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I am extremely dissatisfied in the ASU nursing program. I hope this review finds students who are interested in this program because the best advice I can give is to spend your money elsewhere. The faculty and management of the program make decisions that are convenient for themselves and do not provide a well rounded experience. For clinical we were stuck on the same floor of the same hospital for 3/4 of our shifts. Scheduling our capstone transition to practice they limited us to staying at the... Read More same hospital we have been to our entirety of the program for no reason other than being too lazy to do some paperwork for students to be able to branch out to different systems. I am currently battling with administration to switch me into a lab that has open seats because the lab they placed me in makes it nearly impossible to complete the night shift clinical I have been assigned. After participating in this program for 3 semesters I can confidently say this staff does not care for their students success. If I could do it all over again I would not have chosen ASU.

There are some truly awful reviews for this school. However, you get out of it what you put in to it. This is an ACCELERATED program. You have to be self motivated and you have to spend the majority of your time outside of class studying if you want to make good grades. There are no shortcuts. Nursing school is hard, as it should be. You are studying and preparing to help save lives. From what I have heard about other nursing schools, the only difference at Chamberlain is the cost and there is no... Read More competitive selection. If you are a low achiever, then you will not do well. There are also no surprises. You are told up front what is expected and when assignments are due. Sure you can turn it in late, but there will be points off. This school prepares you to meet deadlines. From the beginning you are being prepared to take the NCLEX. As you learn the material you are expected to be able to apply that knowledge, not just regurgitate it. I'm starting my last session here in 2 weeks. They tell you a full 2 semesters ahead of time that if you don't meet the benchmark for the final exam, you will have 6 weeks of required remediation in order to pass the last class. This is a requirement for passing the class. You must make a 72% on the final exam in Capstone or you will have to remediate for 6 weeks. This is not a surprise.

Chamberlain College of Nursing in Houston is a school that focuses on teaching nursing students not only to pass the NCLEX but to become effective and efficient nurses who rely on evidence-based practices to provide patient-centered care. The school provides students with needed resources and tutoring to help you in your journey. Chamberlain makes other resources such as Aspire to help students with personal issues because li still happens when you are in nursing school. I had a great experience.... Read More And you will love it too.

St. Francis College provides an extremely welcoming environment, where faculty, students and staff are friendly and supportive. I am grateful for attending St. Francis College because it has allowed me to grow as an individual and I am more confident in building the career I want. I majored in psychology and had very supportive professors who encouraged me throughout my four years. Additionally, St. Francis College provides one opportunities that are unique to a small private college. Some include,... Read More being able to be easily involved on campus through clubs, organizations or school events and, working on campus. I was fortunate enough to become a Student Assistant at the Center for Student Success (CSS) during my freshman year and worked there for all four years. By being a Student Assistant it not only motivated me to become more involved on campus but also gave me the opportunity to connect with students and faculty. In addition, I became involved in numerous clubs in which I had some leadership positions. By being a more active member of the St. Francis community it allowed me to grow as a person and made me realize what type of career I want. I became more aware of my passion to make a difference in a persons life and decided to pursue my Masters in Social Work after graduating from SFC. I received a lot of support from professors and advisors from the CSS who were very encouraging, and helped me while I applied to graduate schools during my senior year. Lastly, I am extremely grateful for their constant support and for the many opportunities St. Francis College has given me would highly recommend attending this college to anyone.

Arizona State University's traditional upper-division nursing program is currently undergoing a massive renovation to apply a more concept-based curriculum that incorporates updated technology and educational approaches. I began the upper division program as part of the first division that began this new curriculum. My experience with the program, while it has been overall positive, has had its ups and downs as they overhaul the old system and try new techniques and juggle new ideas. Within my term,... Read More there have been some significant inconsistencies as the educators attempt to communicate more efficiently with one another and revise their expectations of each course/test. For example, while the Obstetrics rotation used to include a semester-long course with some education concerning the human lifespan, the Obstetrics portion has been shortened to five weeks so that there is an increased focus on assessing and providing culturally competent care, etc. There have been pros and cons related to this change, which is one of the more drastic changes. Another change includes the extension of the Medical-Surgical portion of the nursing curriculum, which was approximately eight weeks long in the past semesters and is now dispersed over the entire course of the semester. This has been a positive change, as it allows students to incorporate more of the learning and feel less overwhelmed. Despite the difficulties that students in my term have had with differences in instruction and testing, there have been "aha" moments when the concepts that the educators are attempting to correlate between didactic and clinical rotations has matched beautifully. Word of mouth from the educators and students in terms below mine have reported a seamless match between the concepts, expectations, and tests both in didactic and practical rotations with this new program. My reason for awarding the rigor of the curriculum as a four out of five is due to the inconsistencies that I have faced within my term concerning test grading and concepts. While my Medical-Surgical didactic did an excellent job of balancing difficult concepts with simpler concepts, some of the other courses have had a few consecutive weeks of difficult material interspersed with more weeks of relative boredom. I have reviewed these courses for them and have suggested that they use this time a little more wisely. I believe, however, that there are many other students that might disagree with me, as this semester has certainly had its challenges when it comes to content. However, I can see the light at the end of this tunnel. I believe that after our term, with the experience the educators gain from their first "go-around" with the new curriculum, the courses will reflect a very good balance between challenging and building upon past concepts. I also awarded a four out of five for the instruction in the upper-division program. While I have had wonderful educators that I highly esteem as individuals both within ASU and as health care professionals, it has not been a consistent experience to the point that I would award it five out of five stars. All of the instructors have been exceptionally kind, and professional. However, there has been several instructors who are not adept at lecturing in front of a class and the time in lecture ends up feeling a little wasted, since the information presented is read off of the powerpoint. With that being said, it in no way diminishes the many other educators who engage the students and offer various case studies and probing questions to reflect on the material for the day and how to put it into practice. Overall, I have enjoyed my semesters in the upper-division nursing program at ASU despite the upheavals of a new curriculum and some less-than-ideal educators. The nursing program is very open to feedback and the sense of community within the program is very cohesive. I have enjoyed all of my hands-on rotations at the hospitals that ASU contracts with, and this year has been a very good challenge for someone who is looking to learn in such a competitive and expanding career. After I earn my BSN, I plan on attending graduate school to earn either my Master's in Nursing or Speech and Hearing Science, so that I may be better equipped to specialize on the special needs community and how nursing can accommodate these individuals.

It is a privilege to have been a student and now alum of the University of Washington-Tacoma. The University of Washington is a prestigious school with high quality teaching from qualified and caring professors. I was impressed by the rigor of the academic program as well as the caliber of my fellow students in the program. All of the staff, from administrators to the faculty, are all invested in training quality nurses that will be highly skilled in the clinical setting, as well as developing interests... Read More into graduate nursing fields. The location of the campus is great, woven neatly into the downtown commercial district of Tacoma. Because of the unconventional nature of this satellite campus, it attracts students from all walks of life which help to diversify the educational environment, adding to the quality of the educational training.