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1. family friendly apartment in las vegas

   checkers replied to cutiebaby's topic in Nevada

   I would recommend Green Valley as well. As for specific apartments, Adobe Ranch is nice, well kept with a nice heated pool. Stay away from Green Valley Country Club.. takes them months and many phone calls to fix anything. Those are the only ones ...

2. 265 questions! I feel sick!

   checkers replied to rnoncology's topic in NCLEX

   LOL! I am taking mine tomorrow, and I was just thinking that will be my exact reaction! I can already see it after i finish.... getting in my car and screaming, then crying, then calling everyone i know. I just hope that doesn't start until AFTER ...

3. Is anyone hiring new grads???

   checkers replied to checkers's topic in Nevada

   BSN-Dec2006, I'm still trying to figure out the process of becoming licensed in NV. I went ahead and applied to be registered in Maryland, and will take my NCLEX here. My school said they'd only help with in-state applications, so I figured it woul...

4. Is anyone hiring new grads???

   checkers replied to checkers's topic in Nevada

   Thanks for all the insight! I'm planning on moving out there after i take my NCLEX in a few weeks. I guess I'll find something if not a nursing job right away, and maybe it'll be easier once I'm out there.

5. Losing sleep over lack of job offers, is anyone else experiencing anything like this?

   checkers replied to pa0723's topic in General Nursing

   You are not alone sister! I have lost 5 pounds since graduating a month ago, can barely eat. I am wide awake at 3 am, in tears every other day. I didn't realize that I was supposed to be applying BEFORE graduating. I even get phone calls or email...

6. Nursing Shortage

   checkers replied to olichi's topic in Safety

   I too am a job-less, on my way to hope-less, new RN grad. I have applied to 5 hospitals in my city. I had 1 interview, but the interviewer thought I wasn't ready for the new-grad critical care position. The other places never even offered an inter...

7. Is anyone hiring new grads???

   checkers replied to checkers's topic in Nevada

   I 'm a single gal who can't imagine life without living in the city, and I'd know nobody..that's too scary for me at this point in my life. I've lived in DC/Baltimore my whole life, and I'm ready to try someplace new. I know a few people in Vegas a...

8. Is anyone hiring new grads???

   checkers posted a topic in Nevada

   First off, I'm planning on relocating, so I'm wondering if that is a turn-off? I'm nervous about moving (from Maryland) with nothing lined up! And I haven't even taken my NCLEX yet. I'm applying all over Vegas, and getting no response or the "not a...

9. A little Help, Please!!!

   checkers replied to bigbee13's topic in Nevada

   I too would love to relocate to Vegas, I'm a new grad currently in Maryland. I was just wondering what the potential is for new grads in Vegas. I notice the demand seems to be for experienced nurses. Around here the most common requirement seems ...

10. Nursing is taking over my life!!!!

    checkers replied to Samantha2000's topic in General Nursing

    MILD and some moderate anxiety is a normal response (the kind that motivates us, or signals our attention to something) But there are the more severe types, panic attacks that are more disabling. I suffered many years with anxiety that went undiagno...

11. Not so wise wisdom teeth

    checkers replied to funinsun's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure where you live, but here (Washington DC area) I am close to NIH (National Institutes of Health) and I participated in a pain study, and it was FREE. Not to mention waaaay better care than i could imagine anywhere else. Maybe there is ...

12. What are your clinicals like?

    checkers replied to xanthippe's topic in General Students

    5 hour days, 2 times a week, with 7 or 8 students to 1 instructor. Nurses generally rush on by, and I feel like I'm in the way. A few have taken the time to explain things, let me watch skills that I haven't been able to do, etc. It is rare. I rea...

13. Bad test questions

    checkers posted a topic in General Students

    Seems like for every exam we take, there are usually a couple of questions that are thrown out, due to poor wording or misinformation. For the last test we took there were 6 out of 100 that are being thrown out (so far!!) This happens everytime. I...

14. Grading Scale

    checkers replied to ZootRN's topic in General Students

    Our is A 90%-100% B 80-89% C 75-79 We are only graded on exams. We have criteria/standards to meet for clinical, but we don't really get a grade. We also just get a "pass" for all skills evaluations, drug calculation tests, and any case studies o...

15. Book - How to Survive & Maybe even love nursing school?

    checkers replied to katesmom's topic in General Students

    I don't have it, but i would try to get it used first.Don't worry, you'll get plenty or reading, your library will overflow, and your books will even serve as pillows if your not careful. On my desk, I actually have a pile of nursing books that is ne...