Timustang04

ICURN99 How do you like it? How long is the program if you guys only meet once a week? What hospital are you working at? Do they have some kind of deal with UC? (you can PM me if you don't fee like answering on the boards) Thanks in advance! Tim

Thanks for all of the replies! I can't remember if this is right or not but I think I read that the UC program you need to have 1000 hours of working RN experience to get in. Does this sound right to anyone? Thanks sjsa82 I'll look into NKU, didn't really think about them before. Tim

Yes everything is included in the tuition. So if your financial aid covers all of the tuition then you're set!

Hey all, I'm wondering if anyone has any information on any schools around the Cincinnati area that offer a NON ONLINE RN to BSN program. I can not stand taking online classes, I need to actually be sitting in a classroom listening to someone teach in order for me to feel like I've learned anything. So if anyone knows of good programs or if anyone has taken one and can give me some insight I would really appreciate it. I tried searching on here for a thread on this subject but the search function on this site is appalling at best. Also I'm kind of looking into either UC or Miami. Thanks in advance! Tim

WantToHide- I just went to UC's website for their RN-BSN program and it looks like as long as you are licensed (RN) and completed an associate degree in nursing then you will be alright to get into their program. This is from their site: Requirements for Admission into the Upper Division of the program include: Documented completion of an associate degree or diploma program in Nursing Registered Nurse licensure (within completion of the first quarter of the Upper Division) Here is the link to where that is located: http://www.nursing.uc.edu/AcademicUndergraduate/RNBSN/RNBSNinfo.htm#AdmissionRequirements So to me it seems like no matter where you went to school as long as you passed your NCLEX and have your RN license you should be ok.

Hey guys I'm taking a sociology class and one of the assignments is to research something related to nursing. So the topic I picked was: Female generational differences in attitudes towards having a male nurse provide care for them. My hypothesis is: I think that if the woman is younger than 35 or older than 65 they will be less susceptible towards having a male nurse provide their care. I need to come up with some questions to put into a survey so that I can see if my hypothesis is correct or not. I'm just having some problems coming up with questions to ask. I have the obvious questions like: what is your age, would you let a young male be your student nurse, and would you let a young male nurse provide morning care (ie bathing, dressing, etc...). Can you guys help me come up with some other questions that I could put into my survey? Thanks in advance! Tim

I forgot to mention that they are changing the way that you progress from the LPN into the RN program. You now have to re-apply to the school for the RN program and the requirements are a lot higher than they were for the LPN program. So basically you aren't guaranteed a spot in the RN class. Luckily for me there are 32 seats and only about 25 of us want to move on, so they will be letting in 7 students new straight into the RN program. (Animal I can PM you now, I needed to have 15 posts and this makes number 15 lol)

Adie0321- I'm the one who started the other Hondros student thread about a year ago. If you have any questions feel free to PM me. I'm in my fourth term and will (hopefully) be graduating at the end of March with my LPN.

C-Bus - If the stethoscopes are the same from when I got mine in the kit then it will be decent. A lot of people in my class have Littmans but I can hear just about the same out of the one they gave me compared to their Littmans that cost a lot more. I would just use whichever you can hear the best out of.

Cincyguy - To get to the West Chester campus: (if you're coming from east of 75) Go down Tylersville rd where it meets 75. Cross over 75 and you'll see a Meijer on your right. Turn right at that light and towards Meijer. Then you'll come to a T (with Meijer directly in front of you) turn right and follow that and you'll leave the Meijer parking lot and enter the Hondros parking lot. The new building will be obvious (the only one they are building right next to the Hondros one lol).

Wow when I started at the school we didn't have to do all of that registering for classes, all of the classes were already picked for us. We just got our schedules for 4th term and we still don't have to pick our classes. Everyone should be able to get into each class, the only real thing that you should be able to pick is your lab times. They don't have enough rooms to be able to offer multiple times of the classes. So as long as you were accepted into the program you should be able to get into each class.

Animal - I'm going into my 4th quarter of LPN and the only things that we've practiced on each other are: catheters, IV's, and NG tubes... :jester:Just kidding all we've done is just basic vitals on each other. We practiced all of our injections on the mannequins and nerf balls. M&M - The math is just one test towards the end of the quarter. It was very easy, most of us didn't even go to class because it the teacher didn't require us to come. You get 2 chances to pass it, I think about 45 out of 50 of us passed it the first time and everyone did by the second time. I think there were 20ish questions on it... Yeah the grade scale is different, but it's the same at most if not all nursing programs. It's 100-93 A, 92.9-85 B, 84.9-78 C, 77.9 and lower is failing. And they don't round up, so if you have like a 92.6 they won't round up to 93 you're stuck with the B. If you guys want to PM me on here with more questions/concerns that may be easier...

I almost forgot... With the 75% graduation rate... I think they have only graduated 2...maybe 3 classes with each of those classes having probably 30-40 people each... In my opinion this is not good. Having 1 out of every 4 students not graduate is bad, especially if that person makes it all the way to the end only to fail a class for the second time. I hope you guys know about their 2 failed classes rule. You can only fail 2 classes before you are asked to leave the school.

The main thing that I'm worried about is being "street smart". As in once I get into the work force will I really be able to do what I'm learning. Yeah I can pass the tests and hopefully pass NCLEX, but I want the hands on. I want to know that I can do these things...not just know how to do them on paper. This is why I'm having such a hard time with the clinicals. I talked to friends in the nursing program at UC and when I told them I was taking clinicals at a day care and that all my clinicals have been at nursing homes they kind of laughed at me. They get to go to hospitals and actually get to practice what they learn in class. The only thing, besides taking vitals, passing meds or giving a bath, that I've done was give an insulin shot. And that's pretty much how it is for everyone else too. I'm a hands on learner so I feel like this is really hurting me in the long run. As far as the price increase is concerned... About 3 months ago they were approved for government loans. So you might want to look into filling out a FAFSA form and getting money through the government that way.

I'm going to bet that somewhere in their agreement it says that they can change the cost as they see fit. Most colleges raise their tuition from year to year... sorry... Just another reason why Good Sam or Christ is looking better for me!