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Heard Uworld is the way to go. Good luck

Not really. I was missing an online identification form and I asked the guy I talked to if I can fax it in, he told me yes. Then, a classmate who got the same letter said she called to verify if a fax is okay and the guy she talked to said no it had to be mailed! Ugh. I did both. So if that's the case it's going to be a few weeks before I hear anything. I applied April 24th and still no ATT.

I called yesterday around 2:40 pm. Waited 20 mins and got through. Good luck

Mine disappeared too. I applied April 24th. I noticed it disappear Around the same time I received a letter from the BRN stating I needed to turn in an Online identification form. It's some sort of checklist that has to be completed since I mailed in my 2x2 photo and livescan separate from the online application. I take it as your application is probably being received or you should be hearing from the BRN really soon

Hi Joeaa, First to answer your question, NO, you can only apply to one or the other. I'm an LVN who decided to go generic only because I had home health experience only. The incoming LVN's do get a bridge course which I hear is pretty extensive. I've also heard that most of the LVN's that start, don't finish on time, usually have to repeat a semester. Again, that is only what i've heard. I don't regret starting over, a lot of it was review but I did learn alot and I also feel I have a stronger foundation now then when I finished LVN school in 2012. I feel I did benefit from repeating my first year because I learned how county wants things done; prep sheets, care plans, the Charting system in the hospital and hospital protocols which you will have to look upor know all the time. However, First semester is a little boring because it's PO med pass, ADL's and stays that way for a bit, until everyone learns to prime IVs. I think the main thing that helped me decide what to do was finances. Can you afford to repeat a year? (it went by really quick!) Will you be able to work and take on the 3rd and 4th semester which I hear is difficult? I'm just finishing second, I had to cut my work hours to 8 hours/week sometimes, now I am not working at all. In LVN school, I had close to a 4.0 gpa, at county I'm holding down a 3.0. If you feel, you can review everything you learning from LVN school and carry it over to 3rd and 4th, I'd say do the bridge, if you can't, I'd say go Generic. Only because the instructors will expect you to recall the information and have a strong pharmacology base. If you can afford to repeat a year, it can only help you..hope this helps somewhat.

Clinical Days for all semesters is Tues/Weds from 0700-1430, give or take a few hours. Lecture days are Mon and thurs. Times vary for all semesters. I know for first semester we had class from 0700-1000 mondays, Thurs 0700-1200 For second semester: mondays 1015-1330, wednsdays 0930-1130 for med surg and then 1230-1530 for pharm/role. They may change them though, because looking at other semesters the times were different. Hope this helps

Hi, there. I am in my 2nd semester and well yes County is a tough program, as ALL nursing schools. And as far as getting into a four year isn't as hard as you would think, I know plenty of nurses working at LAC/USC that are county grads or previous semesters who got in to BSN or MSN programs. So don't worry about that. County's pass rate is 91.76% for 2015. The Good news is a 70% is passing at County. Since I've started we have lost a few people, I believe in the first semester we lost like 10 out of 50+ students. A few were repeating from the previous semester and had some extenuating circumstances and the rest either failed Med-Surg or did something really bad in clinicals. This semester we have lost a couple people due to pharmacology. What I have learned from Nursing school is that it is like the Hunger Games! Most of us are A and B students and I will say it's really hard to get an A. Here's what I feel about County: 1) The instructors are excellent thus far, they really are there to help us succeed. They provide tutoring, they will meet you to discuss subjects you don't quite understand. 2) There is no where to get this kind of clinical experience. (except for OB, they don't have a great census) You get the most interesting patients. Also, since alot of the nurse's are county grads, they are willing to assist us in clinicals and the Nurse Manangers so far have been pushing the nurses to embrace us. 3) County really emphasizes a sense of community, we have all these in-school or extracurricular activities to boost student morale, something I feel is missing from most CC programs. 4) When I started at County, one of the instructors in our orientation told us that "County is the Marines of Nusing" however "there is also no education like it in the world". I believe this to be true lol. But what I will say from what I hear from different nurses is that County nurses are more prepared on the floor and the County loves hiring their own grads. Honestly, County was my first choice and I don't regret it. It is difficult but so worth it. If you have any other questions, let me know. Good Luck with your choice.

