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Hi. I am applying to NHCC's 2012 fall start and was wondering if anyone who is now taking the core courses could tell me how vigorous the courses are. How many hours do you dedicate to studying and doing school work? Are the amount of homework reasonable and manageable? Any information would help. Thanks so much!

Well, I read the student handbook about 5X or more after this happened. In the handbook, lecture dismissals and clinical dismissals are two different things. Plus in the paper that my instructor made me sign, it just talks about the clinical day that was missed. The policy for missing clinical is making up double, and I requested that which my instructor told me that it was rude of me to request a make up. I don't know why. When I talked to the Dean, they brought up the lecture day that I missed and I was totally confused, because my instructor did not say that I were also being dropped for missing lecture.

I definitely learned a good lesson, but it was not like I did not try to contact at all. I did try to contact her and another classmate. my instructor said all these things, but my classmates said they were all false, because they were there and my instructor did not look for me, all she did were texting and using her computer in the education room. The next day when she told me that I will be dismissed from clinical for not contacting her or any of my classmates. When I told her that I did, she changed the subject and went on again about how she feels that nursing is not for me and that I should retake the course because I failed the last exam, which she did a horrible job teaching the subject and the exam was so badly worded and there was one question that was repeated 4X and she did not even know about it. Plus, more than half the class failed that exam.

not sure, but I can check. I did schedule an appointment with the Campus Director. Hopefully he can help me.

What I meant was she did not listen to what I had to say. She just kept going on and on about how rude and disrespectful I were and she thinks that nursing is not for me. She felt that school was not my priority right now. Well of course school was not priority that day. Especially when my baby was in the emergency room! I was always a good and punctual student. Never had problems with ANY of my instructors before, never been late to class or clinical. I am probably the only student in my cohort that stop and ask a resident/patient if they are ok on my way back from doing a treatment or med pass. I have had many residents/patients praised me to my instructors about how sweet and caring I am. This decision baffled me.

Ok, so my instructor dropped me from clinical because I missed one day of clinical. I did contact her, but after clinical had started. This was a family emergency. She were very unprofessional, flipping out on me after I took the blame and admitted to being wrong. In our student handbook, it states that a student can only be dismissed if any thing the student does posses a threat to the patient/resident, instructors, staffs, and students. The student has to have done something serious 2X to be dismissed from clinical completely. My instructor flipped out on me, tells me that she will call me later. I texted her back later asking if I could do two extra clinical days to make up for the day that I missed. She just told me that she wanted to see me the following day. I show up the following day at school and she already had all the paper works ready to drop me from clinical. I had no say, every time I tried to say something she told me that I was rude and disrespectful. I met with the Dean and the Director of campus operation and they both backed my instructor up. Now, they brought up that I missed one lecture day already, which was an excused absence, and so missing this clinical day adds up to two days so therefore I will remain dropped from the clinical component. Here is what I am trying to fight: in our student handbook, clinical dismissal and lecture dismissal are in different parts of the handbook. In lecture dismissal, it states that a student can only be dismissed if the students behavior is detrimental to their academic success. Student has to have missed two UNEXCUSED lecture day to be dropped from the course. When I missed lecture, my instructor was informed by an email from me that I will not be in class. So, what do you all think? I am thinking about going to the Campus Director, the person who runs that campus for help.

Wow, is the MA program really that expensive?

That's awesome. I wouldn't mind having your schedule. Thanks for the reply.

I was just wondering out of curiosity what nurse practitioner's everyday schedule is like? I am debating whether to go to CRNA school or NP, so any insights, thoughts, exp, advices, ect.. would help very much. Thank you.

thank you all so much! I was a little confused because she was telling me all this and this, but the researches I did said something different. I kind of think it was all out of jealousy. I've done extensive researches on this site specifically and many RNs on this site are worth so much more. One thing that kept me from believing everything she said was the competitiveness of the RN program. I was like, "if they only get paid $11, then why is the program so hard to get in?" the MA program, you can just sign up and start, but nursing programs you have to test in. So.. Thanks again so much. I love everything I am learning so far in the LPN program. I get so excited thinking about all the different faces that I will come across in my career, and all the lives that I will save and change.

I'm a student in the LPN program. I'm planning to transfer into the lpn-to-rn program after six months of working. I have a friend who is a MA and she tells me to not go into the LPN program because hospitals and clinics are getting rid of LPNs and just using MAs. She also told me that LPNs don't learn anything important. They don't know how to draw blood and can't do IVs unless they get certified. so I told her what my plans were and she told me that even when I become an RN, I will only be making $11 and I have to start out in the nursing homes. I have another friend who claims that she has a friend who is an RN. That friend is working in a nursing home and is currently making $10. To me, sounds like that friend is only a CNA, not an RN. So I was wondering, are any of her claims true? Is she just telling me this to scare me from becoming an RN? is it jealousy? She wanted to get into sonography but wasn't accepted and she went into MA. I got accepted into Sonography but didn't go because I couldn't see myself working as a sonographer. Now, she's telling me that if I wanted to go for RN, I might as well go for MA instead because they are smarter than most RNs.

First they have you take a test call STEP. This test can be taken on campus or at home. After this test, you will have to sign up for their Evolve assessment. You have to pay $65 for the study guide which covers: reading, writing, vocab, a & p, chem, bio, physics, and comprehension. $65 covers the study guide and your assessment. If you do not pass your assessment the first time, you will be given a chance to retake the assessment for an additional $25. My counselor told me that most of the students that wants to take the PN program, but fails the assessment can take the Medical Assistant program and transfer half way through. After the assessment, you will then have an interview with the person who is in charge of that program. From there, you will have to wait and see if you get accepted or not.

I will be attending Rasmussen College this summer for their Practical Nurse program. Has anyone taken the PN program here? is it good? any advices?

How many classes can i take at a time? I just got accepted into the LPN program here in MN, so i'll be starting in July. I should be done by next year. I have most of my generals done. How does graduation go? do distance student get a graduation ceremony or no? Do I have to go through the college network for this program? I really don't want to go through TCN; I've heard many negative things about them. All this time I have been looking at Excelsior, so I know little about ISU. I'm kinda shaky about Excelsior too. I heard that some hospitals or clinics won't hire EC student because they don't do/have enough clinical hours. I was just wondering, if ISU's LPN to BSN takes a shorter time, I was thinking I might just go straight for my BSN, but if longer than I'll go for my ASN.

Can someone tell me how long it is going to take me to complete the LPN to BSN program? Thanks, :heartbeatGao