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  1. May fail out of nursing school--challenge lpn boards options???

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi all, so here's my thing, i'm in my 3rd semester of nursing school ---AGAIN---if i fail out this time i've completely failed out of the program. however i am looking into some LPN boards challenge...

  2. May fail out of nursing school--challenge lpn boards options???

    buffalowing81 replied to buffalowing81's topic in General Nursing

    no i'm in buffalo, ny. i'm really hoping it doesn't get down to the point of failing out of nursing school, but i'm hoping that if i did have to go with a different career but in that field that alot...

  3. May fail out of nursing school--challenge lpn boards options???

    buffalowing81 replied to buffalowing81's topic in General Nursing

    actually there are quite a few of us that agree the instruction is horrible. i get 60s and 70s on these written tests but yet receive high 90s on my care plans at the hospital. these written tests...

  4. May fail out of nursing school--challenge lpn boards options???

    buffalowing81 replied to buffalowing81's topic in General Nursing

    well first of all in reply to many replies to this thread i am not in any way implying that an LPN is a consolation prize for failing out of RN school, first of all it hasn't even gotten to that point...

  5. Vomit phobia help!

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    ok it is the middle of the night and i am typing this post because i was just awakened by one of my recurring vomit nightmares where people just randomly vomit in my dreams and i wake up all eeew and...

  6. Nevada employment checks

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey guys! i'm actually a year away from taking my boards and i wish to be employed w/a las vegas hospital system. i'm actually just creating a general profile on one of the websites just to get my...

  7. Nevada employment checks

    buffalowing81 replied to buffalowing81's topic in General Nursing

    OK i'm just wondering because there were some temp jobs that i only worked for a few months, the one job i had the supervisor doesn't even work there anymore i don't think and i don't want there to be...

  8. UNLV BSN Waiting List-how long??

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    Hey how long is the typical wait from transitioning from pre-nursing to the bsn program at unlv? Also, can you take certain nursing classes while you are waiting to be admitted into the program?...

  9. Pre-Nursing at UNLV--GPA questions??

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    Hi I am a grad of UNLV of 2004, and I am planning on going back in the fall of 08 to finish up my pre req's and apply to the BSN program. The min GPA for pre nursing is 3.0 OR take 9 UNLV credits and...

  10. TEAS TEST--only have to take once?

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, i just got my TEAS test results i scored an overall of 78.2%. my question is in the next few years when i want to apply for my BSN, do i have to take the TEAS test again or will the one i just...

  11. Travelling Nurse--new grads welcome?

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey, i'm just about to start my nuring program next month after 2 years of taking mickey mouse prereq classes i'm finally in a program. won't take me very long looking at about a year and a half...

  12. Las Vegas Tuition Reimbursement

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello i am an alumni of UNLV i am currently in my hometown of buffalo, ny and was just accpeted into a nursing program. i intend on moving back to Vegas once i get my RN in about a year and a...

  13. Las Vegas Tuition Reimbursement

    buffalowing81 replied to buffalowing81's topic in General Nursing

    thanks! do you know if they pay out the cost of tuition previous to your employment like all ur nursing classes or just ongoing education from the time u start employment?

  14. Nevada Lowest Paying Nurses?????

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    Hi me and my monkey again :monkeydance: . OK a friend of mine's wife who I guess was a nurse in Vegas said that Nevada is the lowest paying state for nursing? It says right on www.nvnurses.com that...

  15. Skinning The Kitty!!

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    ok i think i'll be ok with disecting the cat in anatomy it's the skinning party i'm afraid of. is it like slaughtering it with like blood everywhere or does it come frozen or how is

  16. Ccsn-waiting Lists??

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    Hi i am currently a nursing student in Buffalo, NY well 'PRE' NURSING i applied to the program which only comes once a year so i applied for the fall of 07, and they can't evaluate my pre req's til...

  17. Unlv Pre-nursing Gpa 2.5 Or 3.0????

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    Hello, ok i am getting different GPA requirements for the pre-nursing program, one catalog says 2.5, another one says 3.0, someone in the advisement office said 2.5 but i she didn't really sound too...

  18. Overnight Aids in Hospitals--Positions???

    buffalowing81 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    Hi i'm going to be looking for a job as an overnight whatever at one of the hosptials, either at the admissions desk or an aid so i can go to school during the day, i don't have any certifcation do...

  19. Overnight Aids in Hospitals--Positions???

    buffalowing81 replied to buffalowing81's topic in Nevada Nursing

    OH SISTERMIKE in answer to your question sorry i forgot to tell you when you asked what kind of work i do in NY, i work in the purchasing department for the WNY hospitals, i make 12 an hour right now,...

  20. Overnight Aids in Hospitals--Positions???

    buffalowing81 replied to buffalowing81's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Well here's the thing, i'm moving in january, and i have a job that pays 12 bucks an hour now and i am not about to change jobs just to get experience in a field i am not even permanantly going into,...

  21. Overnight Aids in Hospitals--Positions???

    buffalowing81 replied to buffalowing81's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Well what sort of job would you suggest that i apply for? The last time i was out there i was living in the dorms working part time for 8 bucks an hour so i didn't really need to be picky. now i have...

  22. Overnight Aids in Hospitals--Positions???

    buffalowing81 replied to buffalowing81's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Yeah that was going to be my next plan, how hard is it to get a job in the hotels as like a front desk person or reservations or something like

  23. Unlv Pre-nursing Gpa 2.5 Or 3.0????

    buffalowing81 replied to buffalowing81's topic in Nevada Nursing

    well basically that the pre-nursing gpa requirement is 2.5 and the BSN requirement is 3.0, and i guess they're doing away with the matriculation thingy and going straight from test scores and gpa to...

  24. Unlv Pre-nursing Gpa 2.5 Or 3.0????

    buffalowing81 replied to buffalowing81's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Nevermind, I spoke with another adviser and got everything explained to me perfectly thanks anyway all!

  25. Unlv Pre-nursing Gpa 2.5 Or 3.0????

    buffalowing81 replied to buffalowing81's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I spoke with an advisor about the PRE NURSING and it's 2.5 for PRE 3.0 for BSN. Now i need someone to exaplain something to me because the advisor i spoke with over the phone i don't think understood...