure. The CAT consisted of vocabulary, reading comprehension, math & math concepts. I felt that the math test was the most difficult and it included lots of fractions, algebra, etc. I suggest brushing up on your math before the test.

The application period for Jan 2010 entrance is closing on Tuesday, Sept 1st. Probably too late to get all of your transcripts, etc in by then due to the mail process. They decide based on a point system - the higher your grades in pre-requisites, the more points you get.

Anyone have info on the suggested reading for first semester? I have a friend's textbooks and thought it would be good for me to read ahead this semester since I have such a light class load. Any suggestions for what I might need to get between now and then? I'd rather start picking up items one at a time rather than have a huge bill in January.

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hey eric,

just saw your question, so i'm posting an answer to your 2nd question in case you or anyone else surfing for it would like to know. (if you are still wondering about your first question, please post again and i'll answer; otherwise i'm assuming you've already learned more by now.)

i just started here, and i had also applied to a (much more expensive) bsn program. got accepted to both, and i asked a former head nurse, who is also a nursing instructor in another state, how important it would be to get my bns right now instead of transitioning later. (there are a number of rn-bsn transition programs, as well as some absn ones if you already have a bachelor's degree in anything else.) this was her answer:

"the adn is a perfectly great starting point. the foundation for both degrees is the same. the only significant difference is the bsn offers leadership/management and community health. it is really a good idea to work for a while with your adn and finish the bsn concurrently."

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Hi

What was your schedule at County - clinical and lecture? Did you go 4 days a week? Just curious.

Thanks

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4 days a week; 2 lecture & 2 clinical. All days start at 7 am, but end at different times. I'm told clinical days get longer each semester: now we get out at 1 pm, but 4th semester is there till 3:30. Nice not to have clinicals on evenings or weekends. Fridays are also off.

BTW, they told us to plan 2.5 hours of study time for each hour of class. So far that seems about right.

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Okay I have a few more questions :-) how long are your lecture days? Also what is the atmosphere there? Are the students super stressed or do they seem motivated and excited?

What has your impression of the faculty been so far?

Thanks again

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Hi!

Anyone on this thread thats applying for the Fall 2010 semester at LA county college of nursing?? Just wondering if anyone is in the same boat i am?!?!

-iliana =]

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Hi, just seeing if you had found a job yet as an RN. Did you find it difficult? I thank you in advance for replying. I am guessing you had a very good experience at LA county and would recommend it? Thanks!!!

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