Austin Community College 2019

KHENDO, ADN · Dec 12, 2018

yes we did! ACC ADN - Spring '19 EVC Cohort is the name of the group if you want to search for it on facebook!

Did you figure out how to start a facebook page? I'd love to be apart of it

KHENDO, ADN · Dec 12, 2018

First, CONGRATULATIONS on finishing! How exciting! Second, thank you so much for sharing all of that information! It is so helpful!

Congrats on getting into the program! I heard that they had to waitlist quiet a few students this round, so you should feel lucky!!
Level 1 you will provide total patient care for one patient and give all PO (by mouth) meds and also you'll learn how to do subQ and IM injections, so lots of insulin and lovenox and you learn how to do foleys. Clinical will be broken up into two 7 hour shifts two days a week.
Level 2 is when you learn IV skills and do IV pushes and hang bags. You'll move up to two patients and some professors even let you take on 3 patients if you're a strong student towards the end of the rotation. Again, broken up into two 7 hour shifts.
Level 1&2 you have to go to your clinical site the night before clinical to pick your patients and get all of the information and then prep the night before (exhausting) but you only have to do this for the first two semesters.
** I highly suggest taking RNSG 1247 (it's a level 2 course) the summer between level 1 and level 2 to decrease your workload for level 2. Totally worth it because then you only have one class with a 5 hour lecture day and then two clinical days while in level 2.
Level 3 is specialty. You'll be at Austin State Hospital for 5 weeks for a psych rotation. You don't really do much there but watch patients and try and interact with them and a lot of paper work as far as homework goes for that one. Then Dell Children's for 5 weeks in pedi and again you don't get to do as much because the facility is a little strict, but you do give some meds. Then you'll be at one of the area hospitals for maternity for 5 weeks as well. You'll do half of that five weeks in labor and delivery and then the other half in postpartum. It's a full 13 hour shift one day a week for all three rotations .
Level 4 you have more freedom and can give some meds without a professor watching. You will provide complete care for at least 3 patients and maybe move up to 4 patients. Again, 13 hour shift one day a week and you don't get your information until that morning.
Literally just finished the program yesterday :) so ask me anything!

mariah0418 · Dec 14, 2018

Hi guys! Congrats to everyone in the thread that has officially began their nursing school journey! (I'm so jealous!) I have Finally registered and paid for my last two pre reqs before I can apply!! I am taking Richard Espinosa at EVC for Pharm and Valle-Rivera for Micro. Has anyone taken Espinosa's course? I did quite a bit of digging and found a syllabus for his course from last year, which kind of psyched me out so I'd love to start prepping for his course please send any tips, or old notes my way!

ss30 · Dec 15, 2018

I took his Summer Distant Learning/online course last year and I loved his class!

Question for all of you starting in spring, I purchased my books last month and is still to this day says my order is on "Hold". Is anyone else dealing with this and does anyone know why they would be on hold.

BunnyRose13 · May 2, 2019

HI friends!

Reviving an old thread but to whomever got accepted to the program, can you tell me what your ranking scores were? If all goes as planned this semester, I should be rocking a 41 and I have no idea if that's good, bad, or middlin'.

I'd appreciate some insight! Thanks!

KHENDO, ADN · May 2, 2019

7 hours ago, BunnyRose13 said:
HI friends!

Reviving an old thread but to whomever got accepted to the program, can you tell me what your ranking scores were? If all goes as planned this semester, I should be rocking a 41 and I have no idea if that's good, bad, or middlin'.

I'd appreciate some insight! Thanks!

Hey! So the maximum score for a first time applicant is 44 so you’re probably in a good spot. Just know the process to being accepted is a lot of waiting around. If you get accepted make sure you save time to hang around your phone/computer to get into the skills class (once they petition you to get into it), because with out that class you can’t start the program! Good luck! Don’t be afraid to reach out if you have any more questions along the process. My email is [email protected] I’m currently the VP elect of Eastview for the student nursing association.

Jelayan · May 2, 2019

7 hours ago, BunnyRose13 said:
HI friends!

Reviving an old thread but to whomever got accepted to the program, can you tell me what your ranking scores were? If all goes as planned this semester, I should be rocking a 41 and I have no idea if that's good, bad, or middlin'.

I'd appreciate some insight! Thanks!

I think I had a 39 and I got in. Good Luck!

Jessickaaa · May 17, 2019

Hi guys I was wondering if anyone would know if its possible to apply for the program if my pre req GPA is 2.6. I am thinking of retaking a class but I would like some advice.

BunnyRose13 · May 17, 2019

12 minutes ago, Jessickaaa said:
Hi guys I was wondering if anyone would know if its possible to apply for the program if my pre req GPA is 2.6. I am thinking of retaking a class but I would like some advice.

Minimum prereq GPA is 2.7 so you'll have to retake a class.

Good luck!

KHENDO, ADN · May 17, 2019

http://sites.austincc.edu/health/rnsg/apply/traditional/#before-you-apply

that site has all the criteria to be able to apply! I believe you’ll need to retake a class! You got it though!

Jessickaaa · May 18, 2019

Thanks guys I think I'm going to retake micro hopefully I will be able to make it before the December deadline

kebrn · May 22, 2019

Hey everyone! I'm trying to decide if I should take pharmacology online or in person. I have taken a lot of basic classes online and done well, but I'm not sure if Pharmacology is a good class to take online since it has a reputation of being difficult. Does anyone have any advice?