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  1. Blinn adn 2015

    The Blinn nursing program is located at A&M health Science center off hwy 47. I graduated a year ago from the program and since then the program has changed a little (I was in a 5 semester program and now it is 4 semester) normally the first seme...
  2. Working and Attending Class Both Full Time

    While I was taking pre-req I worked full time as tech. By the time I finished my pre req I had two kids and was still working full time. When I got into nursing school I worked full time and went to school full time while still be a mom as much as po...
  3. Full-time PCA/PCT while in nursing school?

    I worked as a full time 7a shift tech the entire 2 years of nursing school. I mainly worked fri-sun. I'm also a mother of two who graduated from the program with honors. Yes it's hard and you really do need to be organized. I had a paper calendar and...
  4. Blinn Fall 2015 Admissions

    As a recent graduate from the generic ADN program I did not see any favoritism when it came to selecting people for the program. I do know that the program uses a point system (based on GPA, if you completed all required classes, TEAS score, and essa...
  5. Nursing school students/graduates

    1. Why did you choose nursing? I always knew I wanted to be a nurse. When I was in 10th grade I got my CNA. After graduation I went to technical school and received my diploma in medical assistance. My MA diploma helped me get a job as a PCT in an IC...
  6. I recently started working nights as a new RN after working 9 1/2 years on days as a tech. I also have two kiddos (7 and 5). Right now I flipped back and forth. For example: I worked Thursday and Friday night so on Wednesday night I went to bed aroun...
  7. what jobs did you work during nursing school?

    I worked full time (3 12hr shifts) as a patient care tech in an ICU. I had a lot of PTO saved up to use specific for nursing school but hardly used any the first year, if anything I used most of it my last semester of the ADN program. I worked every ...
  8. Take-home salary after taxes, etc, in TX?

    I'm in my first year of nursing. I gross (before deductions) around $2,000 and take home around $1,200 biweekly.
  9. Working While In Nursing Program

    I worked as a PCT for almost 10 yrs. continued my full time status while completely a 2 year ADN program. I have two kids and a husband that helped out a lot. Is it possible? Yes. is it hard? Yes. But I managed and even graduated with honors. A tech ...
  10. Medical Assistants being called nurses

    In my 10+ years in the medical field I've had many titles; CNA, MA, PCT, student nurse, GN and finally RN recently. I hated being called a nurse until I officially passed the NCLEX. Even after graduating nursing school i would identify myself as a GN...
  11. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    1. Central Texas 2. $27.42/hr (base pay) Diff: +2.25/hr from 1500-2300, $3.25/hr from 2301-0700, and $2.00/hr for weekends) 3. 9+ years as a patient care tech. Graduated with my ADN May 2014 4. Telemetry Disclaimer: my starting salary is based on my...
  12. When does/did your semester end and how did you do?

    Last final of the semester was the 12th. Ended up with 2 As and 4 Bs. Not bad for working full time and having two kids. My last semester starts back on the 13th, so I'm going to enjoy Christmas with my kids before I start hitting the books again bef...
  13. Full-time job while in Nursing school fears

    It can be done. I'm finishing my 4th of 5th semester of Nursing school (associate degree) and I've worked pretty much 24-36 hrs a week plus I have 2 kids. So for people that say it's impossible it's not. If your job is willing to work with you and yo...
  14. Thinking of LVN...don't do it.

    I for one thought and did my research regarding the LVN program at the local community college. I even went as far as asking the nurse recruiter at the local hospital where I've worked as a tech for the past 9 years. I found out that with my years of...
  15. New Job: Monitor Tech ICU

    Congrats on the job. Let me guess Scott and White in College Station.