What makes Charity so special now?

NOLANURSERN · Oct 15, 2007

I am wondering: What makes Charity nursing school so special? Now that the hospital is no longer there, has the value of Charity's education dropped? Is it still an honor to be a Charity grad? What about LSU, Holly Cross and other schools...any ideas anyone?

Yes, it is still an honor to be a Charity grad. And just because the hospital is no longer up and running- (most workers that are still living in the area are now working at the other area hospitals that are operating)

The geography might be different- but the application is the same.

When I started the semester that Katrina hit, our school was ranked 8th in the Nation. Because there were so many students that were displaced immediately afterwards-I am sure that this skewed the passing rate stats for the school for 2005. I do not know where the school ranks as of today, But I assure you that the quality of learning, teachers, and clinical experience is very high.

As a student, its rough sometimes being held to such a high standard- but let me tell you, according to all of the recruiters that I have met with, they all have told me that they prefer a "Charity Grad" because they know if you made it out of Charity, you can make it anywhere... .... Ex. My first day of clinical, in my first semester, we were taking care of oncology patients from day 1 - right into the fire as they say..... you are well prepared. (and nervous at the same time)..... One day while on the floor, an LSU student (and I love LSU) told me that her instructor told her that all they were prepared to do was change bedding,- I was taken aback....

Now I don't know if that is the norm or not...or maybe an isolated incident.

My experience is just that I have been exposed to alot. The more that you are exposed to the more comfortable you become, and your confidence increases. I just feel like I have had to date, a positive, rewarding, well rounded experience..... I can't speak for others.

On a seperate note, you can't beat the quality of this education for the price. It is very cost effective for me (being a non-traditional student) Holly Cross is very expensive.... And if I choose, I can always go on to LSU's RN to BSN program or RN to MSN program... so there are a lot of options available. This is what a bunch of students are going to do..

Hope this info helps;)

muffy08 · Oct 17, 2007

YES!!!!!!!It is very much an honor to be a Charity graduate. We go all over the city of New Orleans, Jeff Parish and the Northshore for clinicals and are greeted with open arms from all nurses we work with. Charity is very tough to get through but is well worth it in the end. We have been approached by other healthcare workers in restaurants and they ask us where we are from and when we say Charity, we are told we can get a job anywhere because the school is known worldwide. We are prepared to work when we graduate. Charity also has a 95% or higher pass rate for the NCLEX.

Level 3- I graduate May 08- can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!

jemommyRN · Oct 27, 2007

I know I'm proud to be graduating from Charity!!!!!!!!! Let's get this over!!! May 2008.