I've recently been reevaluating the nursing program I'm currently headed into, and I'm unsure if it is the right program for me. I am very much a hands on, visual learner and don't do well learning predominately in a lecture hall. I tend to excel in A&P and Micro labs, but hold on to an "average" grade in lecture. I decided to look into some other local nursing programs to see if one would be a better fit for me than University of South Carolina. My search led me to Mercy School of Nursing - which is based out of Carolina's Medical Center - Mercy in Charlotte, NC. I think I've found my perfect fit!
Mercy School of Nursing (MSON) is a hospital-based program that prides itself on high standards, excellent bed-side teaching and hands-on learning, a 99.6% first time pass rate on the NCLEX exam, and providing excellent preparation for it's graduates. It is a very selective school with an average of 250 applicants per semester competing for only 35 spots. This fact makes me quite nervous, but I believe I can do it!
Because of this change, I've lost the support of someone who should be my biggest fan because this particular person thinks I should just stay at the school I am currently enrolled in. I just feel like Mercy would be such a much better fit for me though. I shouldn't let it bother me, but it does.
So, that is where I am.
4 comments:
Oh, sweetie, you need to do what is best for you. Mercy is excellent from what I understand and it's important for you to get what is the best education for you. Not every college fits everyone the same way.
I am cheering you on no matter what decision you make!
A friend of mine goes to mercy and loves it. Good luck.
You need both, theory and practice. And the best way to do it is to get both together. Unfortunately [grin] mothers with particular conditions don't appear "on order", but with enough experience, it will click together.
[Just to introduce myself, I'm a CNM with 40 years "in the business", having worked in the US, UK and now in Israel]
It is often best to find multiple programs and apply to all of them if you can possibly afford (or appeal for a waiver of) the application fees. I've only ever applied to one program at a time, and when it really counted, I got boned.
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