Montgomery College Takoma Park

ready4crna? · Jul 5, 2007

You will find the program challenging, but it is a great place to start a nursing career in. The faculty can be a little nuts, but there is method to their madness. They prepared me for practice and definitely gave me the spark to continue on in my education. The new facility off of georgia ave is awesome, enjoy it! (We had the condemnable building on the main campus.) Best of luck on your journey into nursing, you have chosen a great school!:yelclap:

HillaryC, RN, CRNA · Jul 8, 2007

I totally agree with ready4crna. I enjoyed the program and don't regret going the ASN, then RN-BSN route even though I could have done a second degree BSN program. You can't beat the price, and the new facility is great. When I was there, there were some professors with their issues, but from what I hear, this is pretty common among nursing faculty (it has to do with the old eating the young, I think).

Depending on your plans, you can complete your BSN at UMB (or anywhere else, really) while you work as an RN. Good luck, and congrats!

kristylane03 · Aug 25, 2009

I am in my last semester in the nursing program. What questions do you have?

i<3u · Aug 25, 2009

I applied for the Spring 2010 semester, would u recommend that I complete the CPR course & get whatever immunizations I need before I find out if I'm accepted?

kristylane03 · Aug 25, 2009

Yes definetly!! You need to have a yearly PPD (test for TB), start Hepatitis B injections (you will get a total of 3) and CPR is great to have out of the way. As soon as you receive a letter that you are accepted, you don't have much time to get all those things done and it can be very stressful. SO it is a great idea to get it out of the way. They offer a CPR course at Takoma Park and check local hospitals. If you have anymore questions let me know. You will love the program!! It is a great experience.

DC_Starr · Aug 26, 2009

I have been looking all over this site for someone that has attended MC and made a post a couple of months ago. I will be applying at the end of the year and I don't even know where to start with questions. I've attended an information session and gotten the basics...

Kristy do you have an email address or some other way to be contacted?

I don't even know how to send a private message on here :-(

To the OP congratulations and good luck!

kristylane03 · Aug 26, 2009

DC Starr. Sure you can email me and I can give you my phone number if you want. My email is [email protected]. Hopefully they didn't scare you at the info session. They can be a little abrassive during the info session.

i<3u · Aug 27, 2009

kristylane03,

Do you mind me emailing you as well?

kristylane03 · Aug 27, 2009

Isnow11. I don't mind.

CASTLEGATES · Aug 27, 2009

I went there; being one of four males, who had to take tests separated (one exam, I'd be in the hall outside the classroom and the others in each corner of the room the next exam the other male would have to test in the hall until 2 finally quit). Rationale? "Because all men cheat" she stated in front of the classroom and dragged my desk into the hall where I started my very first nursing exam. I was shocked!

This was one teacher who taught Psych. and half of the first year general nursing courses (well call her "G"). We reported her to the Dean as did several other female students and our class leader after more inappropriate acts were played out on the remaining males. One time may have been a one time misjudgment/psychotic episode but this was weekly....Paraded in front of the class for not shaving after an all nighter study on a non clinical day, a scuff on the shoes for class show and tell and on and on. it got more intense with time so we reported the bovine but were told by dean "T" to tolerate it or we very well may not graduate! I thought What The F? What kind of Medieval crap is this? Neither of us had been treated before or since (we still talk about the "beast" today hoping she's passed away already, checking the obituaries-yes it was THAT bad)!

I fault the fecal bag for her inexcusable behavior and failure to recognize what is appropriate and failure to stabilize her psychotic orifice (most of the class believed she was on heavy metals for stability) leaving her personal life/trauma outside of the class and I fault the dean "T" for doing nothing AND preventing a formal complaint (witnessed acts be the entire class week after week) not only by us but my our class leader and other individuals. We did get pity from the rest of the class but this is hardly what we envisioned. Inexcusable.

I hope they've turned things around and they have a different dean and a different psych instructor (hope she died already). I suspect based on other posts that a lot of BS still goes on with those who aren't stable enough to do direct care any longer. I've gone on with my education and have never before or since been treated like that. BSN programs apparently don't pull this crap at formal Universities. I'd suggest WAU if you've got the cash. Those instructors are awesome! All the other instructors at MC were stellar and professional and got the job done fairly and efficiently but the fact this could happen despite reports I would be remiss if I didn't warn you there may be some unstable/poor decision making people still on staff there.

I did see the beast one time years later and she asked if I could take a student rotation on my unit. I said "no" (holding back) and when she went to get food (in the cafeteria) I told her students I felt sorry for them and asked if she was still crazy...funny thing, they ALL said absolutely YES!

kristylane03 · Aug 28, 2009

Wow!! That is horrible!! How long ago was that? It is definitly not like that now, although I have to say my least favorite teachers were in psych. Ther all seemed a little off, but never anything like that. Now they have no problem getting rid of teachers that aren't up to par. They are quite a few guys in the program and they are treated equal. I'm glad it has changed because I would not have been able to make it this far if it was that crazy. I will be so glad to be done and working!!