Dallas Nursing Institute

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Hi everyone - I am new here but am starting at DNI in the night program in August. I saw some old feedback, and was wondering if anyone has some recent feedback?

We got the white uniforms. We just got them last Saturday, I go to my 1st clinical on Saturday! I am really excited, although I heard that the particular facility I am going to is not so great.

As far as the instructors, I like most of them. A few of the skills labs ones get on my nerves, but the classroom ones are great!

The stethescope thing made me angry....as the above poster said, for 26k you would think we could get a decent one. I had to go buy another one because I couldn't hear through mine, and I have great hearing. Also the rubber tips that go in your ears fall off, half my class has lost theirs. You would think they would be embarassed to have students representing their school at these clinical sites with cheap equipment that doesnt even work.....anyway. With the price of tuition some of the students cannot afford to buy another one.

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Specializes in AA&I, research,peds, radiation oncology.
wow 26k now? I graduated in January and ours was 18,5.

We had royal blue uniforms. Very clean and sharp looking. They switched back to white after us. I am a white scrub proponent; they are professional looking. And we are professionals.

Shout out to Steven Hicks! You da man! :yeah:

Hi GeauxNursing-Did you graduate from the ADN school or the PN school? I'm trying to find out their NCLEX passing rate for the ADN graduates.(But I think that they are accepting students for the first ever ADN class, right??!!) Taking my HESI A2 on November 20th!!:yeah: For anyone interested, the school has waived the $40.00 fee for the exam until the beginning of December!!

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Specializes in Dialysis.

LVN baby.

The RN program hasn't started any classes yet. Their nclex pass rates will be high, I'm sure. If you pass the HESI, you'll pass the nclex.

This is adult education, so be prepared to do lots of self-teaching and self-learning. I taught myself the whole way, pretty much. I was nights and weekends so you had to study study study since class was only once a week! Tests every 3 weeks or so.

TxStarr--where ya going for your first clinical? Who is the instructor? Good luck! We went to some pretty shady places, believe me.

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Well....I've had my 3rd week of clinicals. I have learned a lot. The place I went to the 1st week was just gross, but the last couple werem't so bad.

I have an A&P final the Monday after Thanksgiving and I am DONE WITH THAT CLASS!:yeah:

The next Semester that starts on Dec. 2nd. I have pharmacology and MedSurg I.

I cannot believe I already completed my 1st semester! So exciting! :nurse:

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Congrats TxStarr!! I took my A&P final on Thursday & aced it, I'm happy to be going on to the next semester but also scared...I'm terrible at math and pharmacology seems like it's gonna be a killer :( I start clinicals next week!

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Congrats to you as well! I think I will do fine in Pharmacology. The only class that bothered me about the program was anatomy, and I made it through! I will probably end up with a B.

Good luck on starting your clinicals, you will learn a lot. So far the staff and nurses at the clinical sites I have been to were very helpful.

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Specializes in AA&I, research,peds, radiation oncology.

Well, I passed my HESI on November 20th!!!! :thankya:I'm so glad that the test is over!!! Now just waiting for the admin to review my transcripts and to take the necessary prereqs if needed. The test really was not that difficult......:D

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Purple - How much is the RN bridge?

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Specializes in AA&I, research,peds, radiation oncology.
Purple - How much is the RN bridge?

Too much!!! I think they quoted $23,000. But I realize they are similiar to Phoenix University-so hoping it will all be worth it!!

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So the bridge is almost the same amount as the LVN ($26,000).

I think I will just do my bridge through one of the community colleges.

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Specializes in Dialysis.

wow 23 isn't too bad for DNI. I didn't like their required pre-requisites, though. I'm sure their own A and P won't even count.

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Their own A&P does not count. They have less pre-req than community college.

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