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RADIATION_RN

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  1. Austin Community College (ACC)

    Oh yeah, and another thing I really liked about her class was that all her notes were on Power Point on Blackboard. I always printed them ahead of time. That way, when she goes through them in class,...
  2. Austin Community College (ACC)

    I would definitely recommend **** ****! I took her last semester at Cypress and she was awesome! She worked many many years doing crime scene investigations with APD and she always had interesting...
  3. Austin Community College Fall 2009 Entry

    I am anxious for all of you guys!! Good luck to you all!! I will be in your shoes this time next
  4. Austin Community College (ACC)

    Pharmacology is fine. I cannot recommend ***** ***** enough though. She is awesome! Yeah she seems a little monotone at times, but she just has to warm up to ya. She is an RN Phd and she really has...
  5. Austin Community College (ACC)

    That is true. It is crazy how many students drop during the first couple weeks. My Pharmacology class was so full at the beginning of this semester and now we are lucky to have 10 students out of the...
  6. Austin Community College (ACC)

    Which professor are you aiming on taking Anatomy
  7. Anyone taking pre-req's at Austin Community College?

    I am taking Pharmacology and Intro to Micro this semester. I would definitely recommend taking Pharm with Nancy Glass, she is an RN and really teaches you what you will need to know as nurses. She...
  8. Austin Community College (ACC)

    So did ya'll see that ACC has extended the application deadline for the Spring 2010 RN class to August 13th?? This has totally changed my plan of action! So now I am planning on taking my last...
  9. Austin Community College (ACC)

    I am in the Pharmacology class right now at Eastview with ***** *****. I really recommend taking it with her. She is an RN and teaches you what nurses need to know about meds. Just took our first...
  10. Anyone taking pre-req's at Austin Community College?

    Hi!! I am taking my nursing pre-reqs at ACC right now. I took Anatomy at Cypress Creek last semester and am taking Pharmacology and Intro to Micro this semester. Aiming to take Physiology in the Fall...
  11. Advice about class schedule?

    Hi! I am also at ACC aiming for a Fall 2010 entrance into the RN program. I did Anatomy last semester. This coming semester I am taking Pharmacology, Intro to Micro, and my elective Intro to...
  12. RN vs Radiation therapist

    I hope this isn't too late for you to get this reply. I have worked in radiation therapy for 5 years now and I was interested in going to school to become a radiation therapist. After becoming...
  13. Being a CNA first

    No I totally agree that being a CNA helps prepare oneself for being a nurse. I was just talking about the earlier post when someone said they worked with an RN who believed that taking a patient to...
  14. Being a CNA first

    Wow, I still find it hard to believe that there are RN's out there who think it is below them to help a patient to the bathroom. I guess I was lucky when I was working as a CNA at a hospital in San...
  15. Cna Vs. Medical Assistant

    I live and work in Austin, Tx and I have lived in Texas all my life. I was always under the assumption, as alot in here, that CNA's and MA's were called different things depending on the facility. I...
  16. Need help getting my foot in the door; any suggestions?

    No problem! Good luck in your plan!! If you aren't happy with the pay as just a nurse aide, after you get the experience, see if they can cross train you as a clerk also. Most hospitals pay more money...
  17. Which hospital in San Antonio is best to work at?

    I worked as a unit secretary/nurse aide at Southwest Texas Methodist from 1998-2003 and I loved it. Of course, it might've been just the great staff I worked with on the GYN unit, or the fact that I...
  18. Need help getting my foot in the door; any suggestions?

    I would definitely recommend starting out as a Unit Secretary is you have trouble getting a CNA or nurse aide position. Right out of highschool I was lucky to get my first job ever as a radiology...
  19. Austin Community College (ACC)

    Okay I have one more question. I was reading through the ACC ADN website and it says that you take the HESI test a few times throughout the program and not just at the beginning to get in. My question...
  20. Austin Community College (ACC)

    Yeah, after I realized a few days ago that even if I did stress and take Physiology in the summer, I would still miss the deadline for the January 2010 class. So I am just going to wait and cross my...
  21. Austin Community College (ACC)

    Hello all! It is great to see some other nursing students at ACC on here! I just finished my first semester of pre and co-reqs which involved taking Anatomy and Human Growth and Development....
  22. Radiation oncology nursing question

    Siestababe, I am not sure if you will read this since it is so late, but I work in an outpatient radiation clinic in Austin, Tx. I got a certification in radiation therapy assisting about 5 years...