I am currently in my junior year of a BSN program (this past fall was my first semester of actual nursing courses). Our class is the first class to be in this program (the school previously had an ADN program they are now phasing out). My dilemma is this- the school is incredibly disorganized, and has yet to have a visit from the NLN to confirm accreditation for their new BSN program. Program administrators tell us that the school already has NLN accreditation for their ADN program, so obtaining approval for the BSN program shouldn't take long at all. The clinicals are a disaster because they are constantly changing the requirements for us so that we are up to "BSN" standards like other schools. They are still trying to determine which skills we will be learning each semester (the only skill we were checked off on last semester was vitals).
My alternative to staying at this school is to enroll in a local ADN program, that is cheaper but would add an extra 12-16 months to my graduation time.
Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks for reading and happy holidays!
Emmy4
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Hi everyone,
I am currently in my junior year of a BSN program (this past fall was my first semester of actual nursing courses). Our class is the first class to be in this program (the school previously had an ADN program they are now phasing out). My dilemma is this- the school is incredibly disorganized, and has yet to have a visit from the NLN to confirm accreditation for their new BSN program. Program administrators tell us that the school already has NLN accreditation for their ADN program, so obtaining approval for the BSN program shouldn't take long at all. The clinicals are a disaster because they are constantly changing the requirements for us so that we are up to "BSN" standards like other schools. They are still trying to determine which skills we will be learning each semester (the only skill we were checked off on last semester was vitals).
My alternative to staying at this school is to enroll in a local ADN program, that is cheaper but would add an extra 12-16 months to my graduation time.
Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated. Thanks for reading and happy holidays!
Emmy4