Can anyone offer any advice/experience on the student PCA positions at Parkland? I am half way through my ADN program and was offered a position. I am still waiting on my offer letter and am getting excited as orientation starts Dec 16. Thanks in a...
yellowjeepgirl replied to StudentNurseFrye's topic in General Students
We had to purchase a kit for our skills class. We used the items for practice and for check offs. Ours included sterile gloves, foley kit, iv stuff, NG, and several other items. Good luck.
Take it one day sometimes one minute at a time. I am going on my third semester and I am just as nervous as I was in my first semester. I had a clinical instructor that had a great motto that I still use "stress now, stress later, or don't stress at ...
yellowjeepgirl replied to kristajaye's topic in Texas
Just a heads up last semester, which was Foundations for me, they only allowed us to trade the entire schedule not certain portions of the schedule. Hope everyone gets the schedule they are needing.
yellowjeepgirl replied to kristajaye's topic in Texas
At orientation we had several presentations on DA. You will take your DA test in clinical in order to pass medications. You can fail once but you must pass the next test with a 90% or you are out of the program. They also passed out a CD with a progr...
yellowjeepgirl replied to kristajaye's topic in Texas
Hopefully this will come through correctly. If not go to the TCCD website and type in 2012-2013 Catalog in the search. Good luck!! First Semester Semester Hours RNSG 1413 **# Foundations for Nursing Practice 4 RNSG 1460 **# Clinical - Foundatio...
yellowjeepgirl replied to kristajaye's topic in Texas
I don't believe it is required to be turned it at orientation, but they "throw" so much at you that I tried to get as much completed by orientation as possible.
yellowjeepgirl replied to kristajaye's topic in Texas
Not a problem at all Monica. I remember exactly what it felt like.......we were the blind leading the blind. If you have any questions going forward, just let me know.
yellowjeepgirl replied to kristajaye's topic in Texas
Congrats on those who have been accepted for the Fall. I have just finished up my first semester and wanted to give some info regarding some questions that I have seen on here. The below info is based on the Spring 2013 semester so they might have ch...