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I just recently took BLS recertification on aclscertification.com. I did this simply by typing BLS recertification on google and this was the first sites to appear. I took the course knowing it was all online, but felt safe taking the course because the website states,"If your employer requires a skills test we can help you find a local instructor." So I paid $69.99 to take the course. So after I'm done I call the 1800 # to ask how I could schedule a skills tests. The guy on the phone tells me that they can only give me phone numbers of people I can contact to ask myself if they would let me take a skills test, but that it was up to the discretion of the instructor. He also asked me if my employer asked if I took the course online or not. I told him no and he stated that I shouldn't tell them that I took the whole course online and I wouldn't have to worry about the skills portion. I contacted the list and none of them would let me only take the skills portion. So dishonest. Do not use this site!! I wasted $69.99 for nothing.

Most of the clinicals are during the day. 6-6, once a week for 9 weeks. Some of the sties can be far, but you can submit a request to have a closer location or you can trade with another student. The farthest sites I've gone to were Alhambra, Pasadena, and Culver City.

Hm..I don't know about other campuses, but the LA campus is very hands on. I'm half way through my WCU-LA courses and I've had 2 nursing skills labs, one that was 10 hours and the other was 6 hours and have done 3 rotations at St. Vincent's, Verdugo Hills, and Brotman. In clinicals, I'm constantly busying doing one thing or another. I've done rotations in ED, OR, ICU, but mostly various med-surg units (ie telemetry, transitional care). I have heard that WCU-OC only does rotations at convalescent homes and that they spend most of their time doing care plans. But, this is not the case at all for WCU-LA. During my 8 or 12 hour shifts there is little time or no time to just sit around and do nothing. You get what you put into it so every time I'm at clinicals I try my best to see and do as much as I can. After all I am paying a ton for my BSN at WCU.

I have a BA from a UC and currently attend WCU and I can honestly say that the lower division classes from a UC are just as easy as WCU. To get a C takes minimal if any studying. Now upper division classes are another story, I'd say they are just as hard as some nursing classes like funds and med-surg.

1. You can attend this school without any prereq's all you need to do is to be able to pay for your tuition. But I recommend you take prereq's at a JC because it will lower your tuition costs. Also, know that the prereq classes at WCU are super easy in comparison to the nursing courses. I never studied for most of my prereq's and earned A's while I studied an avg of 4 hours a day for some nursing classes and barely managed to get a C which is a minimum 76%. 2. WCU is CCNE and WASC accredited. 3. Private universities are expensive, especially WCU. If you do your prereq's at a JC you can lower your tuition cost to around 90,000 which just for comparison is $30,000 more than Mount St. Mary accelerated BSN program. Yes, it is still very expensive so you have to be sure this is what's you want to do. There are many people who attend WCU because it is easy to get into, but end up dropping because to move on you have to study a lot. Those who don't study get weeded out slowly during the course of the nursing program. If you don't pass 2 classes with a 76% or better then you get dropped from the school. Honestly, if you are young and dedicated I recommend you go to another institution to save money. Unless you have parents who don't mind paying for your education. If you are old like me (30+) with a previous BS who graduated with a subpar GPA (under 3.0) and are 100% sure you want to be a nurse then I would recommend you attend this school. 4. From my experience, to get a job as a new RN grad references and recommendations are the most important. Then, I'd say clinical experience, interview skills, what school you attended, and then grades. All in that order. FYI, I'm half way into my nursing courses at WCU-LA