SPNCandace

Justicelittle Latoya's is accredited through the state of Michigan just not federally. If it wasn't accredited then Michigan would not allow students who graduated from this school to sit for the NCLEX examination. Also Michigan works would not give them money for students to go there. But yes it is accredited and you get a very good education there.

Justicelittle Latoya's is accredited through the state of Michigan just not federally. If it wasn't accredited then Michigan would not allow students who graduated from this school to sit for the NCLEX examination. Also Michigan works would not give them money for students to go there. But yes it is accredited and you get a very good education there.

I graduated Latoya's October 2010 and just recently took and passed my nclex on the first try. I had 85 questions. All in all I had a good experience from Latoya's. It was a bit disorganized but I am forever grateful for them.

Noyesno hit the nail right on the head...LOL If you thought that A&P was hard (just an example) wait until you start med/surge. Nursing is defiantly harder and it takes a lot of time and dedication. Many many sleepless nights studying, careplans, homework. Having a grading scale where anything below an 80% is failing. It's a tough job, nursing school. But it is defiantly worth it.

I agree with That Guy. Note cards really won't help when you are on the floor. Just don't freak out and remember the things that you learned in theory. Plus you will have a clinical instructor there who will help if you have any questions. Your biggest problem once you are on the floor is getting over the nerves and having the confidence that you can do it. That's what I had to learn the hard way. I have one more day doing Med/Surge then I will be in leadership clinicals. Just have confidence and don't fret. You'll be fine!!!!

Thanks a lot for the info. But I agree 20 bucks isn't a lot for a RN. There's a long term care facility near my house that starts LPNs off at 25. 30. I am really interested in jail nursing so maybe I could do it on weekends or something.

Hi I have four months until I am finished with my LPN course. I was considering going into jail or prison nursing. I was wondering how the pay is and if it's dangerous. I know that it could possibly be but I just need to have a piece of mind. When choosing a place to work are there certain things that I should look for and are there any places that you recommend over the other. Thanks A lot, Candace

Yes it is all the way in Saginaw. SO far I really do like the program. It's split into four semesters. In the first you have A&P and Nursing Fundamentals. The second you have Nutrition, Pharmacology and Med Surge one. In the third you have OB and Peds and Med Surge two. And the last you have Leadership. Anything below a 75 is failing. You go to school year round with a week break in the summer. I mean you have Christmas and Good Friday and holidays like that off. They have a very good pass rate and they have a good pass rate on the nclex. I do no know exact number but you can call the school and get all the information that you want (989)-797-4602.

Yes you do need a high school diploma. Thats all. You take A&P in the program but no micro. You don't need any prereq's to get into the program. I hope this helps.

Thanks a lot. I have a lot of those pre reqs because I am in my LPN portion of my schooling. I was just looking to LCC because I heard that they have a good Nursing program. I will still be looking into going there. I was just hoping that I could get straight into their program.

The PSB test is just a competency test. It had four sections math, reading, biology and nursing competency on it. The tuition for the up coming year is 14,000 dollars. Financial aid doesn't cover this program. NWLB will. I only got 5,000 but that's because my caseworker was not to interested in helping me. You are supposed to get ten thousand dollars. There is no payment plan it all has to be paid for before you start your classes in October because it's a nonprofit school. I hope that this information helps you out.

Okay make sure you let me know what happends...

I never said I didn't believe you, but I just know what I was able to get. Most of the other students were able to get the full 10,000. Unfortunately I was not.

I just figured it would be something I have to know just in case a patient asks me why this would happen.

Sorry about all the typos guys, I wrote this thread in a hurry in class and I didn't bother to proof read what I had written