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1. Hudson Valley Community College--Has anyone gone there???

   carrie42 replied to carrie42's topic in New York Nursing

   Thanks for the response Gin Gin. I've heard similar not so good responses regarding Maria College. It's a shame about Hudson Valley, Troy, NY, but best to know ahead of

2. VERMONT TECH--BEWARE

   carrie42 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm going to be part of an upcoming class-action lawsuit going back several years against this community college's nursing program. I would STRONGLY advise not going to this school. Most of the...

3. Hudson Valley Community College--Has anyone gone there???

   carrie42 replied to carrie42's topic in New York Nursing

   Attrition rates like that just don't sound reasonable! So you recommend Northeast health program's at Samaritan & Memorial. Do you know of anyone who's done these programs or

4. Hudson Valley Community College--Has anyone gone there???

   carrie42 posted a topic in New York Nursing

   Has anyone attended this school? Would you recommend it? 2-year waiting

5. Need a Nursing School Review Thread!!!

   carrie42 posted a topic in General Students

   Hello, I'm concerned about my nursing education that I've received. My school is going to go under investigation for unethical practices, discrimination & something along the lines of confiscated...

6. Help!! Failing last few weeks of clinical

   carrie42 replied to carrie42's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   Thanks for sharing how your school administers the clinical grading process. A New York State school, right? Do you feel the clinical process was run fairly? Still the process seems inherently...

7. Help!! Failing last few weeks of clinical

   carrie42 replied to carrie42's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   It's true, the things I listed are the actual infractions. (Nothing close to critical.) No one can believe it, especially me. What would you say would justify a clinical

8. Help!! Failing last few weeks of clinical

   carrie42 replied to carrie42's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   Truly, I don't see either how they could fail anyone in the last month for such minor things. But this nursing school has been the strangest, most horrendous experience when it comes to unethical...

9. Help!! Failing last few weeks of clinical

   carrie42 replied to carrie42's topic in LPN, LVN Students

   Let's see . . . I used the word "extremities" to a patient--ie medical terminology. I didn't provide "teaching" to a patient who had no questions and said she needed no teaching. I didn't change an...

10. Help!! Failing last few weeks of clinical

    carrie42 replied to carrie42's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Yes, I've gotten written up 3 times in 2 weeks!! For the most minute things--certainly not constituting a failure!! Funny, how the instructor's say they want "students to succeed" and then do...

11. Help!! Failing last few weeks of clinical

    carrie42 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Well, after a great year in LPN school--they're saying I'm now( just before graduation) that I'm failing clinical & thus failing the entire program!! They're writing me up for the smallest,...

12. Any students from the Albany,NY area?

    carrie42 replied to *Karma's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Everything about Excelsior sounds great. Except for the clinical trials with its less than good pass rate. Should I be concerned or forge ahead nonetheless? Many from this site have been...

13. Any students from the Albany,NY area?

    carrie42 replied to *Karma's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hello Nytia! I've been deciphering this process as well & have decided on EC. What's even better is that I'm near Albany, NY too & will not have to travel to write the exams! Nice to have...

14. Indiana State University LPN-BSN, Recommended or not??

    carrie42 posted a topic in Indiana State University

    Can we please chime in as to whether indiana state is offering a viable program for LPNs to BSNs? How about responses from current

15. Indiana State????

    carrie42 replied to independent29's topic in Online Distance Learning

    In their literature, they say they will find you a preceptior in your area by contacting the nurse executives? Has this not been the case? Apparently from this message, they make you do all the...