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  1. ASN/ADN Registered Nursing

    jspacegirl replied to AdrianLU's topic in Texas Nursing

    Highly doubtful (but if you find a hospital that does, let me know!). Whether you are a BSN or ADN (or ADN w/ a BA), hospitals, around here at least, pretty much pay you according to your years of...

  2. Where do TWU Dallas Nurses Live?

    jspacegirl replied to utstudent03's topic in Texas Nursing

    There are a lot of people who commute in from various cities in the metroplex. There are also several apartment complexes in the area, and as long as you are in one that is gated, you should be okay....

  3. TWU vs UTHSC (accelerated programs)

    jspacegirl replied to BrittRN2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    I am currently in TWU's fast track program, and the only thing that differentiates it from the regular program is that your first and last semesters take place during the summer, which is a bit more...

  4. How Breast Surgery Killed A Florida Teen

    jspacegirl replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm sure that not everyone watches the show Eli Stone on ABC (I only happen to catch since it's on after Lost and I'm too lazy to change the channel), but there was an episode 2 weeks ago about a...

  5. The same question everybody keeps asking...

    jspacegirl posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Is it better for a new graduate nurse to go right ahead and start out in the ICU or get a year or two of med/surg or telemetry experience first? I am extremely confused. I think eventually I might...

  6. What do you like about being an ICU RN?

    jspacegirl posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I expect to be interviewing for an ICU internship in the next few weeks, and I was trying to find some of the reasons why one would like to work in the ICU setting. ICU is where I want to work, but...

  7. The same question everybody keeps asking...

    jspacegirl replied to jspacegirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks everyone for your responses! I really appreciate it. I certainly can see the value in working med/surg first before going into ICU. I think that I've decided, however, to go directly into ICU....

  8. TWU Fast-Track: I got in!

    jspacegirl posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    I was so shocked when I checked my mail today b/c I got an acceptance letter from TWU! I didn't think their letters were going out until April. I was actually checking to see if I had gotten anything...

  9. Using same syringes all day

    jspacegirl replied to stevierae's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm not an anesthesia provider, just a nursing student (who is looking into going to CRNA school someday), and I find this discussion interesting. I have noticed several nurses on the floor who reuse...

  10. Hospitals in North Dallas? Can you name any??

    jspacegirl replied to angel_82's topic in Texas Nursing

    Not mentioned yet: St. Paul & Zale Lipshy, which are both affiliated with UT Southwestern Medical school. These two hospitals, along with Parkland and Baylor are all located near downtown Dallas,...

  11. The same question everybody keeps asking...

    jspacegirl replied to jspacegirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm glad to hear a positive experience about going straight into ICU after graduation. I'm fully expecting it will be scary, but it sounds like you handled it well. Good luck with the CRNA application...

  12. Accelerated BSN Advice

    jspacegirl posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone, I will be starting a 15-month accelerated BSN program in May and I am so nervous and excited at the same time! I was wondering if any of you who are currently in an ABSN program or have...

  13. Frisco, texas hospitals?

    jspacegirl replied to alex1's topic in Texas Nursing

    But life in uptown/M-Streets/ Lakewood/ Park Cities is a lot more expensive compared to comparable housing in Frisco! I would even venture to say that for the price of a house in South Dallas, you...

  14. Moving to Texas is not a good deal for nurse

    jspacegirl replied to John123's topic in Texas Nursing

    Why don't YOU tell me which hospitals have a 1:8 patient ratio? I'm going by what I have personally SEEN. I have no reason to lie about this. I think you assume that nurses in Texas are idiots....

  15. Texas Women's University

    jspacegirl replied to Mnstn's topic in Texas Nursing

    They look ONLY at nursing pre-req GPA and NET scores. You don't even have an opportunity to send in a resume or write an essay, so that is absolutely it. So far as the 70% rejection rate goes; I...

  16. Moving to Texas is not a good deal for nurse

    jspacegirl replied to John123's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm not sure where you get your information from, but I can say that that the nurse patient ratios have not been anywhere near that high at any hospital I have been at! On med/surg floors in major...

  17. I need help from TWU students

    jspacegirl replied to Polska's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm fairly certain that they only calculate your GPA from your nursing pre-requisites. However, you might want to look at what exactly all of the pre-requisites are, because in addition to sciences,...

  18. TWU Fast Track Program

    jspacegirl replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Texas Nursing

    I couldn't find anything out about it on the CON website, but for some reason I remember reading that there was a time limit on how old your courses could be, and it definitely sounds like 1993 would...

  19. TWU Fast Track Program

    jspacegirl replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Texas Nursing

    I am in the Dallas fast-track program and I don't know what the exact acceptance rate was. When I took the NET test in January of last year, someone asked how many applicants there were at the time to...

  20. TWU Fast-Track: I got in!

    jspacegirl replied to jspacegirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    I had a 4.0, but I know that not everyone in my class had one. I don't know what the average was or what the cutoff was, but I don't think it was as high as the average you needed to get into the...

  21. I need help from TWU students

    jspacegirl replied to Polska's topic in Texas Nursing

    They are talking about acceptance to TWU in general, not to the Nursing school. You have to be accepted to TWU first before you can apply to the College of Nursing. If you apply online to TWU, it...

  22. Baylor vs TWU

    jspacegirl replied to alliestar's topic in Texas Nursing

    I would choose TWU. Of course, I am biased because I go there. I'm in the fast-track program in Dallas. From everything that I have heard (even before I started there), TWU has a stellar reputation....

  23. Question about TWU

    jspacegirl replied to cdquiroz1's topic in Texas Nursing

    Actually, TWU only looks at your nursing pre-req GPA and NET score as consideration for admission. So having any industry experience wouldn't help your application. The application is done online, and...

  24. What are the best BLACK PENS

    jspacegirl replied to dark10gable's topic in General Students

    I use the Papermate FlexGrip Elite F. It's just your basic black clicky ball point pen, but it *claims* to have antibacterial protection. Obviously I take that with a grain of salt, but it makes me...

  25. TCU Accelerated BSN

    jspacegirl replied to premedturnednursing's topic in Texas Nursing

    When I went to TCU a lot of people lived in these apartments off of Hulen called Reserve at Oak Hill, and there were two other nice complexes right by there, but I can't remember their names. A little...