Dean Uguan

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1. Fall 2018 CSN Hopefuls?

   Dean Uguan replied to Twinsmama28's topic in Nevada

   Excellent! The jobs are plentiful, no doubt about it!

2. I can't wait till next year can I just take my NCLEX in vegas

   Dean Uguan replied to Jeremy Nagahama's topic in Hawaii

   The NCLEX can be taken anywhere, there is no need to transfer anything, as it's a national exam. Some Las Vegas new grads were finding it difficult to get their preferred testing dates, so they booked exams in California or Arizona. Las Vegas has o...

3. Fall 2018 CSN Hopefuls?

   Dean Uguan replied to Twinsmama28's topic in Nevada

   So, in conclusion, at least three of the people that were active in the early throws of this thread have now graduated, of those two have passed the NCLEX, one is already working and one starts this week. It was a fun ride.

4. CSN RN Program Curriculum

   Dean Uguan replied to SKF19's topic in Nevada

   The CSN website is searchable for classes, just pretend you're searching for classes for registration purposes and there will be listings of classes with their times and dates. Typically clinicals will be a week or two less than the entire length of...

5. Pearson closes testing centers in US and Canada

   Dean Uguan replied to Brightlight77's topic in COVID

   For the NCLEX?

6. Current Male CNA/Patient Sitter & future nursing student

   Dean Uguan replied to jc0322's topic in Men

   Thank you for sharing your story. I also became a CNA in 2015 and am now in my final semester of nursing school.

7. How much does Fresenius or Davita pay in Las Vegas?

   Dean Uguan replied to mahaska's topic in Nevada

   You might try joining the Face Book group "Las Vegas Nurses Rock!" and ask the question there.

8. I feel like I'm going nowhere

   Dean Uguan replied to nursex23's topic in General Nursing

   Agreed. I've worked agency CNA shifts at different LTACH facilities. I was constantly amazed how the nurses handled the demanding load of the most most complex patient population imaginable. I've always imagined myself working as a new grad in an e...

9. IV Refresher course?

   Dean Uguan replied to festivalnurse's topic in Nevada

   Possibly the College of Southern Nevada Workforce Development group will have what you are looking for or something similar.

10. New Grad Moving Las Vegas

    Dean Uguan replied to llxzachxll's topic in Nevada

    Add in severe mental illness and substance use and you've named a good number of the reasons that make Valley, UMC, Sunrise and maybe Desert Springs interesting places to work!

11. 1st Sem. Nursing student: Shaking in my scrubs

    Dean Uguan replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    Very true, this happened to me last night in the same city as the OP (and probably the same agency).

12. New Grad Moving Las Vegas

    Dean Uguan replied to llxzachxll's topic in Nevada

    For what it's worth: UMC just posted an internal employee only posting for new grad med-surg. Because it is internal, the posting itself made not be useful for this conversation, but the three year commitment they're asking for seems notable. It a...

13. Does the VA pay better than private hosptial?

    Dean Uguan replied to nursingqa's topic in General Nursing

    This. Every VA is unique. Consider looking at the SAIL reports for each facility. There you will ratings for things life RN turnover rates, employee satisfaction and the like.

14. New Grad Moving Las Vegas

    Dean Uguan replied to llxzachxll's topic in Nevada

    UMC just posted an ICU training program open to new grads that had preceptorships in critical care (and other RNs with experience).

15. New Grad Moving Las Vegas

    Dean Uguan replied to llxzachxll's topic in Nevada

    Yesterday Mountain View Hospital posted new grad positions. I don't have any personal knowledge of the hospital, but others have told me they hold it in high regard.