Past or Current Students from SJVC??

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Past or Current Students from SJVC??

by minnierocker

Looking for students that have either been in the LVN program or the RN program at SJVC. I need to know how intense the program is. I am looking at applying for the next semester was thinking about the RN program, but am very nervous about it. I work full time 30-40/wk and have 2 small children to take care of. When I start program I can only cut my hours down to 30 min./wk I can't afford to cut any more than that. I don't have a babysitter, so that responsiblity will be on my husband. Classes are 2 days a wk plus clinical so he is going to have to ask for those days part off. ( Right now he has split shifts, he has to go in 2 times a day so it will go down to 1 time a day). My question is I don't know if it would be a better idea for me to try the LVN program and after completing that looking into the rn bridge program. Or just going for the RN program with fingers crossed that I will make it through. Is the LVN program easier? Is the RN bridge program easier than the AD RN program?

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Specializes in Family Practice & Emergency Department.

i'm looking into this program too! if you've heard anything please let me know!:specs:

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Yeah no one every replied so I haven't found out any information on the program.

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Specializes in Surgical Nursing.

i found this online:

premed and medical

jun 22 2007

i'm currently enrolled in the rt program at the visalia campus and i have to say that after reading the other posts, i'm somewhat consoled that my program isn't the only one experiencing these problems. where do i begin? first of all it's true, sjvc is a business with 1 thing in mind .. $$$$. it's funny the rt recruiter was my "best friend" until i sold my soul to those people. now won't mutter a hello in the halls. are these people commissioned? small potatoes, i just find it hilarious. anyway ... nobody, w/ the exception of maybe 1 or 2 members of the staff gives a damn about you. all they care about is your $, and they get alot of it. . . . i'm almost afraid to write this in fear of the retaliation i will endure if it ever came to light that i am the author. i've seen what happens to people that make staff angry. placing you at clinical sites 2 hours away from home is a light punishment. god, i'm sooo sick of that place. i fully understood when i signed up for the program that it would be a heavy workload requiring alot of discipline and time, but i never imagined that that place would be like a concentration camp. i'm not exaggerating. it's fantastic how they demand excellence from us but are not willing to give it in return. if you are thinking about a career in respiratory, i really recommend fresno city college. yeah, it'll take longer, but you will save alot of $ and recieve a higher quality education. random uniform inspections?! why don't they quit worrying about what color my undershirt is & start teaching me the skills i need to be an rt? 90% of everything i've learned has been from the different hospitals i've done clinical rotations at. now we can't even wear sweaters or jackets in the classroom because it looks "unprofessional". nevermind that the thermastat almost never works correctly. i've been in classrooms where the temp was 60 degrees in january. . . . yeah... the crt exam is a crock ... it is held in place to keep the school's passing rate. if you do not pass it, you face being held back or dropped. i say if you've sucessfully made it to term 3 and cannot pass the exam, somebody has not done their job correctly. ofcourse, there is always 1 or 2 people that don't pass because of poor study habits, but when 1/3 of a class doesn't pass, you begin to wonder. . . students are treated like second class citizens. . . . it's embarrassing to admit that i'm a student. i always make sure to remove my badge anywhere off campus because i don't want anyone to know that i attend that . . .school. ugh! would somedody can that stupid jingle already?! i could go on and on, but it makes me angry and it makes me feel like a fool to have been duped by this institution.

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Wow!! Thanks for the info. Definetly, going another route.

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