So, I am in my 2nd semester and well yes County is a tough program, as ALL nursing schools. And as far as getting into a four year isn't as hard as you would think, I know plenty of nurses working at LAC/USC that are county grads or previous semesters who got in to BSN or MSN programs. So don't worry about that. County's pass rate is 91.76% for 2015. The Good news is a 70% is passing at County. Since I've started we have lost a few people, I believe in the first semester we lost like 10 out of 50+ students. A few were repeating from the previous semester and had some extenuating circumstances and the rest either failed Med-Surg or did something really bad in clinicals. This semester we have lost a couple people due to pharmacology. What I have learned from Nursing school is that it is like the Hunger Games! Most of us are A and B students and I will say it's really hard to get an A. Here's what I feel about County: 1) The instructors are excellent thus far, they really are there to help us succeed. They provide tutoring, they will meet you to discuss subjects you don't quite understand. 2) There is no where to get this kind of clinical experience. (except for OB, they don't have a great census) You get the most interesting patients. Also, since alot of the nurse's are county grads, they are willing to assist us in clinicals and the Nurse Manangers so far have been pushing the nurses to embrace us. 3) County really emphasizes a sense of community, we have all these in-school or extracurricular activities to boost student morale, something I feel is missing from most CC programs. 4) When I started at County, one of the instructors in our orientation told us that "County is the Marines of Nusing" however "there is also no education like it in the world". I believe this to be true lol. But what I will say from what I hear from different nurses is that County nurses are more prepared on the floor and the County loves hiring their own grads. Honestly, County was my first choice and I don't regret it. It is difficult but so worth it. If you have any other questions, let me know. Good Luck with your choice.

No people change their minds all the time. Hope you went with your heart.

If you still haven't heard anything, don't give up hope. You will always have people who decide to go elsewhere. They will call the next in line to take the seat.

I totally agree with Jenn, we are classmates and I definitely made the right choice.

Well I started the program working full time and I was able to manage fine until we started clinicals, then I had to switch to part-time, working 12-20 hours a week. Mondays is difficult to work on because you have Clinical Prep sheets that sometimes can take all night at first, depending on the labs and medications your patient has, there were times I went to clinicals on Tuesdays with little to no sleep! Then, clinicals is Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 0700-1300. Thursdays, lecture was done by 11am and then no school on fridays. The days that I got the most studying done were Thursday-Sunday. I finished my first semester as an A/B student. So what you need to think about is if you want to just pass with a C (C=RN) then it's totally manageable but if you want better grades, you will definitely want to cut down your hours, at least until you get a better grasp on what you can handle. My Employer was okay with me going from full-time to part-time until I couldn't commit to a set number of hours, mainly because I was driving to my job in Rancho Cucamonga from LAC/USC. Best of Luck with what you decide.

Hi Everyone, Congrats to those that got accepted. I am about to start the second semester along with RighteousJenn and I also love the County program. I am actually an LVN who decided to go generic because I also heard the LVN to RN bridge was tough because the teachers and hospital staff expect you to know what you are doing since you are already licensed. I had a few 4th semester friends say that hardly any of the LVN's that started with them in 3rd semester finished with them. At first, I was bummed that I choose to re-take my LVN stuff again, but honestly it was the best decision for ME. I was able to brush up on my skills, get use to their charting,etc. My advice to those starting the first semester is to get your books NOW and start reading, the library at County has the previous semester syllabus you can take a look at it to know what you will be covering the first few weeks. I'm sure they may switch a couple things around but the beginning of the syllabus should be pretty much the same stuff i.e (aseptic technique, chain of infection, ADL's, going over the all the body systems for physical assessments) Lecture is usually 3-4 hours two days a week and tests and quizzes every other week, some times in the same week, it just depends. Also, memorize your Metric Conversions because not only will you have the Dosage exams every semester but at the end of semester one, you have to pass timed competencies and you will have to check your dosage and math to make sure you are giving the correct medication. When it comes to clinicals, get there early, even if they say that it starts at 0700. This will give you time to look up new orders, or if your patient is being discharged (it happens alot). Basically, you will be more prepared. One thing I love about County, is that most of the RN's are really helpful and appreciate our help, so utilize them. Make sure you are on time and use your 3 absences and 3 tardies carefully because they are very strict with their attendance policy. Lastly, utilize the skills lab as much as you can, my one complaint about County is that practicing your skills is basically up to you to perfect, you are shown the skill once or twice by the instructor and the rest is up to you. I am excited to be starting my 2nd semester, as I am sure you all are to start, Feel free to ask me any questions. Hope I get to meet some of you on campus.

wow. time sure flies when your having fun huh? To think in just a week, we will be at orientation and in two weeks starting our first semester. I'm super excited and can't wait to meet all of you.

Yeah, I'll be ordering My books soon. I'm probably only getting 1st and 2nd semester only and I'll worry about the rest when I get there, afterall I do have Amazon prime :) I'm getting really excited to start and meet all of you already. Then, once we start I'll be dreading it lol