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  1. ITT Tech(breckinridge) March 2013

    whosurdaddy replied to Sarnol007's topic in Indiana Nursing

    what everyone always fails to mention is that most hospitals require that you graduate from an accredited school it's not about the money if your willing to pay then your willing to pay I will say...

  2. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    brodygirl never trying to discourage anyone. sooooooo glad you passed and now you know you can do it. NEVER doubt yourself. everyone has setbacks. the important thing is that you motivated yourself to...

  3. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    brodygirl god your so right about the instructors smelling fear. honestly nursing school is nothing but feeling like instructors are looking for any little thing wrong cause they are. its unfortunate...

  4. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    kizeemimi dont worry there are probably a lot more cna's or pca's in your class that just arent saying anything. most instructors are cool, but yes there are some that like to just terrorize students....

  5. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    brodygirl LOL! I always look back and laugh about how naive i was, while I knew school would be hard I was not prepared for the politics of nursing school. you will learn so much over the next year....

  6. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    thanks sv99 passing the nclex!........I honestly think everyone who's taken that thing hasn't a clue how they passed it. Its nothing like what they prepare you for, yet if you study your silvestri you...

  7. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    so it ends. well I finally got a job. I still have several more interviews to go through to see if i can get the position i really want, but at least i now know i have a job. I will tell you this, and...

  8. ITT Tech?

    whosurdaddy replied to Coruscatedgirl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    the school is still not accredited by the NLNAC or CCNE the only two accreditations that count. if i were you i would look on the hospital web sites under their job listings. everyone of them says...

  9. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    every teacher should give you power points tips 1) find a study group 2) dont get in a group of people who are failing tests. you are all smart but not all of you are nursing school smart, if your...

  10. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    i do know of one person who failed 3 times and was kicked during the last semester of class. the moral of this stroy is to never take anything for granted even the math tests. she thought that she...

  11. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    hey kizeemimi honestly there are struggles for everyone in different subjects. some have problems in OB, some in PEDS, some in psych and most in med surg. there does seem to be some who just dont have...

  12. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    yes unfortunately MCC has a clinical contract with st Johns Macomb and OCC doesnt so they hire the students from the schools the have a relationship with. i did send in an app there last week, so we...

  13. ITT tech RN?

    whosurdaddy replied to bublinkova's topic in General Students

    check the ITT boards, see if you can find one graduate, let alone one that got a job. ITT always says they are going to be accredited and never are plus $55,000 for nursing school. OMG, my nursing...

  14. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    def want to use it. i think its valid for 2 years whether its used or not it wouldnt be easy, but you can do it now or you can wait till after foundations. once you pass foundations you dont have to...

  15. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    use to be a huge book called foundations in nursing by taylor, damn thing weighed 25lbs, i swear 25lbs. you should be glad you dont have that anymore. my back still isnt the same sorry havent checked...

  16. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    for anyone whos a visual learner nurses notes for pharm, will help a lot. they dont have every drug but most of the common

  17. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    free printing at high oaks hall computer lab.............shhh......dont tell anyone. its the last place on campus that free to print by the way they usually dont give you the

  18. ITT Tech?

    whosurdaddy replied to Coruscatedgirl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    to all concerned you should look into the other ITT pages, there are people who completed all of their classess and are being told they cant graduate until they pass the exit hesi, which apparently...

  19. ITT Tech?

    whosurdaddy replied to Coruscatedgirl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    able2012 i would do a lot of back checking on ITT, i would want to know who they are accredited by and i would contact your state board of nursing to see if they accept this accredidation. i wonder...

  20. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    thanks sv99, its been a long haul in so many respects, but so short in so many others and now that its coming to a close i feel like im going to be losing around 100 close friends on Friday. after 3 +...

  21. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    thanks quarterlife88.............i never thought i would get here. saw so many friends not make it. now i just have the pressure of passing the nclex, finding a job and starting my bsn.............oh...

  22. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    all prof's will give you powerpoints. all of my tests were based off of those powerpoints. i never read any of the assigned pages. except for some pages in medsurg I, II and III, but very...

  23. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    havent heard anything about ATI study guides here is my advice. this summer all you will be doing is pharm, no clinical, no lab. for the entire week all you will have to study is pharm. you guys are...

  24. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    guys, although it has been 2 years i did not use that drug calc book at all. that book is only used for showing you how to do drug clacs, obviously. i would show up to class and if they tell you, you...

  25. OCC - for Fall 2012 or Jan 2012 prospective students!

    whosurdaddy replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in Michigan Nursing

    sv99 forget the dictionary, bought one, never opened it if you really need to look something up you can do it