I graduated with my BSN in the Spring of 2012. I am now an emergency room RN at a level one trauma center and I am so excited about entering into the profession.
This holds true no matter what kind of nursing job you want to get- network! From your professors, to your clinical instructors to your nurse preceptors, I cannot stress the importance of networking....
Hello fellow nurses! I used to view this website all the time before I started nursing school and after a two year hiatus, I am happy to say I am back! When I first joined AN three years ago, I was a...
Kelly2010 replied to readyforutmb's topic in Texas Nursing
Hey y'all! I just graduated from UTMB's traditional program in April. I just wanted to let you all know that UTMB is an awesome school and you are going to love
Kelly2010 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
I haven't met anyone who said they had a bad interview. A lot of the interviewers are the professors we have now and are really nice. They are championing for you to get in. When you go to your...
Am I missing something? Are your arms or legs broken? Did you have some dire situation that needed your absolute, immediate attention? Because that is the only reason why I could walk away from a...
Kelly2010 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
There are clinicals everywhere- UTMB, Ben Taub, South East Memorial, Memorial Herman in the med center, TDCJ in Galveston, M D Anderson, Methodist Main, Methodist-Sugarland, and St. Lukes. If you live...
Kelly2010 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
monday- patho/pharm 1:00-5:00 tuesday- intro to nursing 9:00-12:00 and health assessment 1:00-3:00 wednesday- adult i 9:00-12:00 thursday and friday rotate. one week we have labs and the next we have...
Kelly2010 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
The program I am in is four semesters (Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012). It differs from the spring start because y'all will have summer classes, while we have the summer off (Spring...
Kelly2010 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
117 students were accepted for fall 2010 traditional program- UTMB's biggest class yet. When we were applying we heard of everything from 80 to 100 people would be accepted and it turned out to be...
Kelly2010 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
At our opening ceremony yesterday, they went over the statistics of past semesters and said that they were planning on admitting 80 accelerated students into the Spring 2011 program and 60 traditional...
Kelly2010 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
School doesn't start until next week, but thank you. I think that I received an email on the Monday of Spring break and my interview was for Wednesday of the next
Kelly2010 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
Most people got the Hep B series in 9th grade, myself included. I only had to get the titer and it came back positive. So to answer your question, you do not need the shots again if you have a...
Kelly2010 replied to chensiqi's topic in Texas Nursing
You need the Hep B series (3 shots, so start now); a positive Hep B titer; MMR; Tdap; Td; proof of chicken pox or the chicken pox vaccine and a negative TB skin test or negative chest