Mercy Hospital (Miami) LPN-RN

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Hello everyone,

I'm looking into bridging into this program and wanted to know if there are any students out there (current or former) that would be able to provide information for this program. Such as quality of program, difficulty getting in, etc.... I do know that they are now accredited by ACEN. Any information would be great.

Thank you

I have friends that are about to graduate from PBSC, they love it there. I will be at the transition information meeting as well.

However I never went to LPN school, per se. I was in an RN program but unfortunately the school shuttered during my last semester :( I was able to sit for the lpn boards because I finished enough classes in my RN program to be eligible for the NCLEX-PN

Did you go to Broward College by any chance?

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Ah ok! I understand. Are you going to try to finish your RN at your current school, or do you plan on just going to another program?

I was hoping to get into another program and leave my previous school as my last resort.

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Ah ok! I understand. Are you going to try to finish your RN at your current school, or do you plan on just going to another program?

Well that school is no more. It shut down completely. Thus I will be going to another school, this time one that is ACCREDITED! :yes:

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Did you go to Broward College by any chance?

No but I know people that go/went there. That school is very cut throat. Very difficult program.

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No but I know people that go/went there. That school is very cut throat. Very difficult program.

I'm seriously considering on going to pbsc. I am not hearing great things about mercy but i will be driving there next week to have a little chat with their students. A friend of mine went there and she said it was so hard she almost quit and this is someone I would consider as smart but I will not let that deter me, I will speak to the students first.

I honestly think whoever I spoke to on the phone made that 98% completion rate up. I don't want to make the same mistake that I made with Broward college. The lady I spoke to said you can only fail once and I think withdraw twice.

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I'm seriously considering on going to pbsc. I am not hearing great things about mercy but i will be driving there next week to have a little chat with their students. A friend of mine went there and she said it was so hard she almost quit and this is someone I would consider as smart but I will not let that deter me, I will speak to the students first.

I honestly think whoever I spoke to on the phone made that 98% completion rate up. I don't want to make the same mistake that I made with Broward college. The lady I spoke to said you can only fail once and I think withdraw twice.

I went to the info session and didn't hear anything about only being able to fail once or withdraw twice. They said they're called "mercy" for a reason and they don't operate like other schools. One of my very good friends goes there right now, she is in her second term. I can ask her to clarify and if that is true

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I went to the info session and didn't hear anything about only being able to fail once or withdraw twice. They said they're called "mercy" for a reason and they don't operate like other schools. One of my very good friends goes there right now, she is in her second term. I can ask her to clarify and if that is true

Did they explain what the reason is why they are called "mercy" because that statement alone can have multiple meanings.

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To be honest any nursing school you go to will have their shares of difficulty and getting other people opinions on what is difficult or not is not really that reliable, difficulty is based on perception. What is hard to one person maybe be easy to another. Public/Private (not for profit) schools will be the most difficult because they are usually regionally accredited and have to abide by the high standards of their accrediting body.

Private FOR PROFIT schools will be the least difficult because the standards of accreditation are sub-par compared to accredited schools and you see that for yourself by comparing the nclex pass rates of accredited versus non accredited schools on the board of nursing website.

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Did they explain what the reason is why they are called "mercy" because that statement alone can have multiple meanings.

Hi, did you ever get a chance to talk to your friend about Mercy hospital?

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To be honest any nursing school you go to will have their shares of difficulty and getting other people opinions on what is difficult or not is not really that reliable, difficulty is based on perception. What is hard to one person maybe be easy to another. Public/Private (not for profit) schools will be the most difficult because they are usually regionally accredited and have to abide by the high standards of their accrediting body.

Private FOR PROFIT schools will be the least difficult because the standards of accreditation are sub-par compared to accredited schools and you see that for yourself by comparing the nclex pass rates of accredited versus non accredited schools on the board of nursing website.

I agree with you but how do I know the difficulties of a program if I am not currently in it? Wouldn't it be feasible for me to ask questions and find out about other students experiences?

Before entering my previous nursing school, I heard many negative comments. I ignored them because I wanted to be positive. Funny enough, there are old threads on this particular forum in which my previous classmates were also being very positive, I don't even know where a lot of those students are now. One in particular was being teased and bullied the entire time and she was the most positive of all….. she disappeared from that program before I did. Foolishly, we ignored the negative experiences and thought "that won't happen to me."

I cannot start a program and fail (permanently dismissed) because I would lose my money and be forced to start over. I have a better chance learning from other students before making the same mistakes. I had a very bad experience at my previous school and I will not close my eyes and simply dismiss my concerns due to the fact that private schools and public schools are different and they must adhere to the standards of their accrediting body. Nursing schools do not just adhere to their accrediting body, every one of them has a culture. Just like a company, they all have a culture and if you do not fit in with that, they will do everything in their power to get rid of you. However, I don't have time for that because I have a lot of responsibilities and I believe it is unfair for me to work over time just because I simply do not fit in, it's bad enough that I pretty much teach myself the information. I've seen Professors follow my friend "Alex" around the unit during clinicals, criticizing and arguing about how she works, however why didn't she follow me?? I'm worse than "Alex"? I will never know but I met my match the next semester.

I am assuming that I didn't explain enough in my previous post. There is a lot of hazing and bullying in nursing schools. I am not just worried about lots reading, homework and quizzes, theres is more to a nursing school than that.

I am very sensitive about these kind of topics. Professors were picking on students and "future nurses" sat and ignored it!!!!

I hope you never have to experience what I experienced in the nursing school, I hope you are one the students who do not have to know.

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For a person who live out of state, how can a person get information because the site is no help at all. Deadlines and the such...please help. Thanks.

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Call the hospital telephone: (305) 285-2777 during operating hours.

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