I'm a Fall 2010 applicant at ACC and thought it would be nice for all the Fall 2010 hopefuls to have our own thread to share exciting news, information, and support with each other.
I turned in my application last Friday (Dec. 18th) after taking the HESI exam. I feel good about my scores but I anticipate competition for the Fall spots is going to be quite fierce. After that large applicant pool for Spring I think we will see a lot of re-applicants applying with the 5 extra re-application points. Not sure what that will mean for the ranking scores but it will be interesting to see . . .
Radiation - hooray! I'm so glad you got the section you wanted! And adamsrtb, I'll be seeing you at EVC in a few weeks!
They must be doing the notifications in order of the emails they got today. GG, did you get yours? sh1121, yours will probably be first thing in the morning (if you haven't gotten it tonight). I was freaking out all day, too. I had my phone set to notify me immediately if I got an email to my ACC account.
taffy - congratulations on making it so far! Just a few more months and you're done!
Yes, Greek Girl got her email last night! She text me and she signed up for the hybrid class that I did also. Her and I met on here first and it was coincidental that we both went through the ACC CNA program together. So we got to meet in person months ago. It is great going into something this big with some people you already know!
RADIATIONRN2BE.... did it help that you got your CNA before completing all your classes? I am still in the early stages of taking my classes. After the spring term I will only have 5 more to go but they are the hardest ones.... Anatomy, Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Physiology.... I am taking BIO 1308 the basic biology class to help give me a foundation for these classes. In May I will do the CNA classes. I want to be successful and do well. I have read so many posts on here which has scared me a little. All the students that are in the RN program say its so hard being in the program. I just hope and pray once I do get accepted I meet some people in my classes that will be a support system through out the program.
I wish you guys all the luck. I wish I was were you guys are. It is just a long.... slow...process.
Nicolet - my reasons for doing the CNA through ACC was just a personal goal I wanted to do for myself. I just wanted an official certification behind my name. I have over 10 years of experience in patient care but it was all on the job training. I was having a hard time getting in to the Seton network for a second job so I thought getting the certification might help. Turns out it didn't, it is all in who you know. I finally used a friend who worked at Seton to get me in touch with the right people and I got hired on a PRN basis. In your case, I would definitely recommend doing the CNA course. It will give you experience with the basics like handwashing, making beds, feeding and oral care for patients, turning patients, and so on. Then you will get clinical experience also in the nursing home. For me, I did not like the nursing home environment at all. It is just not for me. When I got hired at Seton, they sent me to an accelerated clinical assistant course and I learned more in those 3 days then I did in the whole 6 week course at ACC. But again, for someone who has no patient experience, the CNA course is a great way to get your feet wet.
Purkinje - Yes I saw the ACC Twitter post, hehe! I bet they are pulling their hair out over there. I can't believe they have only one person to process all of those applications. I don't envy her at all!
Does anyone know if the ACC bookstores will still buy back books when the semester starts or did I miss that opportunity at the end of last semester? I still have my Physiology book I want to sell back and it is pretty much brand new. I think I opened it like 3 times.
Radiation – I’m pretty sure they’ll still buy a book back. If they won’t, maybe Bevo’s will?
I dropped my speech class this semester and am just taking 1105. I took speech at UT (I was an orientation advisor, and the prep class for it is speech), but I got a B. My plan was to retake it at ACC and get an A, to boost my GPA if I had to reapply. I figure if I don’t get in for Fall, I’ll take it in the summer and reapply for Spring.
I’m dying to know what other people’s ranking scores are. (Yes, I am the nosiest person on earth.) Is it considered gauche to discuss them before acceptance letters go out?
So this may be a dumb question, but does anyone know exactly what RNSG 1105 is all about? I've been told it is a basic skills course. So what does that exactly mean? Are we going to have exams in this class?
Radiation- You said it's all about who you know,but I read that I can apply at local hospitals after this course as a patient care tech/clinical assistant. Do you know if this is true or would it just as hard even after the course? If I can, which hospitals?
Purkinje- I'm so nervous right now and I'm really curious about rank scores too! I want May to come fast, but soooo scared at the same time.
By the way, I'm unfamiliar with Austin, so any and all info (e.g., city, program, hospitals) will be greatly appreciated!
My friend took Nusring Skills last semester and she said they did have written exams. They are made like NCLEX style questions where you can have more than one right answer. You also have clinical skills check offs like making beds, handwashing and so on.
You can apply to Seton for a Clinical Assistant anytime, if hired, they send you through their own course through the hospital. I went through the accelerated one but the traditional one is an extra two days. They teach you vital signs, blood glucose testing, stool guiac testing, and other things you will need to know to work on the floor. There are 2 levels of Clinical Assistants. Level 1 is just the basics. Once you have been on the floor long enough they send you to an ACC phlebotomy course to learn to draw blood then they cross train you to work the nurses station as clerk. That is considered a level 2.
I asked my friend who is about to start Level 1 what is covered in 1105, and she said: eye/nail care, baths, feeding/diet, heat/cold therapy, restraints, bedmaking, TED stockings, and enemas. Fun!
Hi All...I'm a 2010 Fall Hopeful too. Just wanted to say Hi. I applied the first time for the Spring 2010 entrance and got accepted but ended up deferring my application. It kills me to have to wait another semester but I know time will fly. They will calculate the Nursing Skills class as the 11th class for those who had it completed the semester before they applied.
You will all enjoy the nursing skills class. It was lots of fun.
I don't know what to do with all this free time without something to study for! haha!
Radiation,
If you are looking for something to study, I would say not to spend too much time with the fundamentals book as you will use it only the first half of the first semester and then never again. Your bulk of material, excluding the OB/pedi section of lvl 3, will be from Lewis. Go to the bookstore and get it, it is a green and grey book which they will know if you ask for "Lewis." start looking over things in there because it will be your base for every thing you do from the second half of lvl 1 through lvl 4. It is most certainly where the majority of anguish and stress that you will encounter will originate from lol.
I am going into lvl 4 in a couple of days and would be happy to help you with any questions or direction you may need, including clinical teachers or study materials. Just ask. Good luck.
Purkinje
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Radiation - hooray! I'm so glad you got the section you wanted! And adamsrtb, I'll be seeing you at EVC in a few weeks!
They must be doing the notifications in order of the emails they got today. GG, did you get yours? sh1121, yours will probably be first thing in the morning (if you haven't gotten it tonight). I was freaking out all day, too. I had my phone set to notify me immediately if I got an email to my ACC account.
taffy - congratulations on making it so far! Just a few more months and you're done!