Seminole State College Nursing

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Hey everyone,

I will be attending an information meeting soon for Seminole's nursing program, but I wanted to gathervtestimonials from recent grads and students who are currently attending. I have a few questions, you don't have to answer them all.

1. Do you feel that seminole has prepared you for your career in nursing?

2. Did you feel prepared to take the nclex exam after graduation?

3. What is the typical schedule for the nursing program like?

4. How are you able to manage your personal life, work and studying for nursing school?

5. What are clinicals typically like? Are the clinical instructors helpful?

6. Were you able to find employment with one of your clinical sites?

7. Lastly, do you think that nurses should receive CNA training before nursing school?

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1,2, and 6 I cannot answer as I am a current student.

3. They do not have a typical schedule. Generally, SSC has 2-3 schedules for the same cohort. The lecture portion of the class is attended by everyone on the same day. The lab portion is what varies. My first semester I had school Monday and Wednesday all day, and clinical on Thursday. My second semester I had class for six weeks on Monday, around 8-4 Tuesday, every other Wednesday from 8-3, and Thursday from 1-3. My clinical days were Friday (9 of them), 3 Saturday's, and 2 Sunday's.

4. Managing personal life, work, and school is possible. However, organization is the key. You may have to cut hours on work or social life, but you WILL have time for everything.

5. Clinicals are fun. You get to apply the knowledge you've learned in class, and get to see some cool stuff. Some clinical instructors are more helpful than others. Some are adjunct professors and only do cliniclas and some are your classroom instructors.

7. I do not think nurses should receive CNA training before school. It can help with basic stuff and time management but it is not necessary. CNAs work EXTREMELY hard and often have 2-3x the patient load a nurse does- they will become your lifeline on the floor.

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I just wanted to thank you for your detailed response to this post! I'm about to start the Nursing program at SSC in January and found these answers to be pretty helpful!

Amywat: I see this was posted in March - how was your first semester? :)

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