lele2be

That's awesome!! Congrats!! I'm seriously considering an lpn program come spring (jan)..what is the program like if you dont mind my asking?! Any advice?! With no patient care experience.. I wonder if i will freeze during a code!!

i def think number 2!! did you take the position?! #1...could def... for lack of better words screw you over...with hours... (and no benefits...that sucks!) you have no guaruntees!! is moving closer to #2 an option?! it’s sounds great :)

Oh my goodness!! I would so be in over my head!! The best of luck to you!!! Lol not only are the classes tough..but some of the overlapping material might be hard on you!! Did you talk to an advisor at your school or anything?!

I guess that's how my school weeds out students... You can drop a class but only so far into the course (like halfway through it.. Or before then)..but up until that point..i think i'm always doing well! Lol if you 'withdraw' you receive a "w" for the class but can re-take it. *i suppose i should have done so...but it's too late for that!! I live in pasco county near tampa fl..and st. Pete college.. And pasco hernando community coll. Both have the same rules about re-taking a course. Lots of students cheat the system by..just failing the class if they are not doing to well so that they can attempt it again.. Ughh such a pain..another part to this nursing school runaround lol!!

*you can't re-take if you have passed the class.. I passed "C" ...but that's not a good enough grade for nursing programs!!

at the schools I have and will attend they do not allow for students to re-take classes I had planned on doing so...

right after graduating in 2008, i continued with school as a full time student for a year and a half... after still seeming so far from getting into ns i evaluated my life and decided i want to work full time to finally be making decent money... now working full time i'm only taking one class at a time and still continuing on my journey...of making it to ns. (i do love my job...and the experience is great but i know this isn't a forever thing...i work in pharmacy) after, finally learning that i won't ever be able to get into spc (here in fl) bc of gpa requirements and not being a pinellas county resident... i transferred to phcc hoping i have a better chance... i have all a's and b's ...except in a&p 1 and 2 ...where i got c's (a's -go figure-in the lab courses) **i know... this is where it really counts!!! .. i don't know if i will ever make it into the program... i only need two more classes... comp (easy a) and science of human nutrition (most likely easy a)...alhtough they have an lpn program...which is a way to backdoor the rn program by first getting lpn (which will take another year..from me getting my rn...) i feel like i have picked the hardest field to get into...and wondering who else has gone through this predicament?!! i would love to hear from ppl in the same boat...and people that have traveled the same road before me :) i'm willing to do whatever it takes to get to where i want to be...i've been working at this awhile now... but it seems everytime i evaluate myself...i still feel so far away!!

hey i went to fl med prep off 66th in pinellas. I loved the program and have my cna :) ...although i haven't worked as one.. i did apply for positions and didnt get any calls or anything.. I landed an awesome job now :) but with it being full time mon-fri.. i too will more than likely g2 work as a CNA as I start an nursing program :) best of luck!!

have you thought about LPN or CNA?! it's still towards the nursing field but not as competitive..at 20 I'm truly struggling!! Things are just so competitive now its ridiculous. Best of luck to you!!

thank you soo much!! great i thought they did have a night program.. currently i'm working 12 to 9 monday through fri.. so idk what i'm going to do once in the nursing program..whenever that will be!! have you taken the teas?! I'm pretty sure..i will switch over to PHCC from SPC this fall. Oh and do you know about re-taking courses?! I've heard of students taking classes again to get higher grades..but i know at SPC they have cracked down on being able to re-take a course! thanks for your input!

thanks!! and you too!! best of luck to you!! yes I'm certainly dreading the TEAS as well goodness!

sorry..it took me so long! haven't been on here much :/ sadly!! lol I

hey!! thanks!! I believe I've chatted with you on posts before...jeez i'm torn as well!!! idk what to do but my dream of becoming an RN seems so out of reach at times..it's truly frustrating!! go you though!! compeleting requirements at both schools!! SPC expects sooo much!! which county do you live in?! I'm in Pasco..(have always attended SPC) but I'm thinking the only way of getting is..is by being a resident of the co. of the school you go to.

hey does anyone know what hours the nursing program are at PHCC (pasco-hernando)?!!! I know they have a day and night program..thanks!! you would think this would be easily found on there website...of course it isn't!! thanks!! lele :)

Hi Everyone! I was curious as to the nursing program at PHCC... I'm currently a student at SPC but seriously..their requirements are endless and I live in Pasco (they take pinellas county residents first) ...basically I don't know if I would be accepted there!! PHCC has a lot less requirements and it might be great for me! :) -how hard is it to get accepted? -where are the nursing classes located? (which campus) -what are the hours for the nursing program? Thanks so much!! I've been trying to find this info online but it has proved difficult!! All I know is I want to be an RN and I've been going to college for over a year now..and my dream still seems soo far out of reach!!! Thanks so much for any input!! :)

mzchas good luck to you!! that's awesome!!

I'm not sure that it'll be helpful to you, getting into nursing school but the experience is good and the money can be great! (from what I hear)..esp at like quest diagnostics and such!! I actually thought about doing that for the money and experience..but I didn't have the option with going to school full time and working part time..if you can do it I totally would!!

classes start the 11th for me :)

That's awesome!! ugh I ended A*P with a C.. i was so close to a B the entire semester n then bombed the final and I got a 92% in lab. I just got a full time position so I will be cutting back on the amount of classes I take.. I've always been a full time student..I'm only taking a&p 2 this spring with the lab...I'll have like another yr or two till I apply to nursing school but I had the great opportunity to start making money so I jumped at it! Plus hopefully I'll be able to put all my focus on the classes I'm in.. good luck to you!!

A helpful thread to get us through!! :) ...what'd you guys end up with in A&P 1?!

I'm waiting to see what I got on the A&P lab final! the lec. final is next weds. for me! I'm hoping to make it out of both with a B!!! (praying.. lol)!!! Good Luck all!! :) I signed up for A&P 2 next semester..and lab and I'm planning on taking those and those ONLY! so I can put everything into it!!

psh.. not at my school! nursing courses are when your accepted! ...that'd be awesome if we could knock some of them out..but kind of defeat the purpose of NS anyhow! lol they sure do have lots of prereq's though!!

Jas I have that site already book marked!! lol I do look up tons of websites and find sites through this website as well!! lol anything to help!! Had the test today!.. I'll let everyone know how it went I'm praying for a B or better! The suspense kills me!! lol thanks everyone and good luck to all!!

lucky for you!! LOL good luck to you too! It seems every tests comes up and I'm like OMG and freaking out..then somehow I make it out ok and then the next material comes up and I'm like OMG all over again!!! lol I guess nursing is tough from the start!!

AHH... test tomorrow on the muscular system (and articulations & histology!)!! Any advice or help?! So much to know and study!! And I'm freaking out about the cumulative final..we've covered SOO much information!! ughh anxieties! lol *afterall, becoming a nurse..depends on these grades!