Los Angeles County School of Nursing and Allied Health - Fall 2019

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Hi there,

Has anyone applied to LAC School of Nursing for Fall 2019? I thought I would get this post going so we can stay informed and help each other through this waiting process! What are your points that you calculated?

1 minute ago, gryfffindork_ said:

Hello, @Overcast & @TheWascallyWabbit! I submitted my online live scan application yesterday and I still haven’t received an appointment date. I followed it up thru email and Ms. E said that once the online application is approved by office of human resources, they will send an appointment date afterwards. Let’s be patient guys! ? Maybe they’re looking through a lot of applications.

We got this!!! ✨?

Thanks!

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36 minutes ago, Overcast said:

@TheWascallyWabbit

I still haven’t received notification to make my live-scan and health screen appointment...have you?

Yes. I received email to call HR and schedule live scan appointment. You can pick which day you want to go. They can also schedule your health clearance.

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I submitted my online app as soon as the email came through days ago and have not heard anything yet. Erika hasn’t replied to my email either. I know they’re busy, but I’m becoming concerned. I’ll give them a call tomorrow.

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4 hours ago, CONAH-sn said:

Congratulations to those who have been accepted to CONAH. I'm a student nurse.

Our school is a tough school but so far it's been worth the lack of sleep and countless hours of studying. I've asked nurses on the unit how are CONAH students are compared to students from other schools who do rotations at LAC+USC and they have said that CONAH students are VERY competent, well prepared, and well rounded. By 1st semester, you're passing out all PO meds (tabs/caps/liquid), doing nebulizers, injections, hanging solutions, do your own charting, doing wound dressings, head to toe assessments, flushing lines, and more. At CONAH, we have a lot more freedom on the floor compared to other schools (comparing info from what I've heard from other RN programs and what they do for 1st semester). CONAH is extremely hands on. My clinical group was encouraged to go with our patient if they go off the floor for procedures like a catheter change and diagnostic testing like ultrasound, CT, or MRI. You see patients with crazy comorbidities like hypertension, diabetes, renal failure, liver failure, heart disease, COPD (even patients who have ALL those issues). You have homeless patients, patients with "altered mental status", extremely sick patients, very injured patients, etc.

Lectures are from powerpoints and many students record lectures. Tests are 50 questions in 50 mins and are situational questions.

You are in for one hell of a ride. No doubt, it's going to be hard, you're going to want to cry, anxiety will shoot through the roof, you're going to question "do I really want to do this?" or "am I capable of doing this?".. YES you can most definitely do it. Mind over matter and you'll need to power through. Learn to lean on your classmates because you'll need them as much as they'll need you. MAKE time to study because your whole life will revolve around nursing school. I've heard our school is quite the boot camp of nursing programs but you will come out a stronger person.

Feel free to shoot me more questions and once again, congrats on your acceptance

Can you give some info on what the day to day life is? Are there weekly homework or quizzes? Are the professors helpful in any way? Any answers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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4 hours ago, CONAH-sn said:

Congratulations to those who have been accepted to CONAH. I'm a student nurse.

Our school is a tough school but so far it's been worth the lack of sleep and countless hours of studying. I've asked nurses on the unit how are CONAH students are compared to students from other schools who do rotations at LAC+USC and they have said that CONAH students are VERY competent, well prepared, and well rounded. By 1st semester, you're passing out all PO meds (tabs/caps/liquid), doing nebulizers, injections, hanging solutions, do your own charting, doing wound dressings, head to toe assessments, flushing lines, and more. At CONAH, we have a lot more freedom on the floor compared to other schools (comparing info from what I've heard from other RN programs and what they do for 1st semester). CONAH is extremely hands on. My clinical group was encouraged to go with our patient if they go off the floor for procedures like a catheter change and diagnostic testing like ultrasound, CT, or MRI. You see patients with crazy comorbidities like hypertension, diabetes, renal failure, liver failure, heart disease, COPD (even patients who have ALL those issues). You have homeless patients, patients with "altered mental status", extremely sick patients, very injured patients, etc.

Lectures are from powerpoints and many students record lectures. Tests are 50 questions in 50 mins and are situational questions.

You are in for one hell of a ride. No doubt, it's going to be hard, you're going to want to cry, anxiety will shoot through the roof, you're going to question "do I really want to do this?" or "am I capable of doing this?".. YES you can most definitely do it. Mind over matter and you'll need to power through. Learn to lean on your classmates because you'll need them as much as they'll need you. MAKE time to study because your whole life will revolve around nursing school. I've heard our school is quite the boot camp of nursing programs but you will come out a stronger person.

Feel free to shoot me more questions and once again, congrats on your acceptance

You are awesome.

What system of the body did they start teaching pharmacology? I want to get a jump start on pharmacology and dosage calculation. I’m also doing an ECG certification before we start. I’m a phlebotomist as well so I’m hoping that will help with IVs? Have you done IVs yet? Any feedback would be great, thank you!

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14 hours ago, BTE3 said:

Can you give some info on what the day to day life is? Are there weekly homework or quizzes? Are the professors helpful in any way? Any answers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Monday - MedSurg lecture from 7am-12pm

Tues/Weds - 7am-1:30pm. First 3 weeks you'll be at school learning skills before going to the hospital, week 4 you're in the hospital taking care of 1 patient. You pick up 1 more patient as each semester goes by.

Thurs - Nursing Role lecture from 1:30-4:30 first 6 weeks, Pharm lecture 1:30-4:30 next 6 weeks

1st semester, no quizzes, mainly tests, 1 short paper, online testing from textbook readings called prepU (they give you a deadline for this). Books are eBooks and cost about $600 and these books are used throughout the program.

Professors are definitely helpful

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13 hours ago, Overcast said:

You are awesome.

What system of the body did they start teaching pharmacology? I want to get a jump start on pharmacology and dosage calculation. I’m also doing an ECG certification before we start. I’m a phlebotomist as well so I’m hoping that will help with IVs? Have you done IVs yet? Any feedback would be great, thank you!

For pharm, it's not broken down by body system; it's broken down into hypertension meds, pain meds, fluids & electrolytes, cancer meds, & respiratory meds.

1st semester, you're hanging IV bag but not starting IV - that's 3rd semester skill.

Pharm doesn't start until later in the semester. Essentially for 1st semester, you're focusing on 2 classes at a time.

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9 minutes ago, CONAH-sn said:

For pharm, it's not broken down by body system; it's broken down into hypertension meds, pain meds, fluids & electrolytes, cancer meds, & respiratory meds.

1st semester, you're hanging IV bag but not starting IV - that's 3rd semester skill.

Pharm doesn't start until later in the semester. Essentially for 1st semester, you're focusing on 2 classes at a time.

Thank you!! Do you remember which pharm you covered first?

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1 minute ago, Overcast said:

Thank you!! Do you remember which pharm you covered first?

You mean which topic from pharm?

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I still haven’t heard anything about scheduling my livescan apt. This was an email you all received, correct? I submitted my online app the same day those emails went out. I also haven’t received an official letter in the mail...I had a couple addresses on my app though so maybe they sent it to the wrong one?

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2 minutes ago, CONAH-sn said:

You mean which topic from pharm?

Yes

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Just now, Overcast said:

Yes

First there was an intro lecture, then fluid & electrolytes, pain, hypertension, respiratory, and ending with cancer.

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