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I absolutely understand this will be different from nursing school and will require some self guidance and independent study, and as you said, I'm trying to avoid bad or nonexistent instruction. Any programs come to mind that utilize these instructional designers? Thanks so much for your insight!

I'm hoping to gain some advice on which online FNP program would be right for me. I would prefer a program whose teaching format is more centered around lectures or audio/visual supplementation instead of simply having to read the textbook for all of the information. I would like to feel as though I'm being taught information instead of having to teach myself if that makes sense. I'm just looking for more interaction. So far I'm interested in Frontier and UT Arlington so if anyone can shed some light from those two, that would be awesome. I'm also happy to consider other programs as well! Thanks for your time!

Interested to see what you chose! Also, if you wouldn't mind sharing what the pay was for either location. We are looking to possibly relocate to Sac or Southern California and I'm NICU as well!

Also you don't actually do clinicals in a hospital until the last 4 weeks of the fall semester. Until then your Monday or Tuesday clinical day is at school until 3 or so I think and you'll be in groups of 10 in a sim lab room. You'll have a lab partner that you can practice skills with as you learn them. Your homework will be to watch some videos on how to perform the skills, then you come in to school and actually do them on the mannekins with the assistance of your clinical instructor. It's gonna be so fun you guys! We can't wait to meet you all!

Congratulations you guys!! I'm a junior (about to be senior!) in the nursing program. I'll be running the senior Q & A panel at orientation so I'll see you all in a few months! Feel free to pm me with any questions or suggestions for what you think incoming juniors need to know before school starts! Yay!

Congratulations Lisa! The first semester you will have classes wed-Friday and clinicals on either Mondays or Tuesdays. I think you get out by 3:00 for everything. For most of the first semester, your clinicals will be spent in the simulation lab at school. You all will be split into groups of 10 and you'll learn skills you'll need for clinical in the hospital. You won't actually go to a hospital until the last 4 weeks of school. The second semester you'll have two clinicals, one on Mondays and one on Tuesdays and classes wed-Friday. Hope this helps! You can PM if you have questions. :) congrats again!

I know the feeling! In the beginning it seems like an eternity but it gets better. I just finished my last class yesterday before starting nursing school in the fall and it feels soooo good. Two years of prereqs flew by, looking back! I'm sure the two years of nursing school will fly even faster! Hang in there!

Welcome! First let's start with the name of the school. Its not called St. Joseph. It's St. David's school of nursing, as in St. Davids Healthcare with like 7 hospitals in central Texas. It is a bit scary since it's such a new program but to me, I find that beneficial. That means not only are all of their equipment and facilities only a few years old but it also means they have designed their curriculum around CURRENT needs of central texas hospitals and the nursing community at large. The quote you are referring to about nursing homes for lower acuity is referring to our first set of clinicals. It means we will be assessing patients and practice charting or administering medicines as opposed to like placing central lines our first clinical. It's meant as a reassurance that they aren't throwing us in the deep end. If you go to the son website, you can look at the current curriculum and graduation plans and you'll see that as we progress through the program, we focus on more difficult subjects, including mother/baby/peds. Our clinicals later on in the program will be at area hospitals in Round Rock. Just do some reading on the website and see what you can find out. Also, if you look up the Texas board of nursing they have NCLEX pass rates for every school in Texas. On average, we have the same pass rates as UT Austin, percentage wise. Statistically, that means they have more students failing the NCLEX since they have a larger number of students in their program. This shows Texas State is at the very least competitive with big name schools and in my opinion, slightly better. Both schools, and others in Texas, offer information sessions so go check them out and get a feel for what they have to offer. For me, UT Austin has always been a dream of mine but when I went to their information session they were stand offish and a little elitist, didn't offer a tour, and were not transfer friendly and the whole experience put a bad taste in my mouth. Each and every time I've been to Texas State to drop off paperwork or whatever, each person I've encountered has been friendly and enthusiastic, even in just giving me directions to someone's office!

Are there any more acceptances? Was anyone denied or wait listed? I hope not! Y'all feel free to join our Facebook page! We have possible barbecues, hiking and coffee meet and greets in the works! Good luck everyone waiting to hear!

Official Facebook group: http://Https://www.facebook.com/groups/stdavidsson2016/ :)

We should start a Facebook group or something so we can get to know each other before school starts! I think it'll make it easier on all of us if we know a few people!

I'm in!!!! Yayyyyyy!!!! Congratulation to everyone! See you in August!

No! We are halfway through the day though! Good luck everyone!

Sounds like you're in the same boat with roxanna so I wouldn't worry if you know all of your stuff is in. Our blue cards (for passing the background check) aren't due until the end of June so perhaps the lady who sends the fast pass emails is backed up from spring break or something. I have a good feeling we will all make it :)