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She was up all night studying for her A&P Exam, skipped breakfast and forgot to take her Coffee Money.................yep, she's a NURSE!
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Doesn't she know it's 5am on Christmas morning and there are no classes today?
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Tina, Classes start on April 2, 2012 and will not start again until October 2012. There are still seats available in the RN Program offered at both the Florence Kentucky and Tri-County Ohio Campus locations. Have you contacted the Nursing Admissions Department at either campus yet? Are you interested in getting started in the April Session?[ QUOTE=tinamarie_flute;6210062]Hi :) I'm interested in the two year RN nursing program at the Beckfield College in Florence Ky.I've read a few other topics regarding their program but they are all a few years old.I was wondering if anyone is attending or has attended Beckfield and if so what did you think of it?I've heard its pretty tough.I really like the idea of it being an accelerated course and not being stuck at the community college for two years and then waiting on the wait list for who knows how long just to do another two years of schooling.So I would love to hear anything you have to say about Beckfield college in Florence Ky Thanks Tina
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@tim92 - admissions processes at nursing schools should be at the least "qualifying" some may interpret that as "hard". some schools let everybody in with no conscious measure of their ability to be successful in nursing courses (which are hard!) - these are the schools with the 2-3 year wait lists. comfortable school choices but not always effective school choices, as wait list schools typically have lower pass rates on the state licensure exam. programs of nursing are not "accredited", nursing programs are "approved" by the board of nursing at the state level (kbn in kentucky). schools of nursing can be "accredited" but that type of accreditation (such as the national league of nursing) is not a requirement by any means - it's an extra step that may allow a school's nursing grads to work in specific areas such as va hospitals. beckfield college nursing grads have been hired in to almost every tri-state area hospital over the years - including jewish and christ!
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there are many choices when it comes to nursing schools in the tri-state area. make sure you ask several important questions up front and then verify the answers with appropriate organizations like the ohio board of nursing and the kentucky board of nursing: 1) does your school have a wait list for actual nursing courses? (in other words, how long will i be taking general education and pre-requisite classes before i get to apply into nursing and what are my chances of being accepted at that stage)? 2) what is your school's pass rate on the state licensure exam? no lpn or rn works without a license and you can gauge how good a school is by the nclex pass rate (needs to be at least 85% in kentucky and 95% in ohio) 3) what is your nursing program's retention rate? a school could have a high nclex pass rate, but a very low retention rate - both are important. 4) if i finish my lpn or rn program at your school, will another nursing school accept me into their rn associate's degree (adn) or rn bachelor's degree (bsn) program? beckfield college in florence kentucky has every step in the nursing career track, 15 month lpn - 24 month rn associate's degree and a bsn program for those who already have a rn associate's and current licensure. you can complete each level as you see fit and there are no wait lists. beckfield college florence kentucky also has very acceptable pass rates. in 2010 the nclex-rn pass rate was 90% and the nclex-lpn pass rate was 95%. this is verifiable through the kentucky board of nursing. good luck in your pursuit of a nursing career!
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$57,000.00 for the Associate's Degree RN Program at ITT in Cincinnati Ohio! And it's a new Program there so there are no NCLEX pass rates to report! I used to think that the College of Mount St. Joseph was expensive!
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I saw a commercial for the LPN at Southwestern (Lincoln) and the RN at ITT in Blue Ash, Beckfield College in Tri-county has an LPN commercial running as well - I guess I watch too much TV. I am curious about thses programs because they are new and have no track record as far as Licensure pass rates after graduation, cost, schedules etc.
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There are 2 brand new Nursing Programs that are starting in the Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky area. Does anyone know anything about the LPN Program just started at Southwestern College (now the Lincoln College of Technology) in Florence Kentucky or the RN (ADN) Program at ITT Tech in Cincinnati, Ohio?
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When did you graduate from Beckfield's Nursing Program? Sounds like the school was not a good fit for you. Are you a Nurse now? Beckfield College had a 70% retention rate in the 2009-2010 academic period and their NCLEX-RN pass rate was 90% in 2010, NCLEX-PN pass rate was 95% in 2010. If you did not complete the Nursing Program at Beckfield College, where did you attend and what was better for you there?
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beckfield college 2010 nclex-pn pass rate = 95% beckfield college 2010 nclex-rn pass rate = 90% if you access the kentucky board of nursing website: http://kbn.ky.gov/ or the ohio board of nursing website (for nursing schools located in ohio): http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/ you can get updated on your outdated stats! if you review all pass rates for all schools in each state, i think you will see that 86% (beckfield's 2009 nclex-rn pass rate) is something to be proud of! quite a few nursing schools are well below the 85% expectation and some are on probation and in danger of losing their approval from the state board of nursing.
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