Texas Nursing Schools

9 posts · started Aug 5, 2004

nursinghumor Aug 5, 2004, 5:10 PM
Hello Everyone,

Here are a few Texas nursing schools I've come across. Any students from Texas out there?

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Del Mar College Registered Nursing Education:
http://www.delmar.edu/rn/index.html
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San Antonio College Nursing Department:"San Antonio College offers an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Degree. The program is accredited by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas and the National League for Nursing."
http://www.accd.edu/sac/nursing/
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Texas Organization for Associate Degree Nursing:"Established to advance the status of the Associate Degree Nurse in education as in practice. TOADN is affiliated with the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (NOADN)."
P.O. Box 18285 Austin, Texas 78760
http://toadn.org
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Texas Woman's University College of Nursing:"The Texas Woman's University College of Nursing, with an average enrollment of about 2300 students, is the largest in the state of Texas and one of the largest in the United States. Established in 1954, the College of Nursing has a long tradition of excellence and its bachelor's and master's programs are fully accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Graduates of the baccalaureate program have consistently achieved a first time pass rate of 92-100% on the licensure exam for RNs."
P.O Box 425589, Denton, TX 76204
TWU Switchboard: (940) TWU-2000
Contact us: admissions@twu.edu
http://www.twu.edu/nursing/
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"UTHSCSA Center for Distance Learning & Telehealth: The Center for Distance Learning and Telehealth coordinates activities in the areas for all schools on the UTHSCSA campus including the School of the Allied Health, the Dental School, the School of Biomedical Science, the Medical School and the Nursing School."
http://www.utsystem.edu/DistanceEdOffices.htm
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University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing @ Galveston:
http://www.son.utmb.edu/
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University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio: School of Nursing
http://nursing.uthscsa.edu/programs.htm
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World Lecture Hall:"Contains links to pages created by faculty worldwide who are using the Web to deliver class materials."
http://wnt.cc.utexas.edu/~wlh/search/results.cfm?count=1&from=browse&DescriptorID=61
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Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursingschools.com
SoldierNurse Oct 9, 2004, 7:59 PM
Last semester I completed my BSN with the UTMB, at Galveston RN-BSN online program. Although, campus visits were a regular occurance, up to four times a semester.
DanceRN Sep 2, 2006, 7:02 PM
I'm an alumni of TWU. I received an excellent education and came out prepared as any new grad can be:p . Am glad I chose BSN over ADN. Most of the jobs I've had have paid more because of BSN. One job a BSN was a requirement. BSN dosen't mean a better nurse , just that you may have more options.[:p]
aservant3 Sep 18, 2006, 7:03 PM
MagRedC5 wrote:Last semester I completed my BSN with the UTMB, at Galveston RN-BSN online program. Although, campus visits were a regular occurance, up to four times a semester.


I am looking at nursing schools for my daughter Megan. She would like to get her RN (2 yrs) so that she will have a good source of income while she pursues a medical degree (either nurse practitioner or MD) She plans on going to Texas A&M College Station. Could you elaborate about how you got your RN online?
Thanks
Your servant
David
EvaRN Jan 11, 2007, 10:01 AM
aservant3 wrote:I am looking at nursing schools for my daughter Megan. She would like to get her RN (2 yrs) so that she will have a good source of income while she pursues a medical degree (either nurse practitioner or MD) She plans on going to Texas A&M College Station. Could you elaborate about how you got your RN online?
Thanks
Your servant
David

As far as I know you complete your courses online and the clinical portion of the program at a hospital near you. You interact with your professors through a message board such as this, email, and sometimes through chat rooms. I don't know about exams but you either take them online or you go to a testing center. Hope this helps a little but your best course of action is to contact the schools your daughter would like to attend and ask for details.
texasnurse08 Sep 28, 2007, 7:46 AM
I'm from San Antonio but not yet a student. I've applied at a couple of LVN schools so now I'm just waiting to see if I made it. If any one has any advice about the schools in SA please share. Any students from the Baptist Health System? All advice will be helpful. Thanks.
sereneintexas Oct 4, 2007, 5:52 PM
Hi texasnurse ~:)~ I graduated from San Antonio College in '84 which at that time was an excellent program. I don't know it they still have the same reputation or not. You don't mention how old you are, however, if I was just starting out I think I might go for a BSN. From what I've heard UTMB and Texas A&M have great programs. Since I was not able to afford a private college I never looked into the ones in SA. So I don't know what kind of nursing program they have at Incarnate Word, Our Lady, or St Mary's but these schools otherwise have an excellent reputation for being some of the best in the country.
With the nursing shortage as bad as it is I wouldn't think that money would be an issue since there seems to be so many scholarships, grants and loans being offered to those going into nursing for the first time (I don't know if this is the case for those of us who would like an ADN to BSN program ~ if anyone knows please let me know). I do have a BA in another field and if you are young and have no family obligations, and, am able and willing to put all you got into a four year degree I really think that is the path you won't regret. Good Luck!