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Our school has recently implemented the ATI testing program in our final semester. I am curious, has anyone else used this NCLEX prep and if it accurately determines your possibilities of passing the NCLEX on the first try. We do two practice tests and receive scores and then need to remediate in which ever areas we score below a 70% on. At the end of the semester we will have a proctored exam for ATI and that will give us a determination if we will pass NCLEX or not on the first try. Regardless of what I would get I still plan on doing a review course for NCLEX. But if you took this ATI course did it help you? Thanks in advance for any input!

Yeah I know people that did great in her class and then are having a hard time in OB! I did great in OB...but I still studied, used my book and did nclex questions. I wish I was just one of those people who didn't have to study...Hopefully it will work to my advantage when it comes to the NCLEX after we graduate!

Good luck! I failed her component. And I am a straight A student...it was a blow to ego for sure! I studied her notes like everyone said...did a millions of nclex questions from Lippincott...I missed passing by 2 points. Psych is just hard, its a lot of gray area...its not like med-surge, where there are definitive answers. She didn't lecture on Chemical Dependency or Anxiety disorders for our last exam...didn't even get a breeze!

Tri-C is fully accredited. They are being reviewed by the accreditation board again this spring. I had no idea Kent had an ADN program until after I was accepted to Tri-C. Had I known I may have looked into their program a little more, since it seemed more flexible for evening and weekends. I had to quit my job to go days at Tri-C. KSU is supposed to be really nice.

twinner05, whats your basis of Tri-c not being a good nursing school? Did you go there? Just curious, no offense applied, but if people are weighing their options; seems like a good idea to give a reason why they are not a good school.

I start my ADN on the 28th, my birthday, and I will be 38. I am married, have two children 9 and 5. I started some of my readings for the first day of lecture and I already feel overwhelmed. But we want this, why else would have chose to go back after so many years?! Trust me life was kind of normal with a 9-5 job...but something has been pulling me toward this career for many years...I just finally decided to take the leap!

I applied to take the HESI after I took biochem. I was a transfer student so I had all my English, math, pre-psych requirements satisfied. But once you have the following classes you can apply, because you can take all other "prereqs" with concurrent enrollment. Hope this helps. BIO 1100 Introduction to Biological Chemistry ENG 1010 College Composition I or ENG 101H Honors College Composition I MATH 1250 Contemporary Mathematics or higher PSY 1010 General Psychology or PSY 101H Honors General Psychology

Thanks, I'll look into those. Yeah, I feel bad for saying I get skeeved out by other peoples ears...but I do! I won't even use earbuds that have been in my kids ears! And I know they are clean! :)

Do I need to get the top of the line for clinical? My sister who is a RRT, says that I really don't need to get one because there is always a stethoscope in the room you can use...but I am a little grossed out by using someone else's!

If you use a voice recorder, which model do you have? I am planning on getting one for fall when I start the nursing program. Thanks!

mimi524 I tried to respond to your pm but don't have enough posts to do so..to answer your question, I have heard we will know for sure by July.

This is good to know. I went to KSU for 3 years, never knew they had an ADN program! I wish I would have known this before I applied at Tri-C! But good to know I have a back up if Tri-C doesn't pull through on this accreditation!

Sorry didn't know you knew that. In 2010 they were downgraded from Accreditted to Accreditted with Conditions, and they were to correct their wrongs. They came back in March 2013, to review the school and see if they had corrected the issues. According to NLNAC they did not so at their next meeting the voted to deny Tri-C of their Accreditation, which our school immediately appealed that and paid a fee to file an appeal and maintain their status of Accreditation with Conditions. I'm curious, you said your school just recently went through this, did their accreditation get denied or were they just warned? I am really praying that everything works out. The editorials really paint our school in a bad light, however I know a ton of people who have graduated from the program and are amazing nurses. But it is a shame we were not made aware that the accreditation was with conditions prior to the article coming out in the paper.

Our school is called Cuyahoga Community College. The appeal takes 90 Days and the school is telling us they will have an answer by July. If you can't find a school on NLNACs website its because they are not accreditted. They only list the schools that are currently accreditted and their current status.

I am due to start at Tri-C Nursing Program Fall 2013. I am 38yo, and I too feel I am at a loss right now on what to do. We are still able to take our NCLEX, because we are still recognized by the BON. However, most higher education in our area only take credits from accredited institutions. So to move on to you BSN after you graduate would be next to impossible, and most hospitals in our area will not hire an RN w/out a degree from an accredited institution. I am going into this with a hope that they still retain their accreditation. The rumor is they will reapply (if their appeal is denied) and current students will be "grandfathered in" to the accreditation once they receive it back..That being said if they do lose it and have to reapply, I will switch gears and go thru the surgical tech program. I can't afford to go get my BSN so my plan was to get my ADN, and then move on to a BSN program after I had a year in the hospital and some experience. And hopefully have the hospital help with paying for the BSN. And being told I will be grandfathered into an accreditation just isn't enough security for me.