RedHeadNurse2B replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing
I am in VN school right now and I live in Fort Worth. True, it might be easier for a RN grad to find a job in whatever field they want, but that does not mean you will have difficulty finding a job...
RedHeadNurse2B replied to leo84's topic in Texas Nursing
I just started my VN clinical rotation there last week, and we defininetly aren't the only nursing school there, I've seen TCC and others. So far it's been
RedHeadNurse2B replied to lvnmommyto2greatboys's topic in Texas Nursing
I think it was about 3 hours long if I remember correctly, it wasn't really bad at all. My issue is usually on the math sections of tests and after doing the study guide basically just the night...
RedHeadNurse2B replied to MattP's topic in Texas Nursing
Yes I was there at 8:30 am in that big classroom in the middle with no windows.... I just started level 2 last week, so that means I am scheduled to graduate in March. I like it so far, it is a big...
RedHeadNurse2B replied to MattP's topic in Texas Nursing
I'm at Concorde right now myself, in the full time program and it is very time consuming! like 7-8 hours a day you are there plus 1-4 hours of homework a night. I am so fortunate that I don't have...
RedHeadNurse2B replied to MattP's topic in Texas Nursing
My CNA took a couple months, it's very basic. I pretty much took the first job I got at a nursing home. It paid $8.50 an hour. I had applied at several hospitals but never got a call back or hired,...
RedHeadNurse2B replied to vwbugz's topic in Texas Nursing
I have not heard good things about it about North Texas. I am going to Concorde, they have had a VN program for many years. A woman in my class last quarter at Concorde was attending NTPCI, and...
RedHeadNurse2B replied to RedHeadNurse2B's topic in Texas Nursing
Congrats to you! I will defininetly be asking you some questions. Right now I am still in VN school, I graduate in March, but I am trying to plan ahead because I want to get started towards my BSN...
RedHeadNurse2B replied to prinzessdy's topic in Texas Nursing
I moved to Texas almost 3 years ago to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. There is plenty of greenery here, but more than anything it is urban sprawl in this area. It is a gigantic urban/suburban area and...
RedHeadNurse2B replied to kcoon's topic in Texas Nursing
I am going to Concorde in Arlington (between Fort Worth and Dallas is you aren't familiar) for VN. I was going to Tarrant County College in Fort Worth for ADN prereq's before that too. There are...
Hi, I am currently an LVN student, but I plan of going for my RN (probably ADN since I already have most of the prereq's) shortly after I graduate. I am considering joining the Army Reserves Nurse...
RedHeadNurse2B replied to Couture_Honey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner
Not an LVN yet, just a student... In the Dallas/Fort Worth area the nursing home I used to work at started out at $19, I would guess that average is $17-mid twenties. Cost of living is rather...
RedHeadNurse2B replied to biscuitnic's topic in Texas Nursing
Hi, I just started going to Concorde myself. It most defininetly is not the best priced school but is the most convinent for me considering I live only a couple miles away. They recently raised the...