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1. City Colleges of Chicago

   nursemi replied to nursemi's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Let me tell you what we experienced.... CCC has a horrible, horrible nursing program Except Malcolm X. Make sure that the nursing program is NLN accrediated. That matters alot. Otherwise, you get the...

2. HESI Exam Poll (Please Respond)

   nursemi replied to boomer1's topic in General Nursing

   City Colleges of Chicago - OLIVE HARVEY. We had to score 870 or higher. We get three chances, but that was never stated in our handbook. For a fee we had to pay the school a 6 week pass/fail...

3. Anyone take the HESI?

   nursemi replied to geekgolightly's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

   I agree. For a fee we had to have a 6 week pass/fail remediation course with our nursing instructors in order to take HESI one more time - we all passed. BUT............ when we took HESI 90% of us...

4. City Colleges of Chicago

   nursemi posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

   Is anyone attending or have graduated from any one of the city colleges of

5. How many don't make it out?

   nursemi replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Students

   Is that correct? Because our school which is one of the city colleges of chicago is sooooo bad. We had 40 plus student finished the program and only 13 passed the Hesi exam. This school is all...

6. Anyone take the HESI?

   nursemi replied to geekgolightly's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

   Hesi was created as a Diagnostic tool for nursing students to determine their areas of weakness. Most schools are using it as an exit exam and prevent the students nurses from obtaining there earned...

7. Anyone take the HESI?

   nursemi replied to geekgolightly's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

   That is fine if the school made you aware of the Hesi exam during your orientation. Unfortunately, our school revised our policy and inserted HESI when we were in our second year. Now, we have to sign...

8. Anyone take the HESI?

   nursemi replied to geekgolightly's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

   My concern about Hesi is that it is only suppose to be used as a diagnostic tool to identify your area of weakness. Unfortunately most schools are using it as an exit exam, do you know that if our...

9. Chicago city college nursing student here, HESI next Monday

   nursemi replied to exairex's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Has anyone taken the Dr. Martin Review before taking Hesi?? What other tools has anyone used to pass Hesi? Thanks from your

10. Chicago city college nursing student here, HESI next Monday

    nursemi replied to exairex's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I will be taking Hesi for the second time in a month, should I sign up for the Dr. Martin review?? What have you heard about it??? Did the saunders disk help you??

11. Anyone take the HESI?

    nursemi replied to geekgolightly's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    My beef with taking the Hesi exam is that their questions are absolutely out from the left field. No even close to the Nclex exam. Most of all my colleagues if they do not pass the Hesi exam at 87%...

12. Anyone take the HESI?

    nursemi replied to geekgolightly's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Has anyone purchased the Mo-media.com software? I was wondering if it worked for anyone in regards to passing Hesi and or Nclex. Let me know Since we were unsuccessful we were told we could not...

13. Titration Problems - Help!!!!

    nursemi posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Can anyone help me with titration problems??? Do you know of any website that can also. I really want to excel it titration but I get confused towards the end of the step, my mind goes blank. Here is...

14. Hesi Exam

    nursemi posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Can Anyway Please Assist me - I will be taking my Hesi Exam in June. Does anyone have any advice on how to prepare for this exam? Books, websites, test taking strategies???? Please help a fellow...

15. What is considered a Medication Error?

    nursemi posted a topic in General Nursing

    My instructor yelled at me at a psychiatric unit stating that my medications were late, I stated to her that I had trouble looking for the appropriate size b/p cuff for my obese client. I had to go...