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Basically, it's this: If you got a 70, you aren't learning enough of the material. Even a 78 means 22% of the time you're just wrong. This is bad for patients. You may not even pass the NCLEX with that level of mastery.

You guys have a Facebook group. If you haven't joined it, here's the link. Log into Facebook | Facebook

Haha well just think of it like this, if she's on here, she's taking time away from apps. :-)

I would never take a drive that long if I could avoid it. If you're late for clinicals, you're going to be out of the program. Traffic is not a valild excuse for being late. You can apply for scholarships at BC. Lots of people get them. I have gotten some. The gas, the stress of traffic, if anything happens on the way, get behind an accident... too many chances to lose your place in the program.

It's not official until you get that. We turned our apps in with a deadline of May 15 and got our emails on June 14. Expect it to be about a month. The group before that was actually a tad over a month. PRE-ADMISSION is what you want to see. Pre-program application just means your app is in the system. Now, they will start sorting people out by number of points and then you'll eventually get an email. How many points do you have? Depends on how many people they accept and how many people they need seats for that are retracking. Don't make yourself crazy checking emails. Just relax and you'll get the email about a month after you turned in apps. And when you get the email... RSVP!!! Some people didn't.

That's not true. It's about 40%, maybe even higher now since a class just graduated.

If you're under a mandatory evacuation order, how can they fault you? The hospital in the Keys is air-transporting patients to another state, by cargo plane, so I'm sure this is resolved by now. However, your son is not required to work, and you are legally required to protect him by following state and federal orders. Failing to follow an evac order seems to mean you'd be prioritizing them over him. That just isn't an option for me. I would go, and if I had to find another job, I'd say I was in an evac zone and my son was unsafe if I worked because he needed to be evacuated.

There is no doing them after. If you do not have them done by the end of either the second or third nursing semester, you are removed from the nursing program until you do them. Do them before you even apply, because once you're in, you have no time to take extra classes, and you need your focus on nursing only. Unless you see a Health Science adviser, you may not get the best answers. I don't know why friendds are telling you to take computers. I didn't even take speech. You should do everything but pharm (because you do it in the program) before you apply. They will not let you progress further, even if you did get in, without those having been done.

Hi, so I'm in the class that starts tomorrow and wanted to give you guys some information. First, they do not round up. If you have 3.09, you have 3.09. Second, for August, our class was 6 points and above. Some 3.09 students got in right away, and some were alts that got in later. Not all alts always get in. I beelieve some of ours didn't. At least a couple only got admitted last week, when the rest of us found out in June. Either people didn't pass background checks, drug tests, or something came up and they had to pull-out, so a couple got in. Each term, with acceptance emails, they send out an info blurb, so this is what it was for August. I'll post January 2017s below. It was very different. "There were 395 applicants competing for 255 seats in the August 2017 Registered Nursing class. Two hundred and fifty-five (255) applicants were selected who earned between 6 and 16 total points and had pre-requisite GPA's between 3.09 and 4.0. Students with 6 points had overall GPAs of 3.09 and 3.65. Alternates earned 6 total points, had pre-requisite GPA's of 3.0 and 3.09. (Alternates with a pre-requisite GPA of 3.09, had overall GPAs between 2.54 and 3.08.) In this class, there are 34 alternates." This is January 2017: "There were 554 applicants competing for 265 seats in the January 2017 Registered Nursing (AS) class. Two hundred and sixty five (265) applicants were selected who earned between 7 and 16 total points and had pre-requisite GPA's between 3.1 and 4.0. Alternates earned 6 total points, and had pre-requisite GPA's of 3.09. In this class, there are 34 alternates." I got this from the January board. Your focus should be A&P I and II lecture and lab, as well as English. Overall GPA is only used as a tiebreaker. You must pass the HESI, but the score isn't a major factor unless there are still ties. I had 14 points and Hesi in the mid 90's. You want as many points as possible, because that is what will secure your place. Based on the point system they use, getting a C in a lecture class is a big issue and most people have to retake it for a higher grade. You should definitely try to make sure all your other required classes (micro, humanities, psych, etc) are taken before you try to start the program. It's going to be nearly impossible to take more classes once we're in, and after the first couple semesters, they don't let you proceed if they aren't done. You have to stop and take them, and jump back in.

