JaxiaKiley replied to Ben Franklin's topic in Texas Nursing
Thanks for the clarification, Eric. I'd say it depends on your long-term goals. Since some of the schools that offer advanced degrees require specific accreditations, you might want to look into...
I think it really depends on the school. My school doesn't have wait list -- it is GPA based, and you just reapply if you don't get in. From the moment I started taking my first pre-req, it took me...
Yet another reason why I love this board Thanks!!! Ahh, I had to look it up in Webster, because spontaneous doesn't mean that to me. But, it looks like they are using the 3rd definition: 3 :...
Hey -- I have a quick question: what is "voiding spontaneously"? To me, that would mean that they cannot control when they urinate, right? But that doesn't make sense with "If voiding...
JaxiaKiley replied to Ben Franklin's topic in Texas Nursing
HCC isn't accredited? Wow, that's hard to believe. Maybe their accredidation is through someone else like TWU-Houston? Oh, it's through The Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas:...
JaxiaKiley replied to luli1410's topic in Texas Nursing
You might have a chance of getting a job in a long-term health clinic if you have a hard time getting your foot in the door at a hospital. You might want to look into Unit Secretary jobs, too. Best...
Hey Spill, I really just went through the questions on medspub and made sure to read the rationales for the ones I got wrong so that I would understand why there were the way they were. Medspub...
Thanks for sharing -- I'm glad to hear that things are going fairly well for you. I just finished week 4, so we are almost in the same place. Out of my whole class, there are 7 guys out of 50...
Trust me, none of us are all the excited about doing it. Our instructor said something about wanting us to know how the patients felt, or something along those lines. If she tries to take that idea...
JaxiaKiley replied to AllyRN82's topic in Texas Nursing
I think everyone needs a friend who is willing to pull them aside and say, "You're starting to annoy the class/teacher. Be quiet for awhile." This is one of my favorite stories from Brian Andreas:...
Yeah, we have to wear bathing suits and give each other a bath, and rub lotion on each other. We were told if we "forgot" our suits, we'd have to wear a hospital