Mizami

Hey, I am making this post for the LPN to RN advanced placement Cohort Summer 2021. Has anybody received information on placement? If so, when did you submit your application and when did you go to the information session? I am finding it difficult to get information about the LPN to RN transition at Brookdale. Also, if you've been through the RN program before what was your experience?

Update: I received an invitation to the Advanced Placement Informational Session and will attend in November.

I applied for the advance placement RN program at Brookdale. I took the TEAS on July 1st, 2020 (passed) and am waiting for an invitation to the nursing information session. According to an email I sent to the health science admissions office, invitations are supposed to be emailed out some time in October 2020. Has anybody received an invitation to the upcoming information session?

I worked as a CNA for 2 years before I started my accelerated LPN program. I wouldn’t say I had a huge advantage when it comes to classroom/lectures but it definitely helped tremendously with clinicals. The classmates who didn’t have experience in the medical field wasn’t as comfortable doing patient care especially the more messy procedures like wound care or bed changes/baths. Additionally, a lot of the nurses at the clinical facilities (I.e. nursing homes) didn’t particularly like having students for various reasons; however, since I understand the job culture and had exposure to the daily routine I was preferred by all the nurses. I could use my CNA knowledge to help aide with any of the tasks. This make the nurses job easier so they wouldn’t be as tired/annoyed to take me along on the more fun treatments! My suggestion is don’t just follow the nurses, follow the RTs and CNAs as well. It’s best to get a feel for everybody’s job so that your a more valuable teammate.

Does anybody know if introduction to psychology taken in a different state will be transferable to BCC? In my old state, there was no such thing as into to psychology 1 and 2...there was only 1 course offered that covers the same materials as these two class.

1) I wouldn’t take 2 hard core science courses at the same time so my suggestion is to just take A&P2 now then Microbiology in the summer session. 2) If you have the finances don’t waste time and do what you can now. As a bonus benefit, taking these classes before LPN school will help put your mind back into student mode (if you’ve been out of school for awhile). Nursing school isn’t the easiest thing (especially if you don’t know/forgot what your learning type is) so think of these classes as a no commitment litmus test on your studying skills.

@christy1994 the evening cohort does get the summer off;however, the day cohort does not. That means that the day cohort program will be finished sooner (August) than the Evening cohort will (December).

@AZCPT I was on the waitlist for 1 year. I applied October 2017 and was notified of my acceptance in November 2018.

I just finished Block 1 of the LPN program. I waited approximately 1 year to get into the program. I applied in October of 2017 and was accepted in late November of 2019 (this was after I received notification that I was waitlisted for Spring 2019 but I guess some seats had opened up). Honestly, the program is what you make of it. The clinical sites are in LTC/rehab facilities so you have to seek out opportunities to learn if you really want to gain experience. Overall, I think the program is preparing me well to pass the NCLEX-PN once I am done because at the end of each block you will have to take an Exit Hesi to gauge how you are doing overall. I did well on that.

So far the program has been wonderful. Keep in mind that not all clinical sites are created equally for the LPN program. I lucked out and got a site that allowed us students to do a lot of hands on medication passes, foley insertions, and tube feedings. Some of my fellow classmates that went to different sites, got very little opportunities to do actually nurse work and so mostly were there as glorified CNAs. When you get in, my biggest advice is to study the power points and fill in any supplementary worksheets given as you do. Practice NCLEX style questions as much as you can because it'll help in the long run to retain the information.

I just finished Block 1 of the Evening Cohort LPN program. The schedule for evening is Mondays and Wednesdays 5pm to 9pm. Plus a 12ish hour clinical day each week on either Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays...I was in the Saturday clinical rotation. The clinical day is from 5:45am until 5pm.