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Nursing school troubles

I am currently a student at the ITT Tech Breckinridge school of nursing in West Palm Beach, Florida and up to this point my experience with the institute has been a nightmare. As far as I know no one is passing their HESI exams throughout the program and they have yet to have a student sit for the NCLEX. A lot of students there are upset and as a whole we really dont know what our options are at this point. As a student, can you request either the state board of nursing or another accrediting body to perform a review of the school basically checking if everything is up to code?

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    Wow, I am so sorry for your experience. I cannot imagine the stress of being in your situation.

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    This illustrates why it is important to do your research. OP, I would cut my losses and find an established and fully accredited school.

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    This is not an accredited school. Cut your losses and hit the road, absolutely.

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    For every action there's a consequence. Deciding to attend an unaccredited nursing program at a private investor-owned school was an action that might have multiple consequences, many of which are negative.

    I completed an LPN-to-RN completion program at a lesser-known private investor-owned school several years ago. Although I passed NCLEX on my first try, two-thirds of my classmates failed on their first attempt.

    Furthermore, many recruiters and hiring managers anonymously admit to tossing employment applications and resumes into file number 13 (a.k.a. the trash can) if the applicant attended a commercial investor-owned school. A school such as ITT on one's resume may raise some red flags and lead people to conclude you couldn't get admitted into an accredited nursing program.

    Although I've easily been able to find work with my education, I'm not terribly ambitious, so I wasn't applying for jobs at prestigious hospitals in specialties that everyone wants. The major teaching hospitals are trending toward hiring BSNs who graduated from accredited schools of nursing.

    Also, I'm having difficulty finding an accredited RN-to-BSN program that will accept my credits earned at the private trade school.

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    Excelsior won't even accept you?

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    Excelsior won't even accept you?

    Excelsior MAY help: http://www.excelsior.edu/special-requirements-associate-degree

    However, I rather the OP go to an accredited program by the ACEN or CCNE at this point; I rather the OP not risk it as an entry level student to undergo a such a program; there needs to be the proper support and success, through clinicals, etc, that an entry level student nurse would benefit from, where as a LPN may have a smoother transition in a program such as Excelsior; also depending on the trend of states not accepting credits from Excelsior, she would be in the same position.

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    Yikes. I'm sorry that you are in this situation. I agree with previous posters, in that you may be best served by cutting your losses and attending an accredited program that will actually prepare you to sit for boards and be a safe nurse one day. Regarding your question about whether the program is "up to code," in my state, anyone can go to the BON website and see the status of every program, including reports generated as a result of investigations into programs. If anything shady is happening at your school, there is a good chance your BON is aware of it.

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