Nightingale College | pros and cons from a 2022 graduate

Hey !! These are my 5 pros and cons of nightingale college, which I graduated from December of 2022. Let me know if you want a full Nightingale college breakdown where I explain the ins and out of the program in detail! These are the pros and cons in my opinion and everyone has there own experience.
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[@DominiqueForever]

Girl, thank you for this video !🎉❤

[@kreemarie7550]

You put yo whole heart about this school on this video. Lol. Very detailed. Great video!! Great editing! And you look stunning. ❤❤

[@NurseCsjourney]

Thank you so much beautiful 😍🥰

[@megant3480]

Thank you for posting this. I was looking to do the lpn to adn but since I live in WA right now, it’s only a BSN and I was a little discouraged tbh so thank you 🥺congratulations 🥰

[@NurseCsjourney]

You are so welcome!

[@DoseOfAlicia]

Very informative video !! This school is very lowkey and more ppl should know about it , the flexibility and pricing is great! The pro’s definitely outweigh the cons . I can’t wait to see other videos ! ❤️ you look great btw ! Your hair is giving 👩🏽‍⚕️

[@NurseCsjourney]

Thank you! I’ll definitely be doing hair videos in the future lol

[@zahryageban4183]

This was such useful information!! And your so pretty 🥹🥹🥹… I want to see your decor in the back 👀

[@NurseCsjourney]

Thank you 🥹 you know I had to show off the decore 😂

[@shamekiathompson6509]

I am a student at Nightingale and the communication has not changed and the tuition has increased significantly, but that is everywhere. Thanks for the video because wondering about networking with other nursing students for clinicals.

[@bethannacurtman2680]

I’d love a video on the process of preceptorship with this school! I’m halfway through the BSN program and super nervous about not getting a preceptorship before graduating

[@tiki0031]

So proud of you Ciondra. You did an excellent job. I will definitely be passing this video along to my co-workers. ❤

[@NurseCsjourney]

Thank you ♥️♥️ I really appreciate it

[@kayceev13]

Thank you for this video ! I’m currently in lvn school in CA and I do want to bridge into a Rn program after and this video was very hopeful and helpful to me !(:

[@eliramirez9958]

Have you gotten into other lvn to rn programs?

[@prnpatton6486]

Please make more videos! You have a great speaking voice and your video is informative and relevant information. I'm interested in nightingale but finding the info super confusing. You did a great job of explaining it.

[@NurseCsjourney]

Thank you! More to come trust me!

[@Deejayjefe]

Love the content keep up the good work

[@edwinalyon5372]

Thank you for posting this.

[@aniyahdade6056]

This video was great. You really didn’t leave any information out! Also, you’re beautiful!!!! ❤

[@NurseCsjourney]

Thank you 🥹🥹 i appreciate the support

[@HavenLana03]

Omg thank you for your content! Can you make a in depth video about the preceptorship how did you do a month away from your babies?

[@MsLindaLee66]

Thank you. I'm currently in the program. 2 more years to go! ❤

[@shamekiathompson6509]

We are both on the same timeline. Sending best wished to you. WE GOT THIS!

[@MsLindaLee66]

@@shamekiathompson6509 you as well ❤️

[@JourneyT]

Thank you ❤ Congratulations 🎉

[@jstev311975]

Congrats to you! I graduated right before you in August with my BSN from nightingale.

[@NurseCsjourney]

Congratulations ❤!! I’m glad this school worked out for you

[@leilanirivera2586]

Can you talk about 👩‍🎓 day and vid and pics 😅❤

[@2Pleaseme]

@@leilanirivera2586Hello! Can I message you about this program please. My name is Krystal

[@ashleydillard8914]

I appreciate your insight. So far personally I am finding more pros than cons… but I definitely see the struggles on the fb page. Communication definitely can be a con, you have to be really annoying to get a response sometimes by emailing everyone you can at once. The preceptorship being set up for us though is HUGE. Other schools make you find a preceptor and that preceptor can get sick or cancel on you too.

