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Thank you! Yes it's going to be your turn soon. PSYCH, if you need some help with that class let me know because that class is something else. Good luck. You can do it!!

Hello Guys, just wanted to give yall an update. I graduated from Mercy LPN to RN program this past Monday. It feels so great to be finally done and move on to the next step in my life. I know based on what I've been told is that there is some changes to third semester but for me classes were Monday 4pm-7pm and online clinical simulations were due Sundays. What I can say is that third semester is a lot of assignments are required and it may seem a little annoying but trust me all of the assignments are going to prepare you. I also just received my authorization to test to I am taking the NCLEX later this month. I am currently using UWorld to help me study and I like it so far. For any student who is starting Mercy or is think about it please do because Mercy is really unlike any other school. Mercy faculty and staff really care about you and want you to be successful. Also there is many employment opportunities either from Mercy or other HCA hospitals once you graduate. I know it may be a little different due to COVID but hopefully clinicals can resume so you can have the full experience. I am free to contact if you may have any quesitons. Wishing you guys all the best!

Sorry to hear but please keep you head high cause you never know what may happen. Good luck! I am currently in 3rd semester so if you get accepted feel free to reach out to me. Wishing you all the best.

CONGRATS! I wish you nothing but the best a Mercy it is a great school and hopefully you can get the full (physical) experience of being there (if Covid slows down). I am currently in 3rd semester and graduating on the 31st of this month. Let me know if you need anything to get you through these semesters. Good luck you will be great!!

There are a few schools that students in the past have suggested such as St. Thomas University in Miami its $6,000, UTA online which is about $8,000, WGU (prices vary), FIU, FAU, and UCF. I do know that Mercy is having a RN-BSN program but it isn't accredited yet. Hope this helps.

Hey all hope all is well and you all are staying safe during this time. I just wanted to give an update for 3rd semester of the LPN-RN program at Mercy. I am halfway through and have 61 days left until graduation. (EXCITED!) Due to the 'rona everything has moved online but still have lots of work to do. There is lots of assignments that are required for this final semester to help you not only pass the class but prepare for the NCLEX. Assignments from quizzes, Kaplan videos, Kaplan reviews, Kaplan questions, clinical simulation, clinical paperwork, and the list goes on and on. It's a lot to manage sometimes but I try to complete as much assignments in a week so I don't become overwhelmed at the amount of work. The professor for this semester is awesome and very involved in student's success. The professor is very knowledgeable and want to see all student pass by being there day or night (REALLY AMAZING PROFESSOR). I'm not sure how graduation is going to happen either via virtual or in person (doubt it) but at this point graduating is all I want. I am currently doing at least 50 NCLEX questions a day via Saunders NCLEX-RN review and I do questions that correlate with what we are currently learning during lecture. I will be purchasing UWorld a couple days prior to graduation to start preparing for the NCLEX (I want to take the NCLEX the end of September). This semester is a lot of critical care/specialty information such as chest tube, burns, vents, etc. I hope this helps and I will update as hopefully reach the end of this program. Stay safe!

UPDATE ON SECOND SEMESTER For Maternal/Newborn the class was great and the instructor is AMAZING such a kind and sweet instructor who wants the best for her students. She provides a review for her exams and for lecture it was interactive being that the notes were fill in the blank and as she would talk you had to fill in the blank for what was missing (it make it hard to fall asleep LOL) her exams are straight forward and to the point. Clinicals were great and grab any opportunity you can such as c-sections, vag birth, and ask the nurses question because many of them in maternity went through the program at mercy so they were helpful. I ended the class with a B+. For maternal/newborn I would recommend the book and the maternal success book. (rented on amazon) Now this was all before Covid-19 came and messed up everything but we did finish maternal/newborn right before we switched online for pediatrics. I took pediatrics online. It was nice and the instructor is amazing as well (never got to meet her in person). We had clinical case studies and lectures online. For this class I would recommend the book because the NURSING ALERTS are important and the pediatric success book as well. (rented on amazon) I ended the class with a A-. Hope this helps.

Thank you and no problem. If you want any info I will be happy to help if needed.

PROGRAM UPDATE: Hey all, Just wanted to give an update about the program. I am in the 3rd and FINAL semester has started and it's of course different because of the online switch because of the rona virus. The schedule was originally Monday 4-10pm and 1 clinical day during the week, now its online lecture on Monday and clinical simulations online. Based on the schedule it's a lot of assignments due and NCLEX prep so let's see how's this semester goes. I am planning on doing 50-100 NCLEX questions a week using NCLEX-RN Review by Saunders and then increase to as much as I can. Excited for graduation which is a little over 4 months away.

HI love I am currently in the LPN to RN program at Mercy. For the NLN PN it was more of a comprehensive exam about what you learned in LPN school. Like it had topics such as maternity (there was a lot of maternity questions), therapeutic communications, safety such as Maslow, and etc. I personally would just use the NCLEX PN book by Saunders or whatever NCLEX PN book you have. I used the Saunders NCLEX PN review book. Just remember I took mines in early 2019 so things may have changed but people I have talked to who took it after me said the same thing. There is 100 questions and must score 73% or above (unless they changed that too). There making a lot of changes so just bare that in mind. Hope that helps and hope you start in the fall and get this RN!

All semesters are 16 weeks or 4 months.

the escrow credits are the credits you'll receive from the LPN.

Yeah they work with you with the payment by splitting the payments up monthly. The hourly pay for an LPN is $16-24/hr depending on the what kind of job you find. The hourly pay for an RN $26-35/hr depending on what kind of job you find. I dont know how much the RN's who work at the hospital who graduated Mercy make.

Yeah they work with you with the payment by splitting the payments up monthly. The hourly pay for an LPN is $16-24/hr depending on the what kind of job. The hourly pay for an RN $26-35/hr depending on what kind of job. I dont know how much the RN's who work at the hospital who graduated Mercy make.

Some people work during the first semester to pay for the tuition because it's 100% out of pocket there is no financial aid (well for the RN I am not 100% sure about the LPN). I know for the RN yes mercy will hire you for there StarRN program and there is many people who work on the floors now who graduated from mercy RN program. The hourly wage varies but it's between $16-24.