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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 me did. Austin is very competitive for new nurses....

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 we're the live music capital of the world. Check out ...

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 that if you go from St. David's to another HCA facil...

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. St. David's does not currently have any requireme...

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. Heck, after I emailed them specifically and said "plea...

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 of those facilities hired at least a few ADNs in J...

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 front for a few minutes' worth of conversation with th...

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 would've had trouble getting my big rolling bag and lab ...

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 into 3-4 groups. There is usually an introduction ...

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 finally accessed them, I realized I should've been u...

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 homework.

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. Austin also has a big influx of people from Californ...

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 Tech, Concordia, and ACC. And we have lots of people c...

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 you want to work ahead, I think the best advice I c...

My folding clipboard. These were all the rage last semester -- not just with the students, but with the nurses, residents, and doctors as well! Nursing Clipboards

I did hybrid -- it was always my first choice, and I'm so glad I got it. It takes a lot of self-determination and discipline to be successful, but the reward is flexibility. There isn't a lot of hand-holding, which I appreciated. I don't need someone...

Hi, y'all -- I just finished level 4 at ACC and thought I'd chime in. Unfortunately, getting a petition for skills doesn't mean someone will definitely get in for their application round. There are a lot of reasons for that, which the department coul...

One of our hybrid instructors moved to CEC after we finished level 1, so I suspect that's why Texas Neuro Rehab is a choice for CEC now. (It's an incredible facility to be in for level 1, because you get to do so many skills.) Since hybrid is at RRC ...

Just a note on Hybird from someone who has done it all four semesters ... I am a Southie (as are about 9 other hybrid students) and I am SO glad I chose Hybrid. It's so much less TOTAL driving, because we don't have to be on campus as often. Most of...

I'm an ADN graduating in May. I've got a great hospital job lined up in Austin, and many of my classmates do, too. I'm not sure if you're interested in the Austin area, but there are ADN GN jobs here ... they just require some legwork, networking, an...

Did y'all see that the first round of acceptance letters for Fall 2011 will be sent tomorrow, June 10? http://www.austincc.edu/health/rnsg/updates.php Good luck! I hope everyone makes it!

We were told they were switching from Harkreader's Fundamentals to that other book -- they're also going to be replacing the ACC skills videos with ones from the company that manufactures the new textbook. (I imagine that means all the checkoff shee...

It's this one, which is the updated version from October 2010: http://www.amazon.com/Saunders-Comprehensive-NCLEX-RN%C2%AE-Examination-Nclex-Rn/dp/1437708250/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b In addition to a review of the material and information about important ...

I'm currently in hybrid Level 2 -- it's not quite as awesome as Level 1, but it's still pretty awesome. We don't get the online seminars anymore, unfortunately; they're on-site at the RR campus. After the first three hell weeks, Level 1 felt surpr...