PHCC Fall 2011 RN/LPN ROLL CALL!!!!!!

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Hello everyone!! I would like to start a thread for the 2011 Fall semester RN & LPN applicants! I applied to both and with the deadline to turn in the application tomorrow, I am already super anxious. :eek: I figured this would be a great way to check in with each other and hopefully meet our fellow classmates!!!!!!!!!!

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I'll be starting the PHCC LPN program in the fall (2011) look forward to meeting all of you :)

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Does the drug screen have to be done through PHCC? I work at a hospital and JUST took one...would they accept a copy of the one I took for work? I got a physical, background check, and hep B shot at work as well....

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Hi all!! I just got my letter and packet in the mail yesterday! =] I got accepted in the RN program!! After 2 years of applying, I finally got in! Yayy!! But as excited as I am, I am also so very stressed! There's so much they want from us in such a short period of time. Two weeks to get all this stuff done. And it's so expensive too! But congratulations to all who got in!!! =]

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JackieK....I work at a hospital as well and they are accepting my documentation of my immunizations and all as well. I did not question the drug screening so I am not able to answer that one. Good Luck!

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i don't get on here very often, but i wish i would have sooner. in npr on forest ave right behind morton plant north bay is premier family clinic. 727-645-4185, press 5 for the new port richey office. they go on a sliding scale fee basis for those uninsured, it's a little bit of formality. you have to provide your income and living expenses with proof like pay stubs and such, but you can get your shots, titers, tb and physical for way cheaper than a walk-in clinic or even the health dept. i would recommend getting the tdap vaccine for your tetorifice, it will also protect you and vulnerable patients from whooping cough which has been on the rise. before subjecting yourself to the mmr vaccine which can cause a fever in some people, get your titer first. more than likely, you're still immune from the shot you got as a toddler. same goes for chickenpox (varicella). it only takes a day or two for the titers to come back, as the clinic draws the blood right there. good luck to all! can't wait to meet you guys on the 2nd!! i would appreciate any advice on where to find reasonably priced supplies.

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So is anyone doing the sponsorship with RMCBP? If so, have you already started the process? Is anyone attending the meeting on Monday? Does anyone know what they consider an advanced degree? Why is there another meeting on August 5th???

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So is anyone doing the sponsorship with RMCBP? If so, have you already started the process? Is anyone attending the meeting on Monday? Does anyone know what they consider an advanced degree? Why is there another meeting on August 5th???

I'm considering the sponsorship, but I'm not sure. It would be nice to have a job lined up as a new nurse, and possibly have a job as a CNA while I'm in school. I have my CNA already. Plus, I'm pretty sure you get to keep your PELL and loans even though you're on sponsorship. On the other side of it, you're committed for 2 years.

From what I understand, no one can start the process yet. The meeting on Monday is to inform us of the particulars so we can decide if it's something we really want to do. You also have to qualify based on household, income and the advanced degree would be a Bachelor's or Master's. The August 5th event held at Career Central with Beth Hamm is the intake process day for those who qualify and want to committ.

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thanks JMF! you answered all my questions!!

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So, anyone on this site currently in, or have taken, the program at PHCC? im curious what were getting into. Advice, comments, tips?? :D

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So, anyone on this site currently in, or have taken, the program at PHCC? im curious what were getting into. Advice, comments, tips?? :D

I finished my first semester in the RN program at NPR. I got an A, had a ton of fun but started studying for exams 7-10 says before the exam date. I used to just cram the night before! It's not that bad. It is front loaded in the beginning and seems overwhelming, but they Def make up for it as the semester rolls on. Ask around for any NCLEX books you can borrow. That's how I study. I have 7 different books 2 friends let me borrow and they have been awesome.

Let me know if you have any specific questions.

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SOOOO what did everyone think of the sponsorship meeting today???

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Hi Jessica,

I went to the meeting and I decided to apply on August 5th at the 2nd meeting for tuition assistance from Career Central. I don't want to drive to Bayonet Point from Wesley Chapel to study or work so I won't be signing the hospitals contract. You can forego the hospital sponsorship and just go through Career Central. If you qualify you just receive a little less because the hospital is not involved. Career Central will assist you up to $3500 per year. You receive the funding no matter which campus you go to.. You should call Career Central and give them your situation so they can pre-screen you. It can't hurt to try to get a little help with tuition!

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