Jackfackmasta

Jackfackmasta ASN, RN

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  1. What is the one thing you will absolutely not tolerate from a patient?

    Jackfackmasta replied to Yiggs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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  2. Austin Community College Fall 2011 Hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to shototsu's topic in Texas Nursing

    I am at RR this summer only for my summer class. I am at CEC normally. For professors, it doesn't matter who you register for. We all sit together in one big room together as a class while the...

  3. Austin - Round Rock: Best Hospital, Best Pay?

    Jackfackmasta replied to liamrn's topic in Texas Nursing

    I really like Seton Medical center, the ICU is phenomenal and I HIGHLY recommend that hospital. It is a VERY nice ICU too and big. They do the only heart transplants in Austin. I was a pt there and I...

  4. New grad taking ACLS course??

    Jackfackmasta replied to nurseypoo87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took my ACLS and PALS last semester of nursing school in level two and I took it through my community college and I got it free from my tuition waiver. I work in a very busy 49 bed ER and had I not...

  5. When did you decide nursing was for you?

    Jackfackmasta replied to pishoncna's topic in General Nursing

    I'll make a very long story short. I got very sick when I was 18 and was in and out of the ICU for about 2 years every 2weeks-month. I had crashed multiple times and my doc was stumped trying to...

  6. Suggestions on the best nursing website to get CEU's...

    Jackfackmasta replied to RNsharkinaj's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse, yet, but I take free CEU's from the American association of critical care nurses to get some knowledge and don't pay cent for and love

  7. Trauma Nursing, Paramedics, and the ER

    Jackfackmasta replied to pishoncna's topic in Emergency

    I think it would be very hard to do paramedic and BSN at the same time. Nursing school is very time consuming. I work as a ER tech now while in a well respect ADN program and I got the job from...

  8. Austin Community College Fall 2011 Hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to shototsu's topic in Texas Nursing

    We have modules and in the modules we have learning/study guides which questions come straight off of. There are also PP to print of and bring to class for notes. There are also some matching...

  9. What ridiculous things have you seen happen in the workplace?

    Jackfackmasta replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    - My clinical teacher told me this infamous story at our state hospital during our mental health rotation about a patient who climbed up a tree and over the building and escaped the hospital only to...

  10. Austin Community College Fall 2011 Hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to shototsu's topic in Texas Nursing

    When you register for classes like at CEC you do indeed register under one of the teachers names HOWEVER it doesn't matter which teacher you choose since EVERYONE sits in one room and EVERYONE gets...

  11. Austin Community College Fall 2011 Hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to shototsu's topic in Texas Nursing

    As far as I know no unless people decline offers. The number of spots were reduced drastically because of staff leaving. My clinical instructor left for a great job offer. They can't add spots without...

  12. Austin Community College Fall 2011 Hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to shototsu's topic in Texas Nursing

    Cherokee is fine. I have Cherokee and the color is not off. The teal color is just more bright compared to landau which fades easily. I have 2 Cherokees and 1 landau and I wear my Cherokee all the...

  13. On Becoming a Nurse

    Jackfackmasta replied to ColdChief's topic in General Nursing

    For UT Austin I when I went to an information session they said that GPA is not everything, that they look a lot at volunteer work and other stuff. I have heard about people with 3.87 Gpas not getting...

  14. Austin Community College Fall 2011 Hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to shototsu's topic in Texas Nursing

    At CEC level one we had 10 questions I believe that were PO medications. It was very easy but make sure you know all your conversions. We don't do drips till level 2. For check offs we checked of on...

  15. Austin Community College Fall 2011 Hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to shototsu's topic in Texas Nursing

    It's all about the person. Some people go full time and do well and those not working can struggle. When you start you will be able to get an idea on what works best for you. The material content wise...

  16. Austin Community College Fall 2011 Hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to shototsu's topic in Texas Nursing

    To answer the question about the working it depends on the person. I am moving to level 3 this summer/fall and did not work the first 8 weeks of level 1. I did very good. The second 8 weeks I got...

  17. Austin Community College - ACC - Spring '11 hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just to give a suggestion, I strongly suggest you at least read and/or finish the study and learning guides for the first week of class assessment modules because If you walk into the first lab and...

  18. Austin Community College - ACC - Spring '11 hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas Nursing

    Annbananz, I volunteered at St.David's Medical Center Austin down by 32nd street and red river off of I35. Their web site is Volunteering :: St. David's Medical Center :: St. David's HealthCare...

  19. Austin Community College - ACC - Spring '11 hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas Nursing

    As far as I know hospitals actually like to hire nursing students over just a cna. In order to get a job you have to know someone, be a volunteer and know someone or know someone who knows someone in...

  20. Austin Community College - ACC - Spring '11 hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas Nursing

    They are all good. When your register you'll register under one professor but you don't actually have one proffessor. Everyone at CEC level 1 sits in the same room every mon/wends. One teacher teaches...

  21. Austin Community College (ACC) - Fall 2010 Hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to GeekGirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    There is a higher demand for ACC nurses here in Austin and are preferred over UT. HOWEVER, there is a current movement right now by the ANA i believe to have BSN as entry level for nursing. From what...

  22. Austin Community College - ACC - Spring '11 hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas Nursing

    Im a CEC level one and I LOVE CEC.The teachers are the best and they are really nice and layed back, they're not up tight like my nursing skills teachers. Its really amazing because you get to see...

  23. Austin Community College - ACC - Spring '11 hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to CA_to_austin's topic in Texas Nursing

    I got a petion for spring 2010 section of rnsg but was enrolled full time and so I wanted a summer 1st session class so when I got my petition in the e-mail I just e-mailed tammy back and she said...

  24. Austin Community College (ACC) - Fall 2010 Hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to GeekGirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    Is CEC is full? Was their any info on

  25. Austin Community College (ACC) - Fall 2010 Hopefuls

    Jackfackmasta replied to GeekGirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    i haven't either and i requested