Orlando Tech (LPN Program)

Nurse4Jesus, LPN · Aug 14, 2015

Did they have to pay for the cna portion

xoCrash · Aug 15, 2015

I don't know how it works anymore. They changed it after my class. You'd have to talk to business/financial aid/admissions about that.

Nurse4Jesus, LPN · Aug 16, 2015

What type of supplies would you ladies suggest? What kind of stethoscope, scrubs, shoes and etc

Happy.Nurselet, LPN · Dec 30, 2015

What type of supplies would you ladies suggest? What kind of stethoscope, scrubs, shoes and etc

Now that you're in the program and all, may I forward this question back to you? What would you suggest? What are the reqs for shoes, scrubs, etc?

Nurse4Jesus, LPN · Dec 30, 2015

Hello! We had to wear white shoes that are none cloth like material! Two navy blue scrubs set minimum! Any stethoscope of your choosing, penlight is optional

Happy.Nurselet, LPN · Dec 30, 2015

Hello! We had to wear white shoes that are none cloth like material! Two navy blue scrubs set minimum! Any stethoscope of your choosing, penlight is optional

Awesome thanks! Is there a a particular brand of the navy blue scrubs? Can "non cloth" be like all white boat shoes or clogs or does it have to be sneakers? (Trying to get a head start since orientation is only two weeks before class star so I have time to shop the sales!)

Nurse4Jesus, LPN · Dec 30, 2015

Yeah those shoes are acceptable!! No particular brand as long as they match in color as in shirt and pants must match!

tcbnurse1 · Mar 22, 2016

Hi,

Just wanted to give an update since a lot of threads start off with questions and no one ever follows up with their individual program. I'm 6 months into the LPN program at Orlando Tech. I started in late September and our graduation date is the first week of October. So I'm almost exactly halfway through the program. It has definitely been a challenging journey. I originally started out working 4 days a week. Not very long after that, I went down to 1-2 days a week. There is a ton of work. I don't think the work is necessarily hard (especially if you've had college coursework before), there's just so much to be done. You can expect 2-3 tests a week in the beginning. That will taper off a little bit about 1/4 through the program but that will be replaced with other assignments such as drug cards and care plans.

Our class started off with 17 students. We've lost 9 students for various reasons and we gained 2 students from previous classes. So our class size is now 10. But we lost over half of our original class. But not all because of grades. Some had family conflicts, job issues or other factors. Like I said, it has been challenging but I know it will be worth it. Does the program have room for improvement? Absolutely! But there are things I like about it as well that give us an advantage. It's all about making the best out of the situation.

If I had to do it all over again, I would definitely have worked more and saved up more than i did because it was hard to work in the beginning. Other than that, there's not much more I would have done. it's a learning experience and you learn as you go. I'll answer any questions if there are still any.

Nurse4Jesus, LPN · Jun 17, 2016

I could not have said it better myself tcbnurse

tcbnurse1 · Feb 14, 2017

Now that I have finished this program, passed NCLEX and officially have a job as an LPN, I thought I would come back and share my opinion on this program.

Long story short, if i had to do it over again, I probably would not choose this school. It was by far one of the most unprofessional programs/schools/businesses I have ever seen. From start to finish, nothing was organized. The only advantage this school has over other programs is that it is cheap. The program is run by one instructor who is basically a dictator. She never teaches. She only rants and raves about how bad her home life is. Seriously all she ever talked about was her husband and her kids. Occasionally she would tell us about how horrible her siblings were. She never taught nursing stuff. She only talked about herself and gave a bunch of homework and busy work but she will swear she never gives busy work. Don't ask her anything about nursing because she doesn't know the answer but she will make something up because she can never be wrong or say she doesn't know the answer. Also don't get on her bad side, or she will make life bad for you for the entire 13 months. The other 2 instructors are basically afraid of her so they do what she does and like who she likes. She also badmouths them behind their back too. There is also a department chair who turns a blind eye to everything and pretends she has no idea this stuff is happening although somebody from each class tells her. She always acts like she has no idea and is so sorry we had to endure that. This was nursing school for us. A whole bunch of high school drama played out by adults/instructors. The plus side is that if you are somewhat intelligent and she feels like you are capable of passing NCLEX, she will keep you around because the higher the NCLEX pass rates, the better it makes her and the school look.

A typical day we would go to school and there was always some confusion about what room to go to. Seriously every single day, we would wait in a hallway for someone to give us direction on where we would go. This was usually done with an attitude. Everyday seemed to be a bit of a surprise for the instructors. They never seemed to ever have a clue what was going on. Clinicals were a waste of time. In the beginning, we followed CNA's and towards the end, we followed RN's. Well guess what? We're LPN's so how pointless was that? My preceptors at my job now are utterly shocked when I tell them I have only passed meds twice and never inserted a foley catheter or a g-tube. That's literally what an LPN does.

Finally when you do begin to study for NCLEX, she will suggest you use an outdated program called NCLEX 3000. It's a free study tool that hasn't been updated in years and some of the information is actually incorrect. That doesn't matter to her. She knows everything and is never wrong. Even when you tell her and show her some of the information isn't accurate, she just ignores you and tells you to use it anyway. As I said before I started with 17 people and graduated with 8 people. 5 quit because they just got sick of it. 4 were weeded out because they weren't on her list of people she liked and 2 were allowed to start over with other classes. Of the 8 people who graduated, one person missed well over 40 days. She also failed more than the maximum number of exams we are allowed to fail however she was allowed to graduate because she was a "favorite". This program is a joke. Yes I passed NCLEX but I taught myself everything as did my classmates. I could have stayed home the whole 12 months and learned more on my own than I learned there. I pray this program gets better but as long as you have unprofessional people in charge, it won't.

Nurse4Jesus, LPN · Feb 14, 2017

You spoke the truth!