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  1. Parkland Residency's for January 2013

    ckey01 replied to rnamelia's topic in Texas Nursing

    Kinda cool to see some other folks who will be in the residencies posting here. I just graduated a couple weeks ago and will be in the NICU residency. Hopefully now that we're almost past the holidays...

  2. Soon to be New Grad Wanting NICU Internship

    ckey01 replied to EarthhAngel2013's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was just accepted into the NICU residency at Parkland, starting in February. I'll be graduating w/ my ADN from Collin College this Friday so, if you are, don't worry; not having a BSN will not...

  3. New Graduate Nurse in the NICU :)

    ckey01 replied to P3rsian's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm graduating in few weeks and just found out I got a job in one of the largest NICUs in the area. I spent months networking and volunteering in order to get the recommendations I needed an I'm just...

  4. Collin College Fall 2011 Start!

    ckey01 replied to just3ofus's topic in Texas Nursing

    First semester clinicals are always during the day and typically will not go past 3pm, unless there is some special meeting or instruction scheduled for that day (lab tour, wound care teaching, etc,...

  5. Texas - Ideas for what program and work while studying

    ckey01 replied to jamieb's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Collin County has a great reputation and a great program (I'm in my first semester there). They also have an EMT - RN bridge program. You can then roll right into the one year RN-BSN program at TWU...

  6. Collin College Fall 2011

    ckey01 replied to nursesme's topic in Texas Nursing

    Our first semester schedule right now is Mon 8:30-2:30 (Theory), Tues 9:00-1:00 (Skills Lab), Wed or Thurs clinical 6:45-2:30 OR Wed and Thurs clinical 6:45-11:00. Count on being at school at least...

  7. Collin College Fall 2011

    ckey01 replied to nursesme's topic in Texas Nursing

    We had 2 orientations prior to the start of the semester and they were both mandatory. I have no clue if they would drop you from the program if you missed (no one did, as far as I know) but you...

  8. Collin College Fall 2011

    ckey01 replied to nursesme's topic in Texas Nursing

    That's certainly the truth. I spent the first month or so of this semester (my first) freaking out about how much work there is, about clinicals, and about how hard the tests would be. None of those...

  9. Collin College Fall 2011

    ckey01 replied to nursesme's topic in Texas Nursing

    There's a med-math exam the first week of each semester in the nursing program. You have 3 tries to get at least a 90% on it. They'll give you all the information you'll need to study during your...

  10. Collin College Fall 2011

    ckey01 replied to nursesme's topic in Texas Nursing

    It's Henke's Med-Math by Susan Buchholz 6th Edition. They have it in the CPC bookstore or you can get it from Amazon:...

  11. Collin College Fall 2011

    ckey01 replied to nursesme's topic in Texas Nursing

    You'll want to get the Med-Math book and start working on that. Maybe do a quick brush up on your basic A&P, but other then that I would just try to relax as much as

  12. Collin College Fall 2011

    ckey01 replied to nursesme's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah, try not to stress about the wait list too much. 2 of the 4 people in my clinical team were on the wait list and got in, so it definitely happens. Congrats to all those who made it! I'll keep an...

  13. My RN program doesn't include Med Surg or Pharmacology!? CONFUSED

    ckey01 replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in General Students

    It's called an "Integrated" curriculum. Med-surg and Pharm are integrated throughout the 4 semesters, as opposed to having one or two dedicated

  14. Medical-Surgical Nursing Book

    ckey01 replied to Ambitious-Girl's topic in General Students

    It may be poorly formatted, but it has great info and will come in very handy with your care plans. The 6th edition is the latest edition, it just came out in

  15. Collin College Fall 2011

    ckey01 replied to nursesme's topic in Texas Nursing

    I actually wait listed for my PSB as well. The key is to pick one of the days where there are 2 test sessions. Get to the college at, or before, 6am and head straight up to the nursing office and get...

  16. Collin College Fall 2011

    ckey01 replied to nursesme's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks yall! Good luck in Micro as well. That one was actually my favorite pre-req by far. A lot of people didn't care for the lab (lots of memorization) but I had a blast. It was nice to actually be...

  17. Collin College Fall 2011

    ckey01 replied to nursesme's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah, there were a few folks in the class who had finished Micro after they applied. I don't think it counts against you very much, if at all. Now that your app is in, try not too think about it too...

  18. Collin College Fall 2011

    ckey01 replied to nursesme's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm in the CCCCD program and start my first semester on Tuesday. We had out last orientation today. Based on the brief conversations I've had with some of the other 47 students in the class it seems...

  19. Collin College

    ckey01 replied to ser2011's topic in Texas Nursing

    I actually just used my school childhood immunization records and they accepted those. I only had to get my Hep A, Hep B, Varicella, and Td vaccines. Start next month

  20. Just accepted for Spring 2011

    ckey01 replied to finalscore3b1g's topic in General Students

    Congrats! I'm starting nursing school next month as well and in my class there are 7 guys (including me) in a class of 48 people. From what I've heard, that's a pretty common

  21. working while doing full time nursing classes

    ckey01 replied to golosa82's topic in General Students

    Just wanted to add my thanks to those who have posted their success stories. I'm going to be starting nursing school next month and will be working full-time on the night shift as well. I've got two...