You may want to come up with a different pic for the page than the Nursing Club logo. The Actual Broward College Nursing Club has a Facebook page, and that could get confusing. Most other Nursing classes for BC have a FB group, like BC Nursing May, Broward College August 2017, things like that. Specify which start date you are so people join the right one.

I'm mostly curious who is paying for all of her care. Her family doesn't have a pot to piss in, so these many many millions of dollars in medical care are being paid for by whom?? I understand the state/hospital/taxpayers footing the bill for a child with a life expectancy. But a child that is dead? Anyone that is dead?? I've seen websites talk about how she's supposedly decomposing very slowly, and that's why there have been no new pics in years. When there is a pic, it's with a filter and tons of make-up, fake nails, etc. The old pics show her still very overweight, which wouldn't likely be the case since she's only being fed through a feeding tube. Eyes glued shut. Lots of weirdness. I'm just posting links. I am not saying they are great sources, because I haven't worked around life support patients, hospice, or anything like that. Maybe some very experienced nurses can speak to some of the claims in here. Petition update * FORMER JAHI CAREGIVER TELLS THE TRUTH ABOUT BODY * Change.org Stories from the trauma bay: Jahi McMath update...not really

Go ahead and put it in the cart, that way when he needs to request his medical records for something, he can see it and consult his attorney. He can then sue you, coworker and the hospital for violating his privacy. You guys have NO right to look up his legal history. If he was a danger to other patients, he would have a sheriff by the door. Also, you should hope nothing goes wrong during his stay there, or they may also accuse you of treating him differently after you and the coworker violated his privacy. You discussed it, so it's going to be your burden to prove you weren't the one checking on it. How in the world is this even something that's being questioned. He has a right to privacy from the people providing his medical care. His community control officer knows where he is, and if he was a risk, you would have been notified. You may want to notify your supervisor what your coworker did, because it can come back on you. Either tell her up front, or drop an anonymous note.

3.09's were alternates this time. Never know what it will be for January. Good luck.

Lpichardo YOu don't need to retake Hesi. You need to focus on your GPA for Engligh, A&P 1 and 2 lecture and lab. That's what they go by for points. Hesi is just to qualify. It used to be used for tiebreakers, but now they use overall GPA for ties. Alternates are people who don't get in right away because they only have so many spots. The highest GPAs in what I told you are chosen first.

When you get accepted, you're accepted to the program, but not a specific campus. You don't automatically get into the campus you applied at. You ahve to select your campus during registration. Join the Facebook group and talk to some of the other applicants. It's a very active group. It will definitely get you acquainted. There is a girl on our group that's in Central currently, and she's on the group with us to help give info. Log into Facebook | Facebook

Acceptance letters have gone out! If you haven't joined yet, the most active Facebook for our class is: Log into Facebook | Facebook So here is how the breakdown went. There were 395 applicants competing for 255 seats in the August 2017 Registered Nursing class. Two hundred and fifty-five (255) applicants were selected who earned between 6 and 16 total points and had pre-requisite GPA's between 3.09 and 4.0. Students with 6 points had overall GPAs of 3.09 and 3.65. Alternates earned 6 total points, had pre-requisite GPA's of 3.0 and 3.09. (Alternates with a pre-requisite GPA of 3.09, had overall GPAs between 2.54 and 3.08.) In this class, there are 34 alternates.

But you were already an RN. She's not talking about getting an extra degree on top of already being an RN. She's talking about going to RN school.

A new Facebook group had to be created for the August Start, 2017. Feel free to join. Also, I am adding a few members of current BC nursing classes, and graduates, to help give us information on what to expect. If link doesn't work, just search - Broward College Nursing August 2017 RN Program (Make sure it says RN, because they do have BSN also) Link below: Log into Facebook | Facebook

A new Facebook group had to be created for the August Start, 2017. Feel free to join. Also, I am adding a few members of current BC nursing classes, and graduates, to help give us information on what to expect. Log into Facebook | Facebook

I'm betting your cost of living in Nebraska/Iowa are half of what the people in California are paying. It all balances out.