[@NurseCsjourney]

Yes I’ve definitely heard worse at other schools. The pros outweigh the cons 100%

[@hazelthomas7487]

Thank you ! This was very informative. I have a discovery interview coming up and I just want to know what questions to ask .

[@NurseCsjourney]

Glad I could help 😊

[@KitnoiPhomma]

Heyyooo! I’ve been looking into this school for the fall. Their admissions team have been so great to me lately. But I am worried about the support throughout the school year. Can you go over some changes their implementing, how clinicals were & how hard the HESI was? Thankssss

[@NurseCsjourney]

Yes! This will be one of my next videos

[@JourneyJamia]

OMG i go here too and I just started my channel sis ❤❤ congrats 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@NurseCsjourney]

I’ll go subscribe! 🫶🏽

[@ELLEBANNA_FutureRN]

I’ll be starting this September and I’m in CA. Thanks for the info girl!

[@nursingmaj12]

Me too girl! I’m excited but also nervous 😊

[@ELLEBANNA_FutureRN]

@@nursingmaj12 Yaas!! We got this! 😍

[@jg1296]

Me too! I’ll have 5 semesters 😊 I’m from California too.

[@jjj1981jj]

How is school going guys? I’m starting in January!

[@jessicar4386]

@@jg1296are the semesters back to back ?

[@richardfloridaman]

I'm glad I found you because I'm gonna do the LPN program that they have. I'm 35 and just want to get the LPN/LVN as a start because its only 12 months.

[@NurseCsjourney]

Yes! Lvn is a great stepping stone to get before rn! Having that makes rn so much easier and will have that experience. Good luck! Let me know if your have any questions!

[@devnjohnson]

Same bro

[@richardwildlife88-wj6kl]

@@devnjohnson did you end up doing or enrolling into their PN LPN program?

[@devnjohnson]

@@richardwildlife88-wj6kl Yes sirrr start in September

[@larissascott07]

How long did it take you to finish the program as a LVN?

[@judylicedhernandezcr]

love your video! I have 2 HESIS in 2 weeks, any recommendations? where did you study for your hesis?

[@Nuvision19]

I'm in Florida and need to do this now

[@ForeverNajae]

Love your video ! Thank you for sharing . Currently attending this school

[@NurseCsjourney]

Thank you for watching 🥰🥰

[@gingerandspice1209]

Hello me too..have you done the Hesi yet?

[@ForeverNajae]

@@gingerandspice1209 No I haven’t ! Hbu ?

[@TheGreenking04]

Hey Najae, im enrolling Spring 2024. Have you done any clinicals yet? if so, do they let you know the clinical dates well in advance? thanks

[@ForeverNajae]

Hey , and yes I have and honestly I think they gave me like a 2 week or so notice before my clinical actually started .

[@morganteare961]

Thank you! I graduate my LVN program in April so Im looking for RN options. Im not sure if I should do this and just get my BSN or go get my ADN and then do ADN to BSN online? This really helped me see this is legit. I have two instructors using nightingale as well and someone who graduated LVN before me.

[@ofibia1]

I will be Graduating this December. I love the school

[@NurseCsjourney]

I loved it too! It got me from A -B

[@elimelechs.l3246]

Would you be able to explain how clinical work and where I need to go for clinical

[@taycheyanne]

I plan to attend in September , i was hoping they used hesi bcus that’s what I’m used to

[@ambersherillbeauty8278]

Subbing‼️‼️‼️ I am a cosmetologist going into nursing 😅

[@morganteare961]

How do they find your preceptor? I live in CA and wondering can you pick like Nevada so at least the drive isn't so bad precepting?

[@Einsd619]

Hi, I am so glad I found this video. I am currently enrolled in another school doing my prerequisites for the bridge. I am hoping I can transfer if necessary but my school requires us to be present for core nursing classes. Are the sciences (A&P 1 & 2 and micro) all part of your program? Or were they not required? Mine have recently expired according to my school

[@NurseCsjourney]

Glad it was helpful! They are apart of my program. I had no prerequisites when I came in

[@cylaweathersby9461]

❤❤

[@SheHerMe1980]

How was the entrance exam into the nursing program was it hard?

[@brandyscalabrino9002]

How was passing the HESIs at the end of each class?

[@johnguillen68]

The lady that called me from the college was really nice. I was going to sign up but I have a bachelor's degree in Biology so instead of a 36-month program she only took out 4 months. I can't do a 32-month program and still end up with a BS in Nursing. I was hoping for an accelerated program.

[@NurseCsjourney]

Mine was short because I was an LVN already. If your starting off without a nursing license it’ll take longer. 3 years for a bachelors is pretty fast

[@johnguillen68]

@@NurseCsjourney I don't know anymore what to do. I've been stuck doing the same thing for the last 17 years working as an EMT in the emergency department. Through those years I went to school part-time. It's been 3 years since I finished my BS and still trying to get into PA school. So now, I'm just tossing the PA idea because I don't have a flashy application with shadowing hours, GPA, and youth. I'm 55 years old and I need to get to the next level of my career. I've even considered RT school just to have a title other than ED tech. I'm not putting ED tech down but I have a BS and I'm 55 so it looks grim for me.

[@ty.365]

​@@johnguillen68get an ASN. I have a masters and that's the way I'm going 20 months and then competency based for my bsn

[@jasminlara3448]

Did you complete a LVN first at nightingale then LVN TO BSN? If so; how long total would this take?

[@shellymorgan5431]

Question 🙋‍♀️ were you able to get your RN in California did you pass your nclex

[@lashonbonam3558]

The entrance exam how did you study for it

[@MZO6]

Hi, were you able to sit for your NCLEX?

[@pinupbarbie86hoodboujie20]

Hi, I’m considering this school and my question is how do they go about lectures. Are they live or pre recorded?

[@Gooby12337]

Are there any requirements to getting accepted other than the admissions test? I have an associates degree in psychology and the only nursing related pre-reqs I'd need are Chem, micro, and physiology. Thanks!

[@MsK4YY]

I'm applying right now and the traveling that might cancel is putting me off from applying tbh. I'm from CA and they said the cost is around $85,500 depending on credits you need. I looked up other CA places and it's 100k+! Just sucks that traveling might get cancelled.

[@ramsam4522]

Is it two years including all the prereqs for their LVN-BSN?

[@LindaPedtke0723]

Do you have any tips for me. I'm currently an lvn about to enter to lvn to ban program next September and I live in California. I would really love to get some advice from you

[@rochellerosales6880]

Thank you so much, this is really helpful ❤

[@NurseCsjourney]

You're so welcome!

[@trinastallsworth2301]

Can you please let me know about the hesi

[@chraztine]

Hi ! Im a Lvn planning to start September. I am planning to test out 246 and 266 and was wondering if you had any study tips ?!

[@NurseCsjourney]

You tube videos! I always studied like regular and for any content I didn’t understand I would you tune it! I have a video in that if you wanna check it out

[@demi2053]

Hi! im in Cali too. May I ask how you were able to do the lvn to bsn? I saw on their website but Cali isnt part of the states that does the LVN to BSN. Would I just need to do the BSN program straight? Thanks. Still a very informative video.

[@demi2053]

Also lol. MORE MORE videos pleease, this was super helpful.

[@NurseCsjourney]

Hey! They don’t have a site in California but that just means Cali students have to travel out of state during clinical. They try to keep you close to Cali but everything else is online. There’s actually a lot of cali students and there’s a nightingale California facebook group. Let me know if you have anymore questions!! I’ll be posting once a week 🥰

[@royaltygeng3158]

Is anyone in Massachusetts that’s going or went to nightingale please I need help I need information about the licensing

[@brendarios2552]

When it was time to take the nclex did you submit paperwork to California or did the school and how was the process of them even recognizing the school?

[@NurseCsjourney]

There was no issue recognizing the school. The school will send them your transcripts and you apply as an out of state learner. You’ll pay and extra $50 ($350 total) and that’s it.

[@Jo-Jo724m]

Any tips on the Hesi

[@jjj1981jj]

Thank you so much for this video! Would you say Nightingale is a reputable school? A lot of nurses I work with in California haven’t heard much about it. Was it easy to find a job after you graduated?

[@NurseCsjourney]

Yes it is! It’s not we’ll know but I had literally no issue with getting a job. I actually got most of my jobs I apply to and had options to chose from.

[@jjj1981jj]

@@NurseCsjourney that’s awesome! I’ve been an ER tech and lab tech for over 10 years now so I’m hoping my hospital experience will help me ultimately. Taking the Accuplacer in 45 mins! (I’m a night owl!) And if all goes well, I will start classes at NG on Jan 8th. Wish me luck!

[@danielmcqueeney5853]

How hard is it to take all these classes at one time in one semester? Anatomy, physiology, English & algebra for example.😮

[@twynekaponder1358]

How did your graduation work?? Did you have an actual ceremony in Utah or California?? Did you sit for your boards in California??

[@NurseCsjourney]

It was a student planned graduation that the school helped put together. It was for just Cali students but I have seen other states put graduations together. They are starting to have in person graduations but in my opinion they are still planned far away from the students finish date and they arnt as nice so if the students in your cohort plans one it’ll probably be better.

[@jazzy____jaz]

Hi! This is very informative. Thank you for sharing. How long is the preceptorship? Also, what is the process of being a licensed RN in California after graduating?

[@NurseCsjourney]

Preceptorship is 10 12 hour shift (120 hours total). You have to follow your preceptors schedule so if they work 3 days a week it’ll take about 3 weeks

[@NurseCsjourney]

Also, it’s the same process as if you graduate from any school. They school will send your transcripts to state board and you’ll apply and pay all the fees, get finger printed, and wait to be approved. Then you’ll get your authorization to test and you can schedule your exam

[@jazzy____jaz]

@@NurseCsjourney okay got it! Do you also have to travel for preceptorship as well if you’re from California?

[@jazzy____jaz]

@@NurseCsjourney okay thank you for the information !

[@KimberlyMarie282]

Is there an admission test?

[@tercoyakey3399]

So all of the classes are online besides clinical?

[@marjonkakaizada5687]

Do you know it’s accreditation? Is it recognized in CA? If we want to further pursue our education? Thank you

[@valleanylester8708]

What’s the name of the fb page with all the tea lol

[@cmtabron9721]

How long was the program for you? with the lvn license and the prerequisites

[@NurseCsjourney]

My program was 2 years. You can also test out of classes or if you did prerequisites it’s faster. I came in with nothing

[@navybratzzz]

I checked their website and it just say lVN-ASN, did you have to contact them to get into the LVN-BSN or was it just straight BSN? Im in California and i want to go straight from my LVN-BSN.

[@NurseCsjourney]

Yes they do have Lvn -straight BSN but I think you have to call. I did it straight through and it took 24 months

[@gingerandspice1209]

@@NurseCsjourneyas this with all you prerequisites done?

[@elmeryodiamar2505]

i talked to a rep recently and they are now about 74k for the program for lvn to bsn

[@NurseCsjourney]

That’s still not bad compared to the ones quoting 100k

[@PurposeDrivenAlmeda]

Sorry for the off topic question but can you please share the details on the hair you are wearing in this video?

[@NurseCsjourney]

Amazon 🥹♥️

[@PurposeDrivenAlmeda]

@@NurseCsjourney do you mind sharing the link please?

[@EZ_copyninja]

Did you do the BSN program?

[@NurseCsjourney]

Yes Lvn-rn BSN

[@thinkboutdat]

Did you have prerecorded lectures

[@NurseCsjourney]

We have live lectures you attend it’s usually 45 min and you have a few time slots to chose from

[@tercoyakey3399]

Thank God for you these people never answer the phone

[@empressunicorn5617]

Hello. MY AP classes are 14 years old will they accept them or will i have to retake it?

[@NurseCsjourney]

I do believe those credits expire but you’ll have to check. If so you can always retake the classes through them

[@ms.ladybug6186]

I was reading on their site that for past credit you can test to bypass thing you already know and have taken ask about that when you call...hope that helps a bit ..I'm trying to gather information too so gotta pass the help along!...lol 😂 let me know if that information I saw is correct.

[@jesslca79]

What is the difference between clinical and preceptor?

[@NurseCsjourney]

Clinicals is going to a hospital with a teacher and the teacher is teaching a group of students. There’s assignments and it basically a class. Preceptorship is no teacher, just you 1:1 with a nurse that works at the hospital your going to.

[@kimberlydougherty442]

@@NurseCsjourney Can you tell me more about the clinical? How many students are in the group, were you in a hospital or a LTC facility? Were you paired with a nurse or with the instructor the whole time?

[@phillyjones9116]

Yes please do more videos this was very informative. I’m attending now. Did you have to retake any classes ? Have your passéd your NCLEX already?

[@NurseCsjourney]

Thank you ! No I didn’t have to retake any classes and I passed my nclex 2 months after graduation. My next video will be on how I studied for nclex 🥰

[@gingerandspice1209]

How much is it? I heard prices went up!

[@devnjohnson]

@@gingerandspice1209 Without prereqs around 80k

[@vannahov9746]

Passing grade is higher now. That’s true.

[@angelicaloo6935]

Did you take your nclex already ? And If so did you pass?

[@NurseCsjourney]

Yes! I graduated December, took my nclex in February and passed with 75 questions on my first attempt.

[@ms.ladybug6186]

@@NurseCsjourney Do you happen to recall how many questions is it in total on the test?, and what's the subject you saw more of on the test that new students should study more so than other subjects?

[@dmccat1204]

Hello did you say no prereq?

[@NurseCsjourney]

Yup 😏 not one

[@ms.ladybug6186]

@@NurseCsjourney hello, I'm looking into the LPN program, but do they have a straight to Rn or mixture of both, and do you know how long either program is? Also are the pre req's just included into the program I was looking it up and it looks to be less prereq's than other schools but I'm not sure.. do to how they spread the information out in under different tabs, thank you in advance!

[@kianathemrs8318]

Did they have a graduation for you guys? I hear they don’t.

[@NurseCsjourney]

We had a student run graduation. It came out amazing and a lot of other classes did the same. But this year they are starting back having in person graduation ceremonies

[@kianathemrs8318]

Ok perfect. After seeing your video. I went and finally paid my fee. I take my accuplacer on the 31st. Thank you so much ❤

[@ayanamoore-vq3mv]

What’s the name of the Facebook group 😭

[@gingerandspice1209]

Did you get your adn or bsn?

[@NurseCsjourney]

I got my BSN

[@gingerandspice1209]

Is there a Hesi after every semester?

[@gingerandspice1209]

Its 80,000 without prerequisites now.

[@richardwildlife88-wj6kl]

Are you serious???? For RN? I'm thinking about doing the LPN program with them.

[@noahbriggs2544]

from their website for 2023-2024 Tuition & Fees* $17,760 BSN even if you went 4 years which is extremely long for this school you would only spend $71k

[@vannahov9746]

I have all of my prerequisites and was quoted $80,000 plus

[@ms.ladybug6186]

@@vannahov9746 whaaaaat? 👀

[@vannahov9746]

@@ms.ladybug6186yes, it's expensive and something to think about. Not to mention, this isn't included with all of the traveling expenses; hotels, food, gas, flight rentals, etc..

[@user-yg3ck9gw4q]

Can you do a video on how you studied for the NCLEX?

[@NurseCsjourney]

Absolutely! That’s my next video. I’ll be uploading every week

[@elmeryodiamar2505]

how long or how many days was your preceptorship?

[@NurseCsjourney]

I did 10 days total and it was 12 hour shifts

[@robingacud]

what other groups are there besides "we love nightingale"?

[@NurseCsjourney]

There’s “we love nightingale”, “nightingale college” and there’s groups for individual states and cohorts so I’m In “nightingale California” and “nightingale December 22” lol honestly there’s a bunch of nightingale groups

[@ClastroVR]

Have you had any problems with getting a job with your degree from nightingale?

[@NurseCsjourney]

So far I’ve got every job I’ve applied for. No one has ever had a problem with my school

[@ClastroVR]

@@NurseCsjourney nice! I just started the program! Thanks for the info.

[@geraldinealot4992]

How is the program like the passing grade