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  1. Overwhelmed

    puravidaLV replied to wanttobehappy's topic in General Students

    C equal degrees.....and academic probation. I'm floating on these next two test I have to take. Nothing better than going to a patho class and feel like you get more from the book than spending three...

  2. Hardest part of nursing school is...

    puravidaLV replied to RedXIII_'s topic in General Students

    i'm all for the simlabs, but the book stuff where the teachers say "pffft I have nursing central for that" gets to me. Everything feels like a cram for the next day and I've learned the phrase "C's...

  3. Is 50+ pages