echo2112

echo2112 has 3 years experience.

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1. How much is a normal raise

   echo2112 replied to Sully64's topic in General Nursing

   2% seems to be the average. Which is complete BS. Not even close to a cost of living allowance in my area. Housing here has increased on average 13-17% annually since 2007. It's is so incredibly expensive, and yet we can only seem to get a pathetic r...

2. Austin Community College - ACC - Spring '11 hopefuls

   echo2112 replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas

   I believe I will be at the jump start program, but I'll be there to talk to the new students that are coming into the program.

3. austin community college - what is the course load going to be like?

   echo2112 replied to dwitty's topic in Texas

   Yeah, that is pretty much what I had last semester. I want to say ours was Lecture Mon/Tues, lab on Wed. Then My clinicals were Fri evening, Sat morning.

4. Nursing Diagnosis evaluation

   echo2112 posted a topic in Student Assist

   I have a pt that has been in facility since 9/12 for a wound infection sp CABG on 08/16. Discharged 09/07 after treatment for wound infx. Came back on 09/12 for SOB, chest pain, and S/S of infx at wound site. Was also diagnosed with bacteremia and os...

5. austin community college - what is the course load going to be like?

   echo2112 replied to dwitty's topic in Texas

   Level one course load is manageable. I too work in the service industry and had no problems working 4 to 5 days a week and maintain a 3.0 GPA. Level 2 is a whole other matter. I would recommend working as much as you can in level one, take loans or ...

6. Austin Community College - ACC - Spring '11 hopefuls

   echo2112 replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas

   Sure, that option is out there. There were both mental health and med/surg offered last summer. It makes things a bit easier, as you are only taking one class at a time each semester, but it doesn't move you through the program any faster.

7. Austin Community College - ACC - Spring '11 hopefuls

   echo2112 replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas

   I know how badly everybody wants to get in and get started, especially if you had been passed over once before. Take it from a level 2 student on this. If you don't get in now, don't despair. Reapply and get in for the fall semester. I honestly feel ...

8. ACC Spring 10 admittance

   echo2112 replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas

   I am working on all the online orientation tonight, picked up my scrubs yesterday and my stethoscope showed up on the doorstep on Monday. I also got my email on Monday to register for classes, so I have gotten that out of the way. I am doing the CEC...

9. ACC Spring 10 admittance

   echo2112 replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas

   A great deal of that has to do with the number of faculty available to teach. If there are not enough staff to act as preceptors in the clinicals, then there will be less spots available each semester.

10. ACC Spring 10 admittance

    echo2112 replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas

    OP means "Original Poster", or the person who started the thread.

11. ACC Spring 10 admittance

    echo2112 replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas

    I requested the CEC program, and my understanding is that we will be told when and where to start buying the uniforms and equipment after the background checks.

12. ACC Spring 10 admittance

    echo2112 replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas

    For the OP, unless things change drastically next semester, a 50.8 should get you in. That is basically what my score was this semester, and I got in. Well, I can't find my ranking email, but I was either 51.7, or 50.7. And if there were 121 spots, w...