Mody

Mody

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  1. Turnover rate in Houston Metro Hospitals

    i work in the ER in a suburban branch of one of the big med center hospitals and we cant keep ER nurses!! We have constant turnover and are consistantly short
  2. GN Residency Route

    I was hired on as a new grad outside the typical residency/internship program and instead did a 3 month preceptorship with another nurse. I am with one of the major hospitals in Houston in the ER. I...
  3. well the pearson vue trick still holds true, I passed!
  4. I took the NCLEX-RN yesterday and I'm also anxiously awaiting my results! My results should be posted tomorrow morning via the quick results. Good luck to you, based on previous posts the pearson...
  5. I tested yesterday and tried the "trick" last night. I got the pop-up which I take as a good sign. I'll update after I get my results tomorrow so we can see if the trick is continuing to work. (hope...
  6. Woodlands, Sugarland , or Katy

    Katy, Sugarland and The Woodlands are all quite nice and are growing. The Woodlands is a master planned community which means all your shopping, entertainment and dining can be done without leaving...
  7. Life Flight

    The requirements also depend on who you want to work for. You titled your thread "Life Flight" which is the name of a service in Houston which is run by Hermann hospital. In order to work for this...
  8. Houston BSN/ADN nursing programs

    If you will be living in Spring you will be "in district" for the Lonestar College system. All of the colleges in the system offer an ADN/RN program. The application period for the fall has ended,...
  9. Hybrid or Partial Week Nursing Programs in Texas

    Not sure what part of Texas you are in, but the RN program at some of the branches of Lonestar college (in north Houston) offers weekend clinicals and we have twice a week classes either day or
  10. The content doesn't get easier, but I think as you progress you become more adept at handling the program. Once you figure out how to balance taking a test every other week with skills lab and...
  11. I'm nights with monday lab. How funny, it didn't occur to me until your last post that we were in the same program! See you in class
  12. Hey soso, I don't know how I missed it before, but we must be in the same class. Are you days or nights at
  13. Are you asking me if I'm in the nursing program?? If so then yes, I graduate this summer. Other people on this site are talking about submitting their Cy-Fair applications now. It would suck to...
  14. Which school has an application period this summer? North Harris, Cy-Fair and Montgomery are applying now and Kingwood applies in the Fall. Maybe the application period has
  15. There are several threads on this subject where people share their exact points. I got into the transition program where the point system is a bit different. The point cut off varies each...
  16. Jobs avaliable in Houston

    Wow, those are all over Houston. From Missouri City to Pasadena could easily be over an hour drive. I wouldn't rent any of those without seeing them first. They are mostly in...
  17. Jobs avaliable in Houston

    What part of town are the houses in that you are looking at? $800 seems kinda low for a house. I own in a mid-price area and the houses in my neighborhood rent for around $1100 and up. There are...
  18. I'm pretty sure you can only take the HESI once during each application period, so they will use the score that corresponds with this application
  19. Yes, the hospitals in the outlying areas do hire new grads, however I have not heard of sign on bonuses for new grads. Typically the bonuses are for nurses with several years of experience. I hope...
  20. How to find reentry programs in Houston?

    Lonestar college (previously North Harris college system) offers an RN refresher course. I think it is through the CE program and is 4 or 6 weeks long. You can look online at their CE course...
  21. applying to lone star colleges for fall 09

    Yes, I am in the Kingwood program. I like it, it isn't perfect but I didn't expect it to be. The staff is very student oriented, they want you to do well and pass. The facilities are nice and the...
  22. applying to lone star colleges for fall 09

    Kingwood students do clinicals at Kingwood hospital, Hermann Northeast, Conroe, Memorial Northwest, St. Lukes in the Woodlands and LBJ. Other facilities are visited for psych. rotations, nursing home...
  23. Question for all you future Lone Star Nurses.

    As others have said that is just the minimum to apply. You will need to have enough pre-reqs done to get the full 4 pts. on the scoring system to be competitive. Also, you will need to do better...
  24. applying to lone star colleges for fall 09

    In addition clinicals are done at St. Lukes the Woodlands, Hermann woodlands and LBJ. The hospital choices depend on which college in the system you
  25. Huntsville texas

    Lonestar The Woodlands is probably about 45min to an hour away from Huntsville. You would be out of district in Huntsville so your tuition would be higher, but I can't think of any other college that...