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Okay, I need some help with my care plan (this is my first time). I had a 54 y/o female patient who had colon cancer. She had surgery (laparoscopic-assisted ileocolic resection) to remove the cancer 2 days before I was there. She has no other medical...

Good luck! I hope you got the job!

I just graduated and am a NICU nurse. Yes, the only requirements for me (on paper) were to graduate from nursing school and pass the NCLEX. However, they look at other things as well. They look at your personality, why you want to be a NICU nurse, et...

Congrats to everyone who got in! I go there right now, and reading your posts reminded me how crazy the whole admission process was! The next 2 years are going to be hard, but it's well worth it! Congrats again!

I go to the dallas campus, so I can't speak totally for Houston, but I assume they are the same. As far as uniforms go, they don't care about the brands. I know a lot of people bought uniforms from TNSA and they didn't like the cut/fit. I bought my l...

I don't quite know, but there is going to be "other stuff". I heard it's about personality/ extracuricular/ recs/ etc. I think they are realizing that grades are not the only thing that make a good nurse.

Oh no, I highly doubt they would. I think they are still talking about it, so to actually implement it will take even longer.

If it makes anyone feel better, I have *heard* that TWU is talking about changing some of the requirements, so it wont be just GPA and NET scores. I don't know when that will take effect, but it may help a bunch of you all out. good luck, and don't g...

I have heard good things about their NICU jobs. However, I hear the turnover rate for nurses at Parkland in general is really bad.

What hospitals are you referring to? There are a lot of hospitals in the city of Dallas. I personally don't feel threatened walking to or from my car. Any big city you work in is going to have an increased risk of crime, though.

My advice is to get a lot of sleep now! :) Sr I was by far the hardest semester time-wise. You feel like you're constantly running around sleep deprived. If you haven't already figured a way to manage your time, I would definitely try to find a way n...

I know! I remember our orientation. I was SO confused. There are a million things to buy/get done within just a few weeks! It also sucks away any money you have. That is totally true- you do need to get ready. It really doesn't stop. Ever. "Breaks" ...

I don't know anything about brands (I just bought what they told us to), but I think as long as it has a bell and diaphragm, you should be fine!! It does make a difference if you can hear or not, but half the time we never knew what we were listening...

They are pretty much required. There are various reasons as to why you need the stethoscope with a bell. As a J2 you'll be in an OB rotation, and you have to use the bell to listen to the babies heartbeats. In assessment, you'll learn about auscultat...

i noticed that, too. i dont know how to get someone to change it

I think it's up to you. The only reason I would get it is for simplicity...and then get the books from Amazon later on. There are all types of things in that package that you have to buy. For example, we had some skills videos and all types of codes ...

Jspacegirl is right. I am still there, and have been having to buy new books every semester (except for the big blue Lemone and Burke one). It's definitely not as much as that first semester, though. Since I bought that huge package, I only buy my b...

It's good you are excited! I remember those days when I was excited, too. Now I can't wait to get out of there

Yes, at first it was really intimidating picking a patient. I had no idea who was "good" to pick. Then I slowly realized the types of patients I wanted and didn't want...so I picked the ones I liked :) If that was your preference, you'll probably b...

You actually get to do quite a bit the first semester. The main things you learn how to insert and take out catheters, wound care (dressing changes), and how to give meds. You can give all meds (including shots) but can't do IV drugs. Yeah, you may h...

Well there is always talk about what business casual really is (at TWU, it's pretty much no jeans or t-shirts, and closed toe shoes(you cant wear your typical cute semi-dressy shoes)), so that's why I was asking. Yes, pre-clinical is just what you s...

congrats!! Yes, what you heard about scrubs is true. Whenever you are in the "labs", you must wear scrubs. The scrubs are a white shirt with maroon pants. You can wear anything to class. As far as the business casual thing goes, you can either wear ...

I don't know their acceptance rate, but I have heard it is generally easier to get into than the ones in DFW. However, I have heard great things about Grayson's nursing school!

I am so sorry to hear about that! Don't take it personally- you will get in! Where did you apply to? Is it a school that adds points onto your GPA if you took the pre-req classes there? If it's a school that takes people every semester (meaning,...

Thanks!!