Dean Uguan

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  1. Fall 2018 CSN Hopefuls?

    Dean Uguan replied to Twinsmama28's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Excellent! The jobs are plentiful, no doubt about

  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 General Nursing

    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...

  3. Fall 2018 CSN Hopefuls?

    Dean Uguan replied to Twinsmama28's topic in Nevada Nursing

    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...

  4. CSN RN Program Curriculum

    Dean Uguan replied to SKF19's topic in Nevada Nursing

    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...

  5. Pearson closes testing centers in US and Canada

    Dean Uguan replied to Brightlight77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For the

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

    Dean Uguan replied to jc0322's topic in Men in Nursing

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

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

    Dean Uguan replied to mahaska's topic in Nevada Nursing

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

  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...

  9. IV Refresher course?

    Dean Uguan replied to festivalnurse's topic in Nevada Nursing

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

  10. New Grad Moving Las Vegas

    Dean Uguan replied to llxzachxll's topic in Nevada Nursing

    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

  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

  12. New Grad Moving Las Vegas

    Dean Uguan replied to llxzachxll's topic in Nevada Nursing

    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...

  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

  14. New Grad Moving Las Vegas

    Dean Uguan replied to llxzachxll's topic in Nevada Nursing

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

  15. New Grad Moving Las Vegas

    Dean Uguan replied to llxzachxll's topic in Nevada Nursing

    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

  16. New Grad Moving Las Vegas

    Dean Uguan replied to llxzachxll's topic in Nevada Nursing

    A little

  17. Cleaning patients after bowel movements.

    Dean Uguan replied to Kidsrablast's topic in General Nursing

    Agency CNA here. Sometimes cleaning the patient's bowel movement seems to stimulate additional bowel

  18. New Grad Moving Las Vegas

    Dean Uguan replied to llxzachxll's topic in Nevada Nursing

    UMC has been a little dry for new grad positions the last couple of months. The last one was for new grad IMC, but it was internal

  19. Can a Canadian Nurse work at an American VA hospital?

    Dean Uguan replied to Alex C.'s topic in General Nursing

    The nurse must be a US

  20. Moving to Henderson, NV

    Dean Uguan replied to Hellothere27's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital (MOFH) is a small hospital located on Las Vegas Blvd across from Nellis Air Force Base. It was originally a joint venture between the Air Force and the VA, but now...

  21. Moving to Henderson, NV

    Dean Uguan replied to Hellothere27's topic in Nevada Nursing

    The VA has the SAIL system that rates each healthcare facility on 25 different quality measures and assigns each facility a star rating. The star ratings are 1 to 5 star, with 1 being the worst and 5...

  22. Moving to Henderson, NV

    Dean Uguan replied to Hellothere27's topic in Nevada Nursing

    St Rose pays the best, followed by HCA: Sunrise, Mountain View and Southern Hills; and then UHS: Valley, Summerlin, Desert Springs, Spring Valley, Centennial Hills and Henderson. UMC is a busy,...

  23. Any current or previous NAPs in Las Vegas?

    Dean Uguan replied to guest1115066's topic in General Nursing

    I know Las Vegas hospital nurse apprentices (NAPs). It seems their days include many CNA type duties combined with a sprinkling or more of skills they've been signed off on at school. They were...

  24. Endorsement

    Dean Uguan replied to Friday24's topic in Nevada Nursing

    In my interactions with the Nevada State Board of Nursing, I found them responsive and cooperative. You might consider sending them an email, since no one here has responded

  25. RN MGR Told me I'm too old.

    Dean Uguan replied to gumbi_12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Great pointers! I might add: 7. Be technologically