Hospital-- Unit Secretary on any nursing floor. Registration clerk in E.D. These have been entry points to prereqs, then nursing school, at local community college. Hospital I left recently, offers...
3wishes-- As I recall, TCC Nursing has said, ALL they look at is grades, GPA. As to whether prereqs only, or everything, I don't know. Focused overpreparation minimizes surprises. If you have not done...
Since you mention Quad Cities, would/could Peoria be of any interest? If so, look up the OSF hospital there, St. Francis, I think. The on-line description of their summer externship made it sound...
Comment to inteRN (what a neat userid!) What you describe sounds pretty normal to me. In the hospital I have just left, after 3 years as an E.D. Tech (I am not an RN, but am bound for pre-nursing...