Alison's Story
When I finally came up with the courage to register for college classes to become a registered nurse, I was a thirty one year old, married, mother of three, working a full-time job. I was employed as an obstetrical technician at a major medical center, and after two years of patient care, I knew that I wanted to expand my knowledge and skills by becoming a nurse.
My husband was very supportive of my decision and encouraged me to enroll at Ocean County College. At the time of enrollment, in order to be a candidate for the Nursing Program, all prerequisite courses needed to be completed prior to admission into the program. I was able to complete all of the prerequisite courses within five semesters, however, tragedy almost ended it after the second semester. I was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident and my diagnosis was right hemiplegia related to a spinal cord contusion, and a concussion that caused short term memory loss. Although, physically I recovered from my injuries, it has been very difficult overcoming my memory loss and difficulty with concentration.
The semester before my acceptance into the program, I heard about The One Day per Week Nursing Program. After I obtained information about the course, I compared it to the traditional program. If I had opted for the traditional program I would have been in the evening class. Well aware that the evenings are when I spend time with my husband and children, it seemed like a dream come true that the One Day a Week program was available.
I also determined that due to my short-term memory loss and concentration deficits, a program designed in this manner would be beneficial, allowing me to learn and study at my own pace. The other benefits are that I have the ability to continue working, although now I only work part time, and I am able to be home on the evenings to be with my family.
This is a follow-up to Alison's
Story...
I am very excited. I just found out that I passed the NCLEX-RN examination! Just one month ago I was sitting on the stage in the OCC auditorium with my fellow classmates and friends receiving my nursing pin. What a tremendous achievement I had accomplished. Hard for me to realize how quickly these four semesters went by, however, they proved to be the most important and most beneficial semesters I would ever take.
As I sat for the NCLEX-RN exam I have to say that
the OCC nursing program fully prepared me for the
content that was on the exam. I completed the One
Day A Week nursing program and for me it was very
beneficial. The professors expected a lot from me
and although I only saw them once a week, they still
expected me to know the content and be prepared for
clinical. I never felt alone though. I always had
my classmates or the professors and adjuncts on the
web site to assist me when every a question arose.
My
family was very supportive in my education and knew
that on Wednesdays I would be in school from 6:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m. It was a long day, but the day was
structured well. We would be in clinical from 7:00
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and then meet at 4:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. for colloquium. I enjoyed the flexibility the
program gave me. I still needed to read and study
the other six days of the week, however, I was able
to take a break when I needed to either go to an appointment,
pick my children up from one of their activities,
or to make dinner. If I had to do it over again I
would definitely choose the One Day A Week Nursing
program, because it was not very disruptive in my
work schedule or my family schedule. I would also
highly recommend this program to a working person
or even someone who does not work who is a dedicated
self-learner and has the discipline to do an online
course.
Initial Results: An outstanding success !!! >>
One
Day per Week Nursing Program 