California LVN ready to move to Las Vegas, Nevada

[nursekhat]

hi. i'm currently an lvn (lpn) in california. my family and i plan to move to las vegas in the near future. i want to further my education by becoming an rn, but the waiting lists or lottery for the rn programs locally are taking forever. i was wondering if anyone has any information on really good rn programs in las vegas. perhaps an lvn/rn bridge program.

i took my lvn program at a vocational school, therefore i did not need to do any pre-requisites. so now, i am stuck having to do pre-reqs for the rn program. are there any fast-track programs such as private schools for the rn program in las vegas? those schools are usually expensive, but i don't care as long as the wait doesn't keep me waiting until it's time to retire haha. if anyone can enlighten me w/ some information, that would be great. thank you!

[tccjknv]

All of the nursing programs here in Las Vegas/Henderson require pre-reqs, as far as I know. I am currently taking mine and it isn't fun. I am not familiar with programs if you are a LVN, so I may not be the best to get info from, but I'll tell you what I do know. Nevada State College has an accelerated program that takes 1 year and not that expensive. Both Touro (www.tu.edu) and Southern Nevada University have programs that take approx. 18 months. They are private, so they cost quite a bit. With Touro's program you can opt to continue on for 6 additional months and receive a master's degree. Hope this helps.

Carrie

[nursekhat]

all of the nursing programs here in las vegas/henderson require pre-reqs, as far as i know. i am currently taking mine and it isn't fun. i am not familiar with programs if you are a lvn, so i may not be the best to get info from, but i'll tell you what i do know. nevada state college has an accelerated program that takes 1 year and not that expensive. both touro (www.tu.edu) and southern nevada university have programs that take approx. 18 months. they are private, so they cost quite a bit. with touro's program you can opt to continue on for 6 additional months and receive a master's degree. hope this helps.

carrie

hi carrie. i was on the nevada state board of nursing, and noticed that nevada state college is under provisional approval only. what does that mean? lol. also, what is the accelerated program? i should contact the school huh? what school are you going to?

[chanelfran1]

i know this was dated in 2006 but i'm actually in the same situation you were once in. vocational school and looking to become an RN. were you able toget more info? i'd appreciate any help!