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Well I graduated from Charity this past May 2009 and I must say that the material is a little more extensive than NAC I. I think we problem alot of people had was the teaching style in NAC II. The teacher's didn't teach like they did in the other levels. They expected you to know most of what they were talking about already so they didn't elaborate. It really was a test of my determination to get out of Charity. I learned what studying style was best for me yet again. I had to redo my way of thinking all over again and get out of the 3rd level mode of testing and back into the NAC I type of testing. I mean it will not be easy but you get out of it what you put into it. Study hard and pray even harder!...Good luck!!

Congratulations to all of you that were accepted into Charity!..It will definitely be an experience of your lifetime but well worth it at the end. Just remember don't give up even if looks like there is no light at the end of the tunnel...haha Charity Class of May '09!!

You may have to buy scrubs for mental health b/c my instructor wouldn't let us wear white at our clinical facility.

Well it's been hard for a lot of us to get jobs as new grads and I have had to expand my search to other areas. University Hospital is on a state freeze for hiring at this time until further notice. Children's only hired their nurse techs and most of them didn't get jobs. Basically, all you might have left is Oschner and they have already begun the interviewing process like over a month ago. Good luck anyway!

It's good to hear that you plan on trying to go back and you aren't ashamed of that. I just finished my 4th semester at Charity and I'm going to tell you now it has been the longest and hardest 2 years of my life. I actually repeated Basics when I first started and I was so embarassed and worried about what other people would think of me. I always felt bad when I saw students that I started with and when they graduated this past December it really hurt me but I realized that everything happens for a reason and I feel like that extra semester helped me out more than I knew at the time. I actually just interviewed to work on the floor that I did my clinicals on that second time around and being that I knew the floor, it gave me one up on my fellow competition for the job. If I had never repeated I would have never learned that floor or those nurses. Moral of the story is don't give up, you are definitely not alone and don't feel like you are!! Charity Graduate Class of May '09 !!!!!!

If I rememeber correctly all of my finals at Charity have been hard except for Pediatrics and Mental Health...so the advice I give is to just go over the material on the tests that you did the worst on...You should still have the info from your last test in your head so that's what I did and what I am gonna do for my last final at Charity!!!!!!!!!!

How do you know that the person who posted got their information from the school? I was never told any of the things that she stated so therefore I feel as though you all are assuming the school inflates their info to get students to go there.

Ok I had to reply because it sounds like hating...natasha029...THEY never lied to us...who are u referring to as lied to people?

I understand the advantages and disadvantages of both styles of learning but I must say this. My ADN program has decided to start teaching us through the active learning technique in our LAST semester. I feel that this decision was completely wrong and they should start it with the beginning students and keep it going as they advance through the program. Many of us have adapted to our ways of learning the information and knowing how to apply it. Due to their decision to change their way of teaching, students are now failing that were previously passing. We feel like we are not being taught and we are being used as guinea pigs for the students that will follow us.

I too did the summer nurse tech program last summer and I thought it was very beneficial. I ended up staying on and working PRN throughout the semester. The key to learning new things is having an awesome preceptor and nurses that love to teach. You will basically be paired with a nurse preceptor and you will work her schedule along with her. This may include a weekend every other week but it just depends on the department you go to and how they rotate the schedules. We also got to switch to a second department in the middle of the program. You get to shadow in any other department you want for at least a day too. I think they offer relocation assistance for people who don't live in town for the program or at least they did last year. I hope this helps!

I am a nursing student in an associate's degree program in Louisiana and I will be graduating in May of 2009. My fiance is already living in Cali due to him getting stationed there because he is in the military. Can't I just take the boards in Cali to get my license there instead of getting a license here and then "endorsing" it to get a Cali one??

I'm a 3rd semester student and I have gotten child care assistance every semester. I had to go to the director of the course and ask for a typed explanation of my hours. For example when I was in NAC I, Miss Meyers typed up a letter that showed I used 25 hours of time each week preparing for clinicals, studying, lecture time and clinical time. I would just recommend going to the director of the course (Miss Leefe-Basics, Miss Meyers-NAC I). I don't need to do all of that in Peds this semester because we spend more than 25 hours at the school!!

I just want to say that I'm not trying to be rude with any of my comments but I just feel like as the other posts have read that you will all hear the negative comments about school. Make your own opinions about everything because you will hear something negative about the teachers, students, and the curriculum in the different semesters. Every person is different and we all adapt to each situation differently. My advice to the incoming students would be if you really, really want to be a registered nurse don't let anything or anyone stop you. Stay completely focused and if it is meant for you to become one you will. Study hard but always make time for yourself. Many students get discouraged if they fail the semester or have to withdraw but trust me you can't stop there if that's what you really want to do. Even my experience working at the hospital this summer has shown me all kinds of nurses that are proud Charity graduates and they make me want to be amongst that group of Charity alumni.:redbeathe

I just wanted to say Congratulations to all the new Charity students starting this fall. It will definitely be a lifechanging experience for you all. Good luck and study hard!! :nurse:May '09 Graduate

in_it4life I feel like your comments may be discouraging to students who may be interested in Charity and that they are somewhat untrue. I went to the lsbn website( http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/documents/AnnualReport/AnnualReport2007.pdf)and as of dec 2007 they have a passing rate of 85.56 which is exceptionally well when you are the largest accepting and admitting nursing school in the entire state. Charity admits over 500 students on average compared to 200 to 300 at other associate and baccaulerate nursing programs in the state of Louisiana each year. It is definitely harder to maintain a 90 percentile passing rate with double the students of all the other facilities. As far as the parking situation goes, yeah it sucks but we are never there when there are football games unless you are taking evening classes which in that case they will allow the students to park in the parking garage. I can't think of any bookstores that will give u back what u paid for a book. It doesn't matter anyway because u should keep all of your nursing books anyway. I know that the coordinator ultimately makes the final decisions on the test questions but you do get the opportunity to dispute the answers to the questions if you feel they could have been wrong. I feel like my lectures were very straightforward and I am very pleased with the education that I have received thus far. I also wish you the best at your "new" school or whatever school you decided to attend because if you had that many complaints about Charity I would rather you give up your spot to someone who wants the spot and will be proud to be a graduate of Charity School of Nursing. Thanks!! Sincerely, May 2009 Graduate of Charity School of Nursing