I cannot apply until Sept for Jan. acceptance for nursing school. All pre-reqs will be done then.
Now knowing that...my boyfriends mother is a phlebotomist. She has been one for 25 years. She even teaches courses at a CC the next county over. She told me not to bother applying for her class and she also told me not to audit it....just show up ( which means I would get the class for free- which I think is not ethical considering the other people are paying for it)
According to HER ( her PERSONAL opinion) the nursing program here( at my CC) really S*ucks when it comes to teaching blood taking.etc on the nursing students.
My thought is that....I have heard a lot of people saying that " outside experience" can at *times* be just thrown out the door when it comes to the nursing program...you have to re-learn. So, if that's the case...should I bother?
My second though is that if I just *show up* I am stealing a free education when everyone else in the class is paying for it...I am very uncomfortable with that and when I told her that she said " bumpkus...I can teach you in my spare time...but since it's YOUR spare time..just SHOW UP".
My CC doesn't offer " phlebotomy" as a course. Not even training. However, considering I don't have "outside experience" I figure phlebotomy training can't hurt on my application...so I said you know..I will apply and pay for it. In which she said " Don't waste your money...I'll just train you outside class".
Uh...I won't be able to be put on my application! hello!
Anyway.. then I called my CC about it and they said it probably wouldnt matter that much but couldnt hurt
Sooooooooooooo would you:
A) pay to take the course
B) not pay and just show up
C) let her show you on free time
D) not bother