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Hi Everyone! I attend Wayne County Community College District. I was wondering if anyone new anything about WCCCD's nursing program. Do they have a waiting list? If so, how long is the waiting list. Any info given will be helpful. Thanks!
NO matter where you are, what nursing program you are, you have to study. Good luck when you are in the nursing program!
I was not trying to insult you or offend you in anyway, I was simply posing questions. Questions that I feel are relevant. As a mature adult, going into a professional occupation, I felt that those question could be discussed on this "discussion board" in a mature manner. If you did not want to respond, that's fine. I can respect that and truly wish you well. Also would congratulate you on almost being done with school.
And I am actually, in the nursing program at WCCCD, I just completed M/S 3 and I am currently in Psych. So I was not simply "running my mouth" on a topic that I am not familiar. The comments that I made were based on your comments and those of previous posters.
And it is interesting to me personally to hear different perspectives on WCCCD nursing program. But personally I could not and would not have stayed at WCCCD if I didn't feel as if I was receiving a good education to prepare me to take on the role of nurse. It is too serious of a job. WCCCD has not been all good for me but I take the good with the bad and move on. Again this was MY PERSONAL OPINION AND DOESN'T REFLECT ON ANYONE ELSE.
I am asking you something: do you think that you get a good education in this nursing program?
Actually I do feel as if I am getting a good education and know that my skills are as good or if not better than some of my counterparts from other schools. I say this because when I accepted my two extern positions this summer, in orientation I successfully completed all of the check-off areas and when I got on the floor as an extern, I was good at it and was praised by the managers and other nurses for my knowledge, skills and critical thinking.
WCCCD produce good nurses and this is a fact. In the hospitals that I was an extern, when I said I went to WCCCD, nothing but good things were said about the nurses that came from our school. I am sorry that your experience was not a good one but my has been good (not great).
Well, I am off of allnurses, I have papers to do and chapters to read. Take care.
gentle tos reminder.
while it is important to be able to network, everyone should be mindful of the following:
Here is the requirements for WCCCD:
http://www.wcccd.edu/academic/pdfs/NUR.pdf
It is recommended that you take the coreqs (the classes listed above WITH the nursing classes) before you start your nursing classes, so you have more time to devote to just nursing and then clinicals. This would mean you'd take Lifespan, Nutrition, Patho, Sociology, Medical Math, Eng II, and the Government class BEFORE you actually start the program.
Hope this helps and try and sit down with a counselor to really get a feel for what you need to do. Especially if you are confused!
~Christina
blue2rose
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I totally agree with you. I talked to a lot of people from HFCC, Schoolcraft, Macomb and there is different. I was fulled by the "no waiting list". When you are to far away, you can't wait to finish! Good luck in there to become a nurse!