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1. TAMU Round Rock 2nd Degree BSN

   TXGRRL replied to TXGRRL's topic in Texas

   Hi NewsomeATX, Sorry I am just now replying - I didn't see your response until today. Yes I did find the info session informative. I can't recall if they talked about the profile of the students admitted. Since I am now postponing to the 2014 class...

2. Anyone used music as an intervention?

   TXGRRL replied to mamatara's topic in Critical

   Hi Mamatara, I'm not a nurse yet - just a student, but have the same vision for using music to help patients as well. I worked as a tech/nursing aide on a smaller ICU unit and we had small "boomboxes" in each room. Each player was about 12 inches ...

3. TAMU Round Rock 2nd Degree BSN

   TXGRRL replied to TXGRRL's topic in Texas

   Hi aldrummond, Sorry my comment wasn't clear on the pre-reqs. What I meant was that your pre-reqs did not have to be completed within a certain number of years before your application. For example, there are some schools that require your physiology ...

4. TAMU Round Rock 2nd Degree BSN

   TXGRRL posted a topic in Texas

   I attended the info session for the 2nd degree BSN at the Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMU HSC) Round Rock campus today. A few stats to share with the community, followed by one question at the end: This program is "on-land", you attend cl...

5. Magnet status? Hospitals choosing BSN new grads. Important!!!! over ADN??

   TXGRRL replied to mirc88sl's topic in General Nursing

   I am in nursing school pursuing my ADN - love it - we started clinicals very early and the program has been around for a long time so we have great connections with the local hospitals. I have a previous bachelors degree in liberal arts but I chose ...

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

   TXGRRL replied to GeekGirl's topic in Texas

   I work as a tech at a hospital here in town - many of the nurses I work with have their ADN, but not their BSN. This includes nurses in ICU, Intermediate Care and ED, as well as medsurg. In addition I know nurses at 3 other hospitals in town that ...

7. Problems with Balloon Tamponade in Developing Countries

   TXGRRL replied to MDG5's topic in Ob/Gyn

   MDG5 - I am a nursing student so don't yet know enough to help you on your question. But I know that MIT has free open courseware available on the internet and one of the courses has to do with healthcare technology for developing countries - it loo...

8. HESI study guide help

   TXGRRL replied to ccshurbet's topic in General Students

   Ditto - the math is much easier on HESI - if you study the guide you will do fine. A couple of notes - on my HESI exam there were a lot of questions using Roman numerals - I was surprised how many! The questions weren't difficult - but it did seem ...

9. Help!

   TXGRRL replied to Stone06's topic in General Nursing

   A $1000 fee is excessive, especially for a 4 day class, that's $250/day. We have a full-semester long phlebotomy class at my local community college and it cost less than $300 - this class meets two days a week for 2.5 months plus places students in...

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

    TXGRRL replied to GeekGirl's topic in Texas

    Thanks vjune - I found the class and am also signed up - thanks for the tip! Looking forward to meeting you at class.

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

    TXGRRL replied to GeekGirl's topic in Texas

    CPR Renewal Question - I have to renew my BLS CPR cert for school (it expires in Sept) and noticed that a couple of the providers listed by the ACC ADN site provide online renewal for the test with an in-person skills test required. Wondering if an...

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

    TXGRRL replied to GeekGirl's topic in Texas

    I got hybrid too. Email said our orientation will be at the new RR campus (that's awesome!) Looking forward to meeting Purkinje and GeekGirl and everyone else who will be in my hybrid class. Congratulations to all of you starting this journey - th...

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

    TXGRRL replied to GeekGirl's topic in Texas

    I haven't heard yet either - just checked my email again. My "provisional" email acceptance letter also said "after" June 4th - so maybe we'll all hear on Monday.

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

    TXGRRL replied to GeekGirl's topic in Texas

    Speaking for myself - I never expected this thread to be 100% accurate - I expected it to be a forum for all of us "wannabe" nurses to share our fears, expectations, experiences, and anything else - including what we've heard "on the grapevine". I h...

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

    TXGRRL replied to GeekGirl's topic in Texas

    Just wanted to share my application experience to ease everyone's worries. Last year I applied for Spring 2010 class. I received my ranking sheet in July of 2009 but did not receive my official admission letter until November 2009 - for the class t...