justmeinlv

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  1. Failed A Course...

    True success never comes without some degree of failure, is my motto in life. I am a lab instructor at the school I once failed out of. I failed a lab class so hard the ADN program I was attending would not readmit me. I graduated in the 97th percent...
  2. nursing in Las Vegas as a single Parent

    I moved to vegas with my parents when I was 15, when we moved from a very small and safe town in rural Nevada. I found vegas to be a great place to grow up and almost 15 years later I still love it here. I did well in high school and graduated from a...
  3. how to get into peds

    I am a peds ICU nurse in Nevada and I regulatory sit on new grad interview panels. For any area you want to go into the question you need to ask yourself is, "what can I do to separate myself from the 300+ other applicants for this limited position"....
  4. New grad salary:)

    In my experience $25 is a little low and $30 is a little high, but that seems to be the range. Hospitals do not necessarily pay more, because they are more in-demand. When I was a new grad, I went from a rehab hospital to a critical care unit and too...
  5. Obtaining CNA license during ADN program

    At CSN you will be eligible to take the CNA exam once you are pass the Fundamentals of Nursing class with a C or better. The process is simple fill out the application, which I have attached a link to, get finger printed, then wait for a letter in th...
  6. Question about zeroing lines

    Very good discussion thank you guys
  7. National University RN program beware

    I am proud to say, I graduated from National University. I passed the NCLEX in 45 minutes with 75 questions. Today, I am a pediatric critical care nurse. Sense graduating I have become certified in among others, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, pediatric critical, ...
  8. CSN current nursing students - online classes?

    I am a past nursing student and I am currently taking general education classes at CSN. I would say it really depends on you. Online classes offer flexibly and are good if you are more self passed learner. Classroom classes demand that you pace yours...
  9. Kaplan's RN Program...

    congratulations sarah (on the baby and school)! study hard! nursing school is one of the hardest things you will ever do, but it is so worth it.
  10. CSN supply and book list

    i agree the ___ made incredibly easy series is good. i also used lippincott. lippincott books are good, because the question is on one side of the page and the answers are on the other side. that way you do not have to keep trying to find the answers...
  11. CSN supply and book list

    ... a good printer (i bought a laser printer)... you defiantly need a good printer. your first syllabus is over 200 pages. one of your first assignments is an elderly essay, remember the instructions for it are in three different places, and do not f...
  12. I have a BSN, but never passed boards

    i disagree with the statement above. you have a bachelors degree in nursing, which is a degree. be proud of that[color=#ffa07a]! someone suggested going to another state and endorsing your license to your state. i live in nevada and i know that is a ...
  13. Kaplans ADN program ???

    i highly doubt that. i know st. mary's hired at least one of carrington's las vegas students, and that school never gained accreditation. what makes you say kaplan's adn program will not gain accreditation? the have not even graduated their first coh...
  14. Whats the Difference??

    impaired spontaneous ventilation is not a nanda so i would not recommend using it.
  15. Administered Insulin pt. wasn't hungry..

    I am not sure you did anything wrong. The pts BS was 295? I highly doubt he is going to bottom out with 11 units of insulin and like Loriangel 14 said even if he did there are always ways of dealing with it.