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gtterbug; sounds reasonable enough. do you know if unlv has it the same way? maybe you know someone who has an idea. i hear they're stricter.

People from out of state just come here to go to school then, they usually go back to their states. But it is a bad deal for locals who want to stay. Even before the crisis, most of nv graduates leave. It just got worse that's all. It will be a long time, before it gets better!

UNLV gets most of the money anyway, maybe it's time they gave back to the state. The nursing program is not immune, no one is. I hope things get better, even if people get their RN degree here, theyd still have to move. NO JOBS. (sigh)

This area of Nevada is odd, theres only a few choices of nursing schools and less applicants are applying now. But, these schools are continually acting like theyre doing us a favor. In reality, they need their students to stay in business! It doesnt matter whether theyre private or not. I hated two pre-req profs when I was at NSC, it's not suprising if nursing program profs are worse.

I wish I applied for UNLV instead. CSN is great, but with the work that the nursing program demands, I would've been better off with UNLV! It's true, you work just as hard or in some cases, even harder!

I remember the first time I saw the CSN syllabus last year, I suddenly got a headache from it! It's overwhelming! It doesn't matter what school you go to. It's just a question on how much money you're willing to pay! You'll just pay MORE for private schools (NOT for a better education), but just to *hopefully* be treated better! Remember: Private schools want profit, they NEED their students. State schools don't have business people to answer to.

I agree CSN and UNLV are good schools. They SHOULD be, both their nursing programs have been around for more or less 30 years! They should've perfected their systems and they have. NSC's nursing program was just started in 2004ish, earlier this year they got their FULL accreditation! That's quite an accomplishment for 4 or 5 years? They still have a long way to go but theyre improving quickly. If youre going to work just as hard and put up with a lot of crap in nursing school, it might as well be for BSN don't ya think? You said you only have a few pre-reqs you need to take, go for BSN! Why not? I know I wish I did!

this article was written on jan 2008. it's more of a bush administration problem, but i think it was also a clinton administration problem. in any case, it is a major problem now, with the economy and all. why is the us federal government lax with issuing visas in general? it's not just licenses to foreign educated/trained nurses but with all other occupations as well? i mean it's not like us professional jobs are falling from the sky (even before the bush years)? was there ever a time were professional jobs were falling from the sky? (sarcasm) the only time i can think of was the it boom in early 1990's... silicon valley. private computer firms there started to hire hundreds of employees from 'third world countries'. through the years, they turned into thousands of visas! other companies all over the us started doing this. then the it bubble burst and they still continue to hire people from 'third world countries' so they can pay them less. i hope this won't be the future trend in nursing! yay for obama for trying to save the nursing profession, but, he won't be the president forever. what if next president doesn't see it as obama sees it?

as a nursing student myself, everyone who has posted on this thread should read the threads on nursing news from actual practicing, experienced, laid-off and recent rn graduates for months/year and read the real 411! hate to burst your bubble folks, but here goes: although the bad news is everywhere, i still choose to be positive and hope for the best. there is no "shortage" per say, nursing schools are pumping out graduates every semester by the thousands. the problem is getting them hired and it just didn't start this year, unemployment has been creeping up for the past year or so. also, because of the economy, there are more rns getting back into the profession and they're preferred to get hired as opposed to recent grads. retirement theory? --> (rns retiring) goodluck with that theory! read the postings on nursing news, you'll get the 411 from 'actual nurses'. read the comments from nurses and pay attention on what they really think: fox news-nursing: recession proof career? nursing education to receive influx of federal funds another article about sudden change in nursing job market

i've heard of a few nurses in the past who do this kind of work part-time but they all have been nurses for a while though. i didn't know you can do it as a new grad. hope all goes well for you with the board of nursing and all. say, is this the one on sahara bon ? or do you have to go all the way up northern nv to talk them and check if your license is going to be alright? i assume you'd want some kind of paperwork stating that your license is going to be fine and not just verbal over the phone, right? well, i guess they can fax you something.

I think everyone who goes to nursing state schools feels like you do. State schools have been around much longer, they have at least 20-25+ years headstart compared to these "new" schools (except for NSC, but they're getting tougher too). State schools are preferred (price, tried & tested) Well, they should be! All those years of experience of perfecting their craft, they ought to be. I hate to say it, but students are just a number (it feels like this at times). It's just the way it is, I don't know if that'll ever change. It's a matter of how much one is willing to spend, willing to put up with (all schools have their 'rules') and how badly one wants to be a nurse! It's nursing school, it supposed to be a wild ride! It feels like you're the only one who feels overwhelmed/frustrated, but you're NOT. Just study harder, re-write the book if you have to, try to do your best. If they can't see it, and they chop you off the program anyway, then make sure you apply to one of the nursing private schools. Here's why: So that, when you graduate and make all that money, you can donate some $ to the school that helped you get your degree (as an alumni)! Make sure these schools stay open. Remember where you were and remember who helped you get where you are! If it means it's a private school, so be it.

I'd take it, sounds like a good deal. Besides, I hear it's not that easy anymore to get hired in our area as a new grad nowadays, take a chance!