alexemt

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1. Do Graduate Nurses get paid more if they are bilingual?

   alexemt replied to D2588's topic in Texas Nursing

   Harris County Hospital District (Ben Taub and L.B.J.) definately pay more. You have to take a bilingual test. There is a catch though. You can be sent clear across to the other side of the hospital to...

2. UTMB BSN Fall 09

   alexemt replied to r33sa's topic in Texas Nursing

   Hello all and congrats to those that got accepted! For those that weren't don't give up! I got accepted on the 3rd try, partially my fault though. I just completed my first semester of the...

3. UTMB Accelerated Spring 2010

   alexemt replied to sarah_ashley's topic in Texas Nursing

   Hello everyone. I am not sure if by accelerated you mean the Bacc2 or the class I am in. I started May of this year and we are considered accelerated because you finish the program in 15 months. We do...

4. HBU Fall 09 Admissions

   alexemt replied to Mam430's topic in Texas Nursing

   No Bachelors yet. I feel like a professional student though. I have 172 hours prior to starting UTMB. A couple of associates and one certification. (I didnt know what I wanted to do when I was growing...

5. HBU Fall 09 Admissions

   alexemt replied to Mam430's topic in Texas Nursing

   I got accepted this past spring semester. Your right the process is abit easier and you don't have to pay for the application. You still first get accepted into the school and then they forward the...

6. UTMB Summer '09 Applicants

   alexemt replied to Bazooka's topic in Texas Nursing

   Won't work. The G1 uses android operating system. Skyscape only supports blackberry, itouch/phone, symbian os, windows os/smartphone, or palm.

7. UTMB Summer '09 Applicants

   alexemt replied to Bazooka's topic in Texas Nursing

   You don't have to have a PDA, actually you might have a hard time finding one. Most retail stores dont sell them (best buy, office depot, etc...) I didn't exactly want to carry more than one device...

8. UTMB Summer '09 Applicants

   alexemt replied to Bazooka's topic in Texas Nursing

   Lucky, First off congratulations! I am in the same situation. I have a hesi exam on the same day at my present school. I talked to **** and was told to get with her or Dr. ****** during orientation so...

9. Ages of male nursing students?

   alexemt replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I am 33 (3rd career). I started the ADN mobility program this semester. A transition from LVN or paramedic to RN. There were 5 guys out of 27. One is 25, and the rest of us are older than 30. This...

10. UTMB Summer '09 Applicants

    alexemt replied to Bazooka's topic in Texas Nursing

    Wow.. i just noticed that the health assessment book that is required is the one I used at san jac. My wife went through the coorifice and they used the 4th edition. I was worried that I would miss...

11. UTMB Summer '09 Applicants

    alexemt replied to Bazooka's topic in Texas Nursing

    I got lucky the medsurg book UTMB is using will be the same one I am using now. That set was around 250. They didn't give me credit for my nursing fundamentals but they did give me credit for health...

12. UTMB Summer '09 Applicants

    alexemt replied to Bazooka's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes.. same here. I faxed off my "security acknowledgement and nondisclosure agreement form" for financial aid last week. I called thursday to verfiy that they received it and all I got was voicemail....

13. UTMB Summer '09 Applicants

    alexemt replied to Bazooka's topic in Texas Nursing

    I called and spoke with the financial aid office today. I was told they were well aware of the students that were accepted for the summer. They were putting together the financial aid packets w/ the...

14. Don't have the grades.. Can I still be a nurse?

    alexemt replied to andrewsvalesen's topic in Texas Nursing

    I think a back door into a nursing school would be to become an LVN or a paramedic. It would give you a great feel for the medical field. I personally choose to go the paramedic route because the...

15. Need some advice UTMB or SJC

    alexemt posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    A little back ground. I am currently a paramedic that is doing the transitional program to RN @ SJC south. I originally quit my job after 11 years to go back to school and finish my degree. I...