Not sure where. Ours won't even look at you if you aren't in the 3.2 MINIMUM. Those don't get accepted though. They may get lucky and get alternate. The average GPA at my school that is accepted is 3.5. I'm a little above that, but yeah, you don't want to go to a school that is taking 2.5s. She's look at USF, which I'm familair with, and it's incredibly cometitve for admissions. She needs to boost that GPA in a big way. More than likely, going community is the best bet in her case. Dream schools are usually that because they are so desireable, but they are that way because they only accept and graduate the top students.

OH you can DEFINITELY default on it. I had a defaulted loan once. It SUCKED! They take your tax returns, wreck your credit, you can't get financed for anything. I had to consolidate and get it put on income sensitive, just to get it in good standing. I think you meant was you can never bankruptcy it. The only thing you could ever do to get out of it is die... or become permanantly disabled. Neither of which are a good way to get out of debt. I'll graduate around the 60k mark, and I'm dreading that bad enough. I couldn't imagine 100k. Also, find cheaper schools. You're talking about a condo worth of debt. You shouldn't have to pay 100K for three-four years of schooling. After you get your associates, your job should pay for BSN. That's what community colleges are for. Where I live, my community college is WAY more desireable for employers than the big private schools.

In Florida, it's 10-years from the date probation or anything else was completed, for a 3rd degree felony that is not related to medical fraud. You may also want to check how long you can wait after graduating to take your boards. In some places, after six months you have to take a refresher. A theft felony may mean issues with getting hired. You could have employers concerned about theft from patients or medicine, or whatever. A lot to think about before you invest years in training, and a lot of money.

It may say "have you ever been arrested or convicted, regardless of adjudication." In Florida, you have to tell them, even if it was ajudication withheld. Also, usually, you can't have things expunged that quickly. You have to wait years. You may also want to check with your state board to see if you are even eligible to sit for NCLEX. In Florida, having plead guilty OR no contest to a felony, EVEN IF YOU ARE FOUND NOT GUILTY, it means you have 5-15 years before you can test. In your case, probably 10 years from when you finish your program since that would be a 3rd degree felony. See below for an example of what I mean. It may not just be up to the school. "1. Has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a felony under Chapter 409, F.S., (relating to social and economic assistance), Chapter 817, F.S., (relating to fraudulent practices), Chapter 893, F.S., (relating to drug abuse prevention and control) or a similar felony offense(s) in another state or jurisdiction unless the candidate or applicant has successfully completed a drug court program for that felony and provides proof that the plea has been withdrawn or the charges have been dismissed. Any such conviction or plea shall exclude the applicant or candidate from licensure, examination, certification, or registration, unless the sentence and any subsequent period of probation for such conviction or plea ended: For the felonies of the first or second degree, more than 15 years from the date of the plea, sentence and completion of any subsequent probation; For the felonies of the third degree, more than 10 years from the date of the plea, sentence and completion of any subsequent probation; For the felonies of the third degree under section 893.13(6)(a), F.S., more than five years from the date of the plea, sentence and completion of any subsequent probation; Has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a felony under 21 U.S.C. ss. 801-970 (relating to controlled substances) or 42 U.S.C. ss. 1395-1396 (relating to public health, welfare, Medicare and Medicaid issues), unless the sentence and any subsequent period of probation for such conviction or pleas ended more than 15 years prior to the date of the application; Has been terminated for cause from the Florida Medicaid program pursuant to section 409.913, F.S., unless the candidate or applicant has been in good standing with the Florida Medicaid program for the most recent five years; Has been terminated for cause, pursuant to the appeals procedures established by the state or Federal Government, from any other state Medicaid program, unless the candidate or applicant has been in good standing with a state Medicaid program for the most recent five years and the termination occurred at least 20 years before the date of the application; Is currently listed on the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General's List of Excluded Individuals and Entities."

I don't understand this statement. I had the Cardiology III and it was no problem at all. It actually weighs like 2 ounces more. I can't see how that would weigh anyone down, or hurt your neck. It's not an issue. You will kick yourself if you can't hear, so if you can afford it, get it. It's like 150.