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I am moving back to Dallas soon. More than likely in the summer of 2017. I have been a RN for 3 years with a BSN. I'm just wondering what the salaries are like for nurses in Dallas, TX? I am also wondering which hospitals are nurse friendly? I woul...

I will be working nights. I was shocked too. I was expecting UT Southwestern to offer the most but they didn't and they were kind of snobbish. Like you should be paying us to work here....lol Don't get me wrong the recruiter was great but the manage...

Charityjackson75, This what I have heard through the grapevine for new grads at hospitals for acute care: Dallas/Fort Worth: $22 to $25 Houston: $23 to $27 San Antonio: $19 to $23 Austin: $19 to $23 I don't know how true it is but considering what ...

I also have another job PRN which pays me $37.65. I was hoping to make at least what my full-time job pays me now. Fingers crossed . I've interviewed with 3 managers at UT Southwestern. Just for the record it is not just your experience that make th...

ford1956, I spoke to UT Southwestern and they do pay more an hour for weekender/two day alternative (TDA). And UT Southwestern pays better than everyone else plus better benefits. I hope I get an offer. The worst pay has been Medical City. I spoke wi...

ford1956, I'm speaking with a UT Southwestern recruiter. I'll ask this up coming week and post in here her response.

Bottomed out, Oh Wow! Thanks! Mental Note, stay away from Medical City Dallas.

Jomajoma, I sent you a private message. I want to ask how do you like working for Medical City Dallas? I have heard some awful things. Thanks in advance!

RNBSN1000, Are you saying that $38/hr is what I should expect at all the hospitals in the Dallas area for a starting pay as a RN with 3-4 years experience? And in that case who treats their nurses the best? Such as nurse to patient ratios and fair sc...

Jomajoma, Thank you so much that helps very much! What I am making now is close to that. I make $37.65. How do you like it there and why?

Bottomed out why do you like UT Southwestern. Are they nurse friendly or pay better?

Thank you TheCommuter. That is helpful.

What home health agency do you work for? What is the starting pay?

I finished the program on December 4, 2015. I highly recommend the program. It was totally doable. They were realistic with expectations of working nurses and didn't try and overload you with school work. The Capstone was not bad. There was one quiz...

Yes. ULL does accept CLEP credits. I took the English Lit CLEP. Passed and ULL accepted the credits. I was going to do LSU online English Lit but thought I'd give the CLEP a try since it was much cheaper. I am glad I did. I used InstantCert to study....

Just FYI..There are no Group Projects at Chamberlain for the MSN. Program Highlights - Earn your MSN in as few as two years taking one class at a time - Coursework is 100% online with 24/7 access to courses - Working Parent, Clinical Nurse and ...

I thought I would share this option for those pursuing degrees online. I had most of the prerequisites for my degree program; however, I needed a couple of classes and I didn't want to pay a fortune or spend a ton of time completing them. I found thi...

No. All I took was American Lit. It's an alternative to Clep. I'm keeping them in my back pocket if I need more classes.

I did consider CLEP but what I needed to take I didn't know allot about. Therefore, I needed to take a class. But my work is very demanding and I don't have allot of time. So, I needed something flexible.

Yes. I did take one course and it was very doable. Didn't require allot of time because I worked at my own pace. I had 9 months to completed the course but I did it in 2 months. My instructor was very responsive and a fair grader.

Another option is American Council on Education (ACE) courses. Which can be completed at a distance through various organizations. This link will provide a way to find your course and the organizations that offer it: ACE CREDIT | The National Guide ...

I just finished 353 and 354. It was not bad. Definitely doable. It is college, so you do have to work at it. You are not going to get an "A" just because you attend. But, I will say it was fair and the pace was OK. "It was NOT BRUTAL!" I am glad I ch...

TamTamRN-RRT if you would like to talk about this offline you can email me at [email protected]. But yes I did receive feedback. A good thing to do when writing a nursing paper is to make sure you follow the rubric, hit all the points that the pro...

Dear crystal0606, Thanks for the advice. They actually took all of my credits but I am missing English Lit. I never took it. So, I am going to look into LSU. Also, Thanks for the heads up on 327. I think this is like most classes. It really depends o...

Update: 354 - Transition to Professional Nursing 1st paper: I would have to agree with prior students that said, "They grade mostly on content and not on formatting." Don't get me wrong they grade formatting too. They just don't take a bunch of poin...