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Just out of curiousity. How much does this program cost??

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No, Deltech doesn't offer clinical courses online. You may find a couple prereq courses like medical terminology but that's about it.

My wife and I will be graduating on May 11 as LPNs :) after which we will then finishing the nursing program to become RNs. We are the first married couple to graduate as LPN's at our school. I think I'm going to change my name on this site to reflect our new status. If your program was as rigorous as our program was then you witness a lot of your class mates get left behind. My wife and I are two of the 8 who will graduate on May 11. We began with 28 students so we are truly blessed to both make it. I wish the best to all who will be graduating this month. May your new careers be lengthy and most of all satisfying!! P.S. I now understand why my school has a 99% pass rate for students who take the NCLEX. The program is so difficult! lol

Yeah, that so funny because those people who did the rolling of the eyes and talking behind people's back did not make it. My class graduates on May 11 and I couldn't be more happier.

ERIKADAWN I sent you a private message.

Wow, just finished the semester today. I wish u luck in January.

Wow! If this makes you feel better. My wife and I are both in the same clinical program and our OB rotation is in January. Prey for me!!

I'm in the RN program. A lot of people do the RN program and take their LPN boards midway through the RN program. That is why the LPN waitlist is usually shorter. Have you taken your prereq courses Anatomy and Physiology I, Anatomy and Physiology II, etc.?? I'm not sure if your starting clinical this semester or if your beginning your prereq courses in January. I'm a little confused. If you could tell me what point your at right now I could help you better.

We've been to Milford Rehab, Genesis Nursing home, and Chesapeake Rehab(1day) this semester. Things are going well for me. I'm on a count down to take the boards. I'm excited! Just be mindful of all the advice given in this thread and you should be ok. And if you would like to pm me with specific questions, feel free.

I'm a correctional officer and have been for the last 5 years. I'm currently in clinicals to be an RN. As a correctional officer I transport inmates to and from hospital while accompaning them during their hospital stay. So, I can give you incite on the scope of both roles correctional officer and nurse. I think the confusion comes in at just how much authority does a correctional officer have. Well, I'll tell you what many nurses in my state don't know. While an inmate is in my custody I am awarded the powers of a State Trooper. Even when I'm going to and from my post (hospital). With that said it is the correctional officers who have the final say on how the inmate will be restrained during ambulation. Of course, advisement from medical staff is considered before a final decision is by the officers on duty. Inmates are state property no matter how you look at it. Your not going to see specific rules in your policy manual because every inmates security level is different and so are there charges. So this is why it is at the discretion of the correctional officers on duty. You as a nurse should still remain an advocate for your patient by advising correctional staff of treatments/therapy. Correctional staff on duty at hospitals must ensure that contraband does not enter the room. That no family members of the inmate contact or attempt to visit unless the inmate is terminally ill. Family members are not even allowed to know the location of the inmate in fact. Every individual who enters the inmates room is to be identified. We are also supposed to make sure the inmate is not being discriminated upon because of his status. You as a nurse don't know what the inmate is capable of. Nor do you know if your patient/inmate visit to the hospital is an elaborate plot to escape. We as correctional officers are not only watching the inmate but we are also watching YOU and other staff. We don't know if you as a nurse may possibly be in fact assisting the inmate in escaping. These are things we try to observe/detect as correctional officers. As correctional officers we have info on hand that describes the inmates charges, behavior, alias, last known address, social security # etc. This info enables us to make informed decisions when it comes to restraints needed. It is at the complete discretion of the officers on duty. So, if an officer insists on the inmate wearing cuffs after advisement from medical staff about ambulation. Just let the officer restrain him/her as the officers see fit. ITS FOR MY SAFETY, YOUR SAFETY AND THE PUBLICS SAFETY. Most officers have common sense and can differentiate whats good for security and in the best interest of the patient/inmates recovery. So an officer is not going to let an inmate develop a pressure ulcer on purpose. In fact many correctional officers work with staff nurses as teammates rather than against them. This just happened three weeks ago. We had an incident involving an inmates family member who manipulated the nurse into believing she was the power of attorney. The nurse said that the family member then asked where he was located. The nurse unaware of the policy and procedures told her the inmates room number. This situation could have gotten ugly, but I informed the nurse that the inmate is a ward of the state (state property) and that power of attorney is irrelevant at this point. And this inmate was not terminally ill. We then remained on high alert on the possibility of an attempt to escape for the rest of the night. Luckily, there was no incident after that. The moral to the story is to work with correctional officers and communicate while respecting HIPPA.

Well, I started this thread way back in January before I began clinicals. Now that I've gained some experience I will share. We started of with about 25 students and we are down to about 15 students now. We lost some good students who have become friends during the course of 14 weeks. For anybody starting clinicals soon... Read your text book and stay on top of it. Lilypad274 was correct in saying this. I don't care if they give you a study guide, powerpoints, and worksheets. Always read the textbook along WITH the handouts they give you in class. We had a student who unfortunately failed by one point. There are going to be trick questions on your tests. These will force you to think. They claim that they want nurses in the field who can critically think. But, they are more like trick questions to me honestly. You are probly aware of this already but MATH, MATH. Stay on top of it. There is a lot of stress that comes with the program so brace yourself. The stress is all in the effort to see who wants it bad enough. Clinicals is not easy. We had students who made the Dean List every semester up until this point. But now they are only getting C grades or lower on clinical tests. So don't underestimate clinicals. If you don't have to maintain a job then don't work during the clinical portion. It will give you more time to study. If you can hold study groups with your classmates this is beneficial. I wish I was able to host a study group but, geographically this was impossible for me.

Wow, I didn't know they offered clinical telecourses at Stanton campus. Telecourses and online courses don't work with me. I wish you luck :)

I'm attending Deltech Owens Campus in Georgetown starting Monday. Its been a long time coming since sitting on the waiting list at Terry Campus-Deltech for months. Well if anybody else is starting Monday also, I wish the best of luck. Ok, now I gotta get back to reading this book that they've already assigned us to read. Oh brother!! Let the games BEGIN!

I would work agency until your able to secure a job at a hospital. I am told that Grad Nurses tend to work up in northern because the pay is higher. Causing a traffic jam of new applicants hunting for limited vacancies.

Wow! Your waiting list sounds just like my community college. I'm sure its probly pretty competitive at your community college also. If I were you I would stick it out 3 years for the ADN. I know your finances may be tough on you. But, try to get loans and financial aid to get through the rough times. And after you get your ADN and a job pay them back.

Before making a decision. Consider looking into the average time it takes a student to start clinicals after completion of prerequisite classes(A&P I, A&PII, etc). There may be a long waiting list for clinicals. So be careful. I would look at all schools Delaware State University, Delaware Tech, and Beebe. This is very important because most freshmen don't think to inquire about this at all! There aren't many hospitals in Delaware so clinical seats depending on what school you attend are more valuable than gold!

I start clinicals in January. I've experienced this already, too. A lot of whispering about a certain individuals progress in the program. And who is going to make the clinical list along with who is cheating on their exams, etc. This happens when you have hundreds competing for limited seats in a program that is *cough* cough* majority female. :argue: Sorry somebody had to say it.

Getting into the evening clinical program is not as hard as getting into the day clinical program. Because most people prefer to go to school during the day. While people who have full time jobs, family, and otherwise difficult schedules choose evening clinical program. And as you already know some of the student body either live with their parents or have no responsibilities during the day.

Homemaker4now, just make sure you focus on the NLN. But, I'm sure you'll make the clinical list. Because I don't know anybody who has all "A" grades in MicroBiology, Clinical Math, A&P I, and A&P II. I'm sure there are some that do have those same grades, but not many. You are very smart by applying to other programs at the same time.:) This will leave you with options. My wife and I are doing the evening clinical program also. It was a natural fit for both of our schedules. Even though it takes longer to complete clinicals if you opt for the evening program. And BTW what is a ruberic??

You should speak to an advisor in order to get a run down on what is required at DTCC Terry Campus nursing program. To answer your question there isn't a waiting list any more because they got rid of it this past January and at the same time they change their standards. These changes mean you have to reapply every year during the enrollment period and hope your grades and NLN score is high enough to grab one of the very limited amount of seats available at Terry Campus. In other words, if you don't get an "A" in the following classes A&P I, A&P II, and Clinical math along with achieving a high NLN score. Don't automatically expect them to have a clinical seat waiting for you. What some people are doing is taking A&P I and A&P II over again (even though they already passed it) in order to get an "A". They are doing this in order to increase their point total so they can beat out other students for clinical seats. With these new standards implemented in January at Terry Campus. Its very possible that hypothetically speaking a student with "B" and "C" grades in A&P I, A&P II, Clinical math plus a low NLN score may NEVER get a clinical seat! On the same token, a person with all "B" grades along with an average NLN score may be left reapplying 2-3 times before they get a seat. All these possibilities in turn makes DTCC Terry Campus ultra competitive because nobody wants to use 5+ years to attain an associates degree . LPN grads have their own clinical program and their own alotted clinical seats. So thats probably why it may be a little easier to get in. That is all I know about that program.

What is the pay like for a graduate nurse at Kent General??

Wassup fellow Del techers, My wife and I just got seats into the Deltech Owens campus that start in January. We are very excited . We were attending the Terry campus for our pre req classes and placed our names on the infamous clinical waiting list. Then the big bang happened when they dumped everybodys name off the list and required you to reapply along with new standards at Terry campus. We had already been on the list 9 months prior to to being dumped off the list. We finally got tired of the uncertainty and lack of a graduation date. So 2 days before the new changes at Terry Campus became official we applied for Owens clinicals. We waited one semester before we were accepted into Owens clinicals:yeah:. Which BTW, for those who don't know it is impossible to do this at Terry Campus. The students that we had Anatomy + Phys I and II classes with are still at Terry Campus waiting and hoping for a clinical seat. Sad, but true. When we went to our first mandatory meeting we found out there were only 32 spots for Day clinicals. This rubbed a few people the wrong way who wanted a Day clinical spot. Man you could cut the tension in the room with a knife at that moment. LoL Well, needless to say my wife and I got exactly what we wanted night/evening clinicals. Well I think I've said enough for now. I wish all you Del 'techers good luck.:)

Hello fellow forum members, I've been searching this site for info for months now and finally decided to register.:) My wife and I are starting clinicals in January. We are trying to search for the best pay in order to maximize our nursing degrees. We are young and have no kids so relocating is not a problem. We have considered traveling, per diem, and moving to cities like northern cali etc. I guess I'm just wondering what type of advice can yall offer us in order to maximize our earning potential besides more schooling. I've heard oppurtunities like nurses making $100 per hour in NY(not sure if this is true) and other opportunities similar to this. New York is a place I wouldn't mind relocated to even if its only temporary in order to save money. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

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