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I applied to the FNP track. My letter was postmarked September 2nd.

I am accepted. I received the letter today.

My GPA is enough to get accepted if what my coworker said is true. He switched his path to clinical educator elsewhere.

I've applied to the FNP program staring in Spring 2017 as well. This is the very first school I have applied. I have no idea if I will be accepted or not. One of my colleagues applied to a NP program at USA (I don't know which track) and wasn't accep...

I applied to both programs, first to CSN and was accepted, but declined and went to UNLV. In terms of tuition, CSN is by far cheaper. Also the number of credits per semester is less, like 9 credits, at CSN. So if you want, you can work fulltime and g...

The valley health system hospitals hire new grads throughout the year. St. Rose Dominican hospitals, Sunrise hospital, and Mountain View hospital post a new grad program a few times a year. It seems to be easier to find a nursing job at home health a...

I am a newly certified nursing assistant and looking for a job right now. I have called and walked in to several LTC facilities, but nobody is hiring CNAs at this moment! What is happening to the CNA job market? Is it just a temporary position shorta...

Have you ever heard anything about Purrfect Nursing Services in Las Vegas? I am interested in their CNA course, but no information really comes up online. I know their course is approved by the Nevada State Board of Nursing, but would love to know th...

Remember that 50% of the points comes from your HESI score. There is a greater chance to get into the program if you have a very high HESI score even you have Bs in your science classes. Finishing all the science classes, math and NURS299 before appl...

As a brand new CNA, it took only 2 weeks for me to find a job at a LTC because I knew somebody at the facility. I left applications at other hospitals/LTCs at the same time and the first one called for an interview was 4 months after I landed on the ...

Hi, I am wondering if there are any people applied/applying for the UNLV BSN program for Summer 2011. I heard that the summer program is less competitive compared to the fall and spring semesters, but the cutoff line seems to be getting higher each s...

Congratulations! Two of my friends who graduated from the UNR nursing program worked part time throughout the 4 semesters. One worked 16-20 hours a week, and another worked 8-16 hours a week depending on the semester. Both said it was pretty hard and...

I am all done with the packet now. How's yours going? It's a good thing I already work in the nursing field so I didn't have to get many immunizations and such done. The only job left for me is sewing the school patches on my scrub top and lab coat, ...

I got it as well! A lady at the SON told me that 80 people applied for Summer 2011 and the cutoff line was about 87 points. To me, 87 is rather high because a couple of semesters ago a pre-nursing adviser told me that 85 would be enough to get in. It...

Hi, can anyone tell me what score is desirable if you are applying for the upcoming semester but still in the last remaining classes? I got 90% on HESI A2, but I am still in the last two classes (CHEM & STATS). Since the CHEM I am taking this sem...

I think I used my out-of-pocket expenses only on a white scrub, a pair of white shoes and the board exam fees. Other costs are all included in the tuition as Jerad said. I am not sure what the current tuition rate is, but it was $1195 for NV resident...

CSN is an ADN program, and NSC and UNLV are BSN programs.

Thanks Melissa! The lady I talked on the phone just told me to pick up the letter at their office and didn't mention about the orientation sessions at all. I wish they could have given us a bit more advanced notice so that I could take a day off from...

How can we find out the orientation dates for sure? Will it be on the acceptance letter we have to pick up on Nov 8th?

I just got a call, too. Full time program with 29 points.

Congratulations! This job is physically demanding, but really rewarding. Good luck with your nursing school :-)

Welcome aboard!

I started off as a CNA w/o experience at a LTC in southern NV. $9.50 for the day shift, $10 for the evening and night shifts. No weekend differentials...

If you make a special plea for expedited evaluation to a registrar (not those people who are sitting at the front desk of the student services, but a person who actually evaluates transcripts), they can finish evaluation within two weeks.

Hi, I am a pre-nursing student and also a CNA working for a LTC. My short-term goal is getting BSN and working for a hospital as a RN. This may be the wrong forum to post this, but I need some advice from nurses working for a hospital. I work for a...