taffy48

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1. TAMCC FNP 2016

   taffy48 replied to Kaykat00's topic in NP Students

   Hi, I will see you all at orientation this month. I live in the Austin area and am a single mom with six children. Four are adults and two teens at home. I will be working 40 hours a week. Does anyone have any advice?

2. Austin Community College (ACC)

   taffy48 replied to FilipinOOO's topic in Texas

   Originally Posted by TexasRN2be You can take them in any order after anatomy. I took anatomy during the summer; physiology and pharm in the fall, and micro last in the spring. I had all of my coreqs done except for humanities and nursing skill...

3. Austin Community College (ACC) - Fall 2010 Hopefuls

   taffy48 replied to GeekGirl's topic in Texas

   I finished the hybrid program. Working a lot is really difficult to do AND be successful because there is just massive volumes of work involved. The clinicals were like 6:30 to 2:30 or 1:30 to 1:30 to 8:30. It varies, and it is possible to swap with ...

4. Austin nursing

   taffy48 replied to galenanurse's topic in Texas

   I don't know how it is for experience nurses, but for new grads it is dismal here in Austin and I would NOT recommend relocating here. Saint David's has 1000 Graduate Nurse applications and "just about nothing left" for job openings according to the ...

5. Austin Community College (ACC)

   taffy48 replied to FilipinOOO's topic in Texas

   Starting Level 4 this Spring and will graduate in May with RN. If you have any questions about the ACC program, let me know and I will try and give you an honest answer. Be extra prepared for clinical. Have a pocket reference guide. Study your notes....

6. Austin Community College (ACC) - Fall 2010 Hopefuls

   taffy48 replied to GeekGirl's topic in Texas

   Good Luck to All of You. I am just starting my last semester (Level 4) of the ADN program. I started in Fall 2008. I will be an RN in May. I did this as a single mom with 6 kids, only 4 at home now. If I can do this so can you! You will go through 8 ...

7. ACc Austin Nursing Sonography Info

   taffy48 replied to vskr72's topic in General Students

   I was referring to the Nursing Program. They have aggressively hired a lot more faculty. I am told that maybe two or three years ago, the wait list was three years! Now the goal of the Nursing Program is to have people in the first or at most the sec...

8. Anyone applying to ACC (Austin Community College) or Temple College for Fall 2008???

   taffy48 replied to ginabanina's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I just started Orientation this week to work as a GAIn student in RRMC as a PCTII. Not sure of the pay rate yet. Initially before the interview, they were saying they will only hire you if you have finished a semster of nursing school. I am just gett...

9. ACc Austin Nursing Sonography Info

   taffy48 replied to vskr72's topic in General Students

   Hi, They have expanded the program to try and accomodate as many applicants as possible. This fall, they took about 105 out of about 140 applicants. I got in on the first try. I had all pre reqs and co reqs and a 3.75 GPA.

10. I think we need a second degree student section...

    taffy48 replied to touchhealth's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am a 48 year old student with a family who is thinking about getting into a second degree program. My degree was 25 years ago, so any student loan money I took out has long since been repaid. What grants and scholarships are available to someone li...

11. Texas Tech 2nd degree RN program

    taffy48 replied to Robin85's topic in General Students

    Did you get in? Can you tell me how it is? I have three elementary school aged children. Can I do this? I was thinking of applying for the spring. Are you in Austin?

12. School of Nursing--Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    taffy48 replied to Free Spirit 1's topic in Online Learning

    Millipede, Can you tell me the good points and bad points about the Texas Tech 2nd Degree Program? I have completed everything but the Pathophysiology. What is the time commitment? Is there any flexibility? Is this doable for a Mom with three elemen...

13. School of Nursing--Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    taffy48 replied to Free Spirit 1's topic in Online Learning

    Millipede, Can you tell me the good points and bad points about this program? I am in the Austin area and am thinking of applying on Sept 1 for the Spring Class. I finished my CNA, took Med Terminology, and I have everything else. I just need Pathoph...

14. How difficult is ACC ADN program and Texas Tech 2nd Degree program?

    taffy48 posted a topic in Texas

    Can anyone tell me how difficult it is to do the Austin Community College ADN on line program? What is the time commitment? What days and hours do I need to arrange for child care? Can anyone tell me how difficult it is to do the Texas Tech 2nd Degr...

15. What is your ACC (Austin Community College) Ranking?

    taffy48 replied to ginabanina's topic in Pre-Nursing

    It took four months to notify for provisional acceptance from the first day applications were accepted. Depending on the class size, this may or may not be high enough to get in. I had a 46 rank with a 3.7 GPA, and I was 95 out of I think a total of ...