kurtayn

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1. Underage drinking question? please help

   kurtayn replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

   Dui law for underage in Mississippi is .02.

2. Relocating to Houston area after NCLEX

   kurtayn replied to nursekiki2015's topic in Texas

   You don't need to take the NCLEX in Texas, you need to apply to the state board and register your test for Texas. You can take it anywhere. Case in point: two of my classmates were moving to California right after school. They didn't bother registeri...

3. Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

   kurtayn replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Students

   I'm very confused about this scenario. During my OB rotation the RN's introduced themselves and asked if it was OK for me to go in. I was a male student. If they said yes, I went in and observed. I did Foley catheters, cut the cord, and watched the l...

4. Pearson Vue Trick 2015 Latest

   kurtayn replied to NurseCalif's topic in NCLEX

   I realize this. I also realize that the PVT isn't foolproof. It's better than sitting there for weeks wondering if you did or didn't pass, like I had to do in 2005 for my LVN. The suggestion to use an invalid expiration is to prevent people from bein...

5. Help! I have to precept a new grad who already knows it all....but not really.

   kurtayn replied to GOMER-RN's topic in General Nursing

   People like this are dumb, plain and simple. I just got licensed as an RN today, but I have a job lined up in an oncology ICU. I have also been an LVN for 10 years, but you best believe I'm going to learn everything I can from my preceptor when I sta...

6. RN pay rate on experience vs education

   kurtayn replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

   In the city I work in, good luck finding a job in other than sub-acute or nursing home environments if you don't have your BSN. It isn't even a matter of pay difference anymore, it's a matter of finding a job you like.

7. Buying Scrubs

   kurtayn replied to Colej101's topic in Men

   Uniform advantage has good scrubs for men. They have their own brand that is very similar to Cherokee for a fraction of the price. It is an online site.

8. Pearson Vue Trick 2015 Latest

   kurtayn replied to NurseCalif's topic in NCLEX

   To add to the discussion, I took my NCLEX RN Monday. I did the PVT using the wrong security code and expiration and got the "good popup". I did this after taking the test, and 24 hours later. I got the quick results today that I passed, so it does wo...

9. Requirements for Army nursing

   kurtayn posted a topic in Government

   I graduate at the end of April with my BSN, and I would like to commission in the Army. I served previously for 12 years enlisted as an LVN, but got out to go to nursing school. When I got out, I was told that I would have to either get a really good...

10. Pre-req online?

    kurtayn replied to scwildflower's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    Rio Salado has all of the lab sciences, to include A&P 1 and 2. That's who I took mine through.

11. Houston campus fall 2013

    kurtayn replied to shellE86's topic in Chamberlain College

    There is an interview with an admissions counselor. If I were you I would call the campus tomorrow to schedule it as soon as you can. I was very encouraged at how professional my advisor was, and how well the process went. I ended up taking my HESI a...

12. Are there any online LPN or LVN programs

    kurtayn replied to MAnders1405's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    If you look around, there are no pre-licensure programs that are fully online. The only ones that I have seen that come close are Excelsior's ADN program, Indiana's LPN-BSN program, WGU, and Texas A&M's eline program. Even with these programs, th...

13. Houston campus fall 2013

    kurtayn replied to shellE86's topic in Chamberlain College

    You should as long as everything is in, I.E., transcripts, HESI, application. From what I understood, they have their admissions committee meeting at least once per month. I know my next step is to meet with the enrollment advisor, get my plan of stu...

14. LPN...not good enough??

    kurtayn replied to em1025's topic in LPN/LVN

    Please realize that the nursing profession is trying their hardest to get rid of us, period. There are places in the country where you cannot get a job if you are an LPN in anything other than a nursing home. The end goal is to try have the BSN be th...

15. Houston campus fall 2013

    kurtayn replied to shellE86's topic in Chamberlain College

    It was about 3 weeks from going down and taking the HESI. What took awhile was getting my transcripts sent in. I sent for them prior to taking the HESI, and they just barely got them in on time for last week's committee meeting.