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Update: One of my friends who stayed in the Polk State Nursing school graduated. Of the original class of 90 students, only 30 graduated on time. ( you may say that polk just graduated 60 students, yes, but they are from many different start dates, not an original class). Half of the 90 original students have either been forced out, or dropped out due to unethical procedures practiced by the Nursing department (although I have heard that they were forced to improve some of these practices). There are still some students who started again with later groups and will be graduating in the future. Congrats on those who made it, and I really hope all of those, like myself, who walked away because they cannot stomach ethic violations (not by failed tests), will find a new nursing program that is geared to creating great nurses, not lining their pockets with your dough. One last note for the allnurses.com moderators, I do understand the importance of obmitting names, and any real legal accusations, however, I was under the impression the is a blog about peoples feelings and frustrations about nursing including schools. If you edit these blogs to hide the guilty, you are acting more like Nazis than moderators.

Dear Nurses, I have a rather bizarre question. I entered into the medical field as an EMT, trained to handle emergencies, but I never worked as an EMT do emergencies, only sick patient transport. It was during that time that I saw unspeakable diseases, violations of bioethics, and things that there are no cures for. I was like a child mentally entering the medical field. I never knew about such really bad medical conditions and people rotting away in nursing homes. I really would freak about dealing with sub acutes in pvs. I could not tell if they were alive or dead. I started having anxiety attacks and feeling that I could not breathe. Every time I would see someone on tv start having breathing problems I would start feeling the same things. I went through a period of clinical depression, but I got over that. I am still left with dizzying anxiety if I enter a hospital. I was able to overcome it during my first semester of RN school but now I am my anxiety is back and I feel out of control to ride in a car without being the one behind the wheel, and I feel really crowded and claustrophobic in elevators. I even was too afraid to ride the subway last time. I never had any of these anxiety or depression symptoms before I started nursing school. I also did a blood draw one time and I had to lean against the wall during the stick because I thought I was going to faint. I really feel too much empathy for people. this is a huge problem. I wish I was a robot person and could stab with no regards to their feelings like stabbing a piece of chicken on your dinner plate. I will say that the best day I ever had in nursing school was discharging a pt because I had never seen anyone get well before in a hospital setting. It was a great feeling. I rolled her out the door in a wheelchair to her boyfriend truck. and that was the last I ever say of her. (aka she lived happlier ever after for all I know). I really want to help people and I do not want to waste all of this pre nursing classes that i have taken. please write with any advice that is not drug related, because I have done the prozac, lexapro, and zoloft. Remember, drugs only hide the symptoms, they never fix the real problem in psych problems. Should I go do something else with my life and forget these diseases and suffering exist or should I go back into nursing or a parallel field??? thanks the anxiety filled RN nursing drop out student.

Having recently attended the Polk Community College RN program, I must say that I was deeply disapointed in the material presented. About half the class failed nursing I. I wish I had attended another college. I would have attended Keiser in Lakeland. Yes, it is expensive but you get what you pay for. Lastly, If you do attend Polk Community college, and recieve a grade that you think is unfair, you will attend a academic committee which is comprised of about 1 student, 10 teachers, and 4 school workers. The odds are not in your favor. To me, it was a big waste of time. Never confuse truth with polcy.

Hello all Nurses and future nurses, I just wanted to give some information on those who may be interested in attending Polk Community College RN program in Winter Haven Florida. As a student of the RN program, I can only speak about what I have seen first hand. If you were considering this community college for your RN program, you may want to read this before you apply. 1. Polk community college accepts about 100 new RN students each term. That is the best part of the program. 2. Passing any class in the RN program is 80 percent, which is a C. The RN program has modified the grading scale to cut out any students who would have normally made a 70 and passed. They state that the reasoning for this change is that the State RN test is 80 percent. Many other nursing programs now require an 80 in all their classes also. For those who have gotten in life with a 70, you will not make it in nursing unless you change your ways. 3. I would estimate the number of students who retake Nursing I is about 15 to 20 percent. Retaking Nursing I is no easy task as you will have to pass all new test material, and repeat your nursing home clinicals and hospital clinicals. You will also have to submit new written material, as you cannot reuse any material already submitted. 4. You can only repeat one nursing class out of 5. After you have used up your magic wish, you will be dropped from the program and only allowed entrance after two years later. 5. In review of the policies of this RN program and many like it in the state, you can come to the conclusion, that of the 100 students who start, each term you will lose about 10-20 percent of the original class. In the final term, of the original class, you will graduate about 25 originals and another 15 from other classes who joined your class after failing one of the 5 classes. As you can see, there is still a nursing shortage, which is not being helped by many RN schools including Polk Community College. In an effort to keep their image of being in the top 5 state RN NCLEX exam results, they are failing dedicated and sincere students. Nursing schools should teach students how to perform skills. The NCLEX is what makes you a RN, not the diploma from a nursing school. You can take NCLEX review courses to brush up on your testing skills. A student should not be failed on tricky NCLEX style questions in Nursing I, but that is what is happining at Polk Community College, and perhaps other institutions. Some may say that others lives are in your hands and an 80% should be expected, becasue you only killed 20% of your patients. If you are able to memorize vast amounts of information, some usefull, some just poliically correct, then you will do fine in this nursing program. If you are one who questions why nurses do the things they do, and likes to analyze, and see a larger picture, then medical school may be your calling. Statistics show that 33 percent of RN's in their first year will quit, even after making it through RN school. This truly is a thankless job, and at present, a pretty hard occupation to get into due to the burdens placed on the current RN student population. I wish each and every one of you good luck in your nursing or medical careers, and good luck in getting in, and staying in your RN progams.