hookem05

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1. Austin Community College (ACC)

   hookem05 replied to FilipinOOO's topic in Texas

   DJLOP - You can call the admin office at EVC (Tammy or Sheila) to confirm, but I believe you need to complete all your pre-reqs BEFORE the application deadline. The deadlines are dynamic. This summer, for example, there was a mid-July deadline for ...

2. Getting the CNAs to see priorities

   hookem05 replied to BonnieSc's topic in Med-Surg

   On an excellent, rare night I have 5 patients. Average, 90% of the time, is 6 patients. Our unit takes ortho, GI, and gyn post-ops and we have many sick medical patients, as well (CHF/dialysis/oncology, etc). We are a 62-bed unit, and at night we hav...

3. Getting the CNAs to see priorities

   hookem05 replied to BonnieSc's topic in Med-Surg

   Often, CNAs do need help prioritizing (some don't, especially nursing student CNAs). Effective communication between both parties is crucial. However, I agree with Talondora1. When I have 0300 sugars, I check them myself or ask another RN. There is u...

4. Austin Community College Fall 2009 Entry

   hookem05 replied to beccabee's topic in Texas

   mhayley, I received your PM but do not have permission to send PMs yet. If you can see my email address in my profile please shoot me an email and I can fill you in on my experiences in the online RN program!

5. UT Arlington RN-BSN, web-based?

   hookem05 posted a topic in Texas

   Any RNs start this program in the last year or so? How do you like it? I'm considering it and would love some feedback!

6. Austin Community College - Once accepted, what is it like?

   hookem05 replied to GeekGirl's topic in General Students

   Hello! I am graduating from the ADN program in May and I've really enjoyed it. I remember how it felt to not know quite what to expect, so I will try to answer your questions: Typical schedule truly varies by level (semester). I am in the online p...

7. Austin Community College (ACC)

   hookem05 replied to FilipinOOO's topic in Texas

   I took phys in the fall with **** *******. He's okay, overall very fair and reasonable. He has 25+ experience teaching physiology. If I remember correctly he curved the exams. I don't recommend any class in the summer! But I know that taking summ...

8. Austin Community College (ACC)

   hookem05 replied to FilipinOOO's topic in Texas

   I'm a third-semester RN student at ACC. I applied in January of 07 and got in right away with a solid A/B avg in my prereqs. When I was on campus last fall, there were signs encouraging students who were still in the process of completing prereqs t...

9. Austin Community College

   hookem05 replied to jmking's topic in Texas

   Double-check their website to confirm this, but I'm pretty sure they take applications for their LVN mobility program in the spring and the mobility track RN program begins only in the fall. I believe the mobility class that entered this fall took a...

10. Austin Community College

    hookem05 replied to jmking's topic in Texas

    Hello! I am currently an ADN student at ACC and love it. I don't know any RNs who went through ACC's mobility LVN-to-RN program, but ACC does have high NCLEX pass rates (approx. 97%). At my clinical last week I talked to a dialysis nurse who gradua...

11. Austin Community College?

    hookem05 replied to candiam's topic in Texas

    I am a first semester online ADN student at ACC and I love it - it's so much better than I expected it to be. At my clinical site, there are a handful of ACC grads (including some recent grads) - ACC students don't have a problem landing jobs in tow...

12. anyone have experience with St. David's in Austin?

    hookem05 replied to hookem05's topic in Texas

    Thanks, austinrnguy. Did you apply specifically for a GAIN CA position at Seton, or did you apply for a regular CA job? I've heard that Seton's benefits include tuition reimbursement - is this true? I volunteered at Children's several years back, ...

13. anyone have experience with St. David's in Austin?

    hookem05 posted a topic in Texas

    Hi! I'm curious to hear from anyone who's worked for any of the St. David locations in Austin. I'm considering applying for a GAIN position this summer after I finish my skills class but before I begin nursing school full-time. Thanks in advance!

14. Austin LPN/LVN job outlook

    hookem05 replied to Trophywife81's topic in Texas

    Forgot to add...I think recently there have been about 90 seats for the RN program each semester. It sounds like that could increase to anywhere between 110 and 200 seats total per semester, with the goal of eliminating the waiting period to begin t...

15. Austin LPN/LVN job outlook

    hookem05 replied to Trophywife81's topic in Texas

    Not sure if this helps, but here goes. My lab partner worked in a OBGYN office in central Austin and said that LVNs in the office had told her the job market for LVNs is bleak. One LVN said if she left her current job, she wouldn't be able to find ...