Purkinje

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1. Research Class

   Purkinje replied to imbatz's topic in University of Texas Arlington

   UTA offers a syllabus search on their site. Enter the Course Subject (NURS) and Course Number in the appropriate fields, and you can see the syllabus....

2. Austin area new grad job opportunities- other then Seton/St. Davids??

   Purkinje replied to Valnoslo's topic in Texas Nursing

   The St. David's system expects to hire around 150 new grad nurses this summer. They are developing a GN residency program as well; I didn't go through it, but some of the nurses who were hired after...

3. A Gaysian New Grad Murse Considering to Move to Austin, TX

   Purkinje replied to TurtleLittle's topic in Texas Nursing

   Austin is ridiculously liberal -- very LGBTQ/GSD-friendly and diverse. The fact that we harbor tons of ex-Californians is sort of a running joke. Our city's rallying cry is "Keep Austin Weird" and...

4. Austin Community College Fall 2012 hopefuls

   Purkinje replied to tnAustin's topic in Texas Nursing

   You do have to continue working for the system for a few years, but I'm not sure how long. Since St. David's is part of HCA, I believe that as long as you're with an HCA facility, it counts. I know...

5. Austin Community College Fall 2012 hopefuls

   Purkinje replied to tnAustin's topic in Texas Nursing

   St. David's provides tuition reimbursement, which is available to employees after six months. I believe it maxes out at $3000 per year. Seton requires ADNs to get their BSN within five years of hire....

6. Questions about Seton Versant RN Residency in Austin

   Purkinje replied to miami1981's topic in Texas Nursing

   BotoxBaby: since it was Hays, they probably just don't have any GN openings this time around. I doubt it's you personally. Even for people who didn't get offers, their application isn't rejected....

7. Questions about Seton Versant RN Residency in Austin

   Purkinje replied to miami1981's topic in Texas Nursing

   BotoxBaby -- was it DCMC that rejected the app? If so, it might be because you're an ADN. For the June cohort, they only wanted BSNs (which was also the case for UMCB, and Seton NW). I know that each...

8. Questions about Seton Versant RN Residency in Austin

   Purkinje replied to miami1981's topic in Texas Nursing

   I did the open house in the spring (graduated May 2012). It's like a big career fair -- a big room with tables for different floors/departments at different facilities. You jostle your way to the...

9. car vs. motor scooter

   Purkinje replied to lucyc66's topic in General Students

   I rode a scooter when I was doing my pre-reqs, but sold it before I started NS. My campus and several clinical sites were highway accessible, and my 50cc scoot wasn't about to go on I-35. And I...

10. Seton Healthcare Residency Open House

    Purkinje replied to born2circulateRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    The open house is sort of a big cattle call and it's important to attend if you want to get into Versant. They do different start times throughout the day, so it breaks up the hundreds of applicants...

11. Austin Community College Fall 2012 hopefuls

    Purkinje replied to tnAustin's topic in Texas Nursing

    You use the Evolve case studies in level 4, for management. I think they might also be part of the remediation plan if you don't score over 800 on the exit HESI, but I'm not sure about that. When I...

12. Austin Community College Fall 2012 hopefuls

    Purkinje replied to tnAustin's topic in Texas Nursing

    Protip -- Lab Tests Online: Welcome! is the same sort of info as the lab values book, but free. I used to access it on the computers at the hospital or on my phone during clinicals. And it's great for...

13. ATT/NCLEX Austin Nursing Jobs

    Purkinje replied to linoharbison's topic in Texas Nursing

    There are so many nursing schools here, the competition for jobs is very tough -- ACC, Texas State, UT Austin, and Concordia are all in town, and GNs come here from San Marcos and San Antonio, too....

14. Saturated market in Austin, TX

    Purkinje replied to lsid16's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hello! I am an Austin GN as of this month. I won't lie, the Austin market is very difficult right now. Austin has multiple nursing schools pumping out GNs: University of Texas, Texas State, Texas...

15. Austin Community College Fall 2012 hopefuls

    Purkinje replied to tnAustin's topic in Texas Nursing

    Make sure you know your 1105 skills for checkoffs, and be ready for dosage calculations. Our 1105 "checkoff" was a test on the computer, but I think they aren't allowed to do it that way anymore. If...