sbfairy replied to txnurse2015's topic in Texas (UTA)
I would take all of my pre-reqs at a community college. I took developmental psych and college algebra at my local community college and both classes, including books, only cost about $100 more than one UTA class. I would particularly look into tak...
sbfairy replied to smooshcrickets's topic in General Nursing
I agree with making up your own mind. My first job was at a hospital in a small town with very poor reviews. As it turned out I had an incredible experience there. Staffing wise this hospital was stretched thin but they had a lot of experienced nu...
sbfairy replied to Imnokie4now's topic in Texas (UTA)
I think it depends on where your online degree is from. Some schools, like UTA and Texas Tech, have online programs that any employer will accept. Degrees from schools that advertise on TV during the Maury Povich show probably won't be accepted. I...
Math 1301 and 1302 are both college algebra classes. There is a difference between the two but I don't remember what it is. I think 1302 is the longer version. I had to take 1302 because it was the only thing offered during the summer. I thought ...
sbfairy replied to twindad85's topic in Texas (UTA)
Hey MissyRN. I took Math 1302 at Brookhaven Community College in Farmer's Branch. It's totally online and pretty inexpensive. I'm pretty sure they offer 4 and 8 week classes and semester long classes as well. If you live in Dallas/Fort Worth or s...
Do yourself a favor and take college algebra at your local community college. I live in the dfw area and took math 1302 at Brookhaven Community College. It was online, cost me approximately $400 including My Math Lab and book and it was not proctor...
Patient families. I get that having a loved one in the hospital is anxiety provoking (I've been there). However, when the patient is calm and accepting and the family is freaking out I find that hard to deal with. I really want to focus on the pat...
sbfairy replied to HeyNurseLB's topic in Texas (UTA)
Okay, I just went back and looked at my old assignments. I actually went on vacay that second week and not the third. I think this may be doable but you will absolutely have to be on top of things. I submitted my week 2 assignment on a Friday and ...
sbfairy replied to twindad85's topic in Texas (UTA)
I totally bypassed uta and took math 1302 online for 8 weeks at community college. It cost me about 200 for the class and the book (book + math lab) was around 150. No proctored tests. I got my co-worker's kid who is studying to be an engineer to ...
sbfairy replied to HeyNurseLB's topic in Texas (UTA)
I too went on vacation the third week of this course. The third week is pretty intense. There is a quiz but I don't remember what day it has to be done by. I think Saturday or Sunday, I'm pretty sure the quiz is only open for few days. I believe ...
sbfairy replied to TeleRN_OC's topic in Texas (UTA)
I too needed college math but I heard so many bad things about 1302 at UTA from 2 co-workers that I decided to take it online at a local community college (Brookhaven). It cost me $208 for the class $130 for the book and Mathlab access. I also paid...
I think working at a partnered hospital helped me get in. When I told my manager I was applying at UTA she gave me a code to call and give to them so that they knew I was with a partnered hospital. They did ask me what location I worked at and who ...
If you decide to go into PACU please get some ICU experience first. Although I went to PACU from med/surg, I actually did spend a little time in the ICU/CCU and ER of the hospital I worked at as a float. Most places require critical care experience...
I want you to please know that pacu nurses do not just sit, take vitals, and chit chat. I have worked 3 PACUs and days that I could do that were few and far between. Usually you have 2 patient at a time. You keep your patients for roughly an hour....
I have worked in ICU and PACU. What I like about ICU is that you get an in depth total picture of your patient. Labs, history, LOC, etc. In PACU you'll probably never lay eyes on your patient until they roll out of the OR unconscious. The only hi...
I think it depends on where you work. Right now I work in a PACU setting that I find boring. The hospital I work in does a lot of routine stuff, appendectomies, knees, shoulders, etc. I loved PACU at my previous job. We received all kinds of crit...
sbfairy replied to possiblenurse8's topic in New Jersey
Skip community college and go for a second degree BSN. Most hospitals now require a BSN in order to get your foot in the door (at least in major cities). I have a previous bachelors and got my ADN. I could NOT find a job. No one cared that I had ...
I am currently taking N3645. A few weeks ago I registered for nursing classes to take after N3645. My adviser just email me and told me that he is dropping me from these classes as I need to complete N3645 before I could register for other nursing ...
I precepted many new nurses. I can tell you that she is calling docs and giving meds without you because she wants to leave on time. When I precept I have to stay as long as my preceptee stays. If I am off at 7, I want to leave at 7 (or as close a...
ITA with GrnTea. You gotta stand up for yourself. I used to work on a med/surg floor and we had a repeat customer who was just awful. He had about 20 pills scheduled for a.m. meds and if you were lucky you may have gotten to take 4 of those pills....
Is this condescending post for real? It is true that some patients/family members are having a bad day. It is also true that some of them behave as if you are their personal servant and that they are residing in the Hilton. Just because I am at wor...
I think you'll like recovery. I love it. I think there are parts that get to be routine but I think all areas of nursing have some form of that. You are definitely right in saying that endoscopy recovery is more focused. I've recovered some endos...
Recovering endoscopy is somewhat different than recovering post surgical patients. I've worked pacu in 2 hospitals and I don't think I've ever seen a patient get general for and endoscopy. This means your patients will wake up fairly quick and shoul...