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Having gone though a bit of med/surg--which I was not interested in at all, but knew it would be "good for me"--I say go with what interests you. True, I learned a great deal in my short stint in med/surg--and anyone who goes the "med/surg-first-rout...

CaseManager, thank you for your support and insight. :) It seems you have made quite a career of nursing in your 38 years of service, and that is certainly commendable! I quote the above because I often hear from others to "hang in there for a year,...

I've been at my job for a couple of months and I could have written this post, especially the bolded part. I'm really not happy in the area I'm in (med/surg), but in my experience that is where most resumes are forwarded to from HR...hence, that is w...

As someone who has personally gone through a fetal demise in the hospital, I came to post something similar--but now will just reiterate this point. After the devestation of what happened, I would not have been happy to have had to pay for yet anothe...

I would ask what was being said about me as well. It is your right to know. I asked for and ended up getting placed with a new preceptor in orientation, and learned that someone (or more than one) person was starting rumors about me and my perception...

Yep, I hear you. Feeling the same way, too. Many (((((hugs))))) sent out to all.

ITA. And as for the OP, I would *not* let my husband influence the 'circing of my son. I think it is a very unnecessary procedure. In this instance, not my body, not my choice.

No, I don't think that is right for you to be responsible for both of those duties. That is crazy. Your instincts and common sense are telling you that this is not right or feel comfortable. I hope your DON takes your concerns very seriously.

I found it challenging physically & emotionally (on my feet for long hours at clinical, sleep deprivation-which can make anyone nuts) and intellectually (in a good way). I'd like to echo the poster that said it was demanding, because demanding it...

The pay in Austin sucks. New grads are starting off at $18 some odd/hr, and I hear experienced nurses don't make too much, either. The only one I know of is through the St. David's S.N.A.P. program, which offers a perioperative program, I believe. ...

1. I was at an apt. which had a shuttle to the med center. Very handy. Many people I knew personally who commuted did ride the bus. 2. They are offered during the day. Patho was indeed offered in the summer during the evening. 3. It looks very nice ...

Yep, been there, done that. It was fast, intense, and I thought of quitting many times, but it feels soooo good to be finished! However, if I had the money (e.g., if my partner made good money or I had a nice savings acct so that I wouldn't have to ...

What horror stories have you heard about Ben Taub? We've (we=nursing students in our clincal) have had clinicals there and generally had a good experience. However, this may be totally different from a CNA working there (which is what you are looking...

I think it depends how much money you would like to spend. Apartment living is much more expensive than just paying for gas, and the Med Center area is pricey. However, if you can get a roommate, that would certainly help with the costs and would be ...

Well, that is dissapointing, but it doesn't shock me at the moment. I am from Austin and moved to Houston simply to go to nursing school. I'm starting to apply for jobs around the state, and noticed that the Seton website no longer has the extensive ...

Speedykicks, thanks, very helpful info. I'll look into that.

Students that whisper loudly or actively talk during lecture. SO. ANNOYING. Cell phones going off in class, usually the same people over and over again. Working with disgruntled nurses during clinical. Group projects, or any projects for that matt...

I have a Mac (iBook) that I got for school, and there were several applications that I had to open that would only open for a PC ("MS-DOS.exe" files especially--got lots of those!). Super frustrating. This is in addition to the CDs that come with the...

I don't really understand the question either. We had lab days before clinical started, then a day of orientation....*shrugs*

Congrats!!!:balloons:

Bump. I'd like to hear more people's responses. I'm getting low 70s on NCLEX reviews, but did wonderful on our first HESI

Exciting, isn't it? Yay!!

I've heard new grad pay is generally in the $21-23/hr range in the Medical Center (central Houston), which is a bit higher than what I've seen for other places in Texas.

You seem to have made your decision, but here's a bit more to chew on if others are lurking and weighing in on this decision. I go to TWU-Houston, and it has been fine. I've heard that UT has a slightly more "hands-on" approach in clinicals, but that...

I've been trying to focus more on the care plan examples (esp. the interventions and priority nursing dxs) in our textbooks and nclex review-type questions and then just skim the rest of the chapter...that is what most of our tests cover. I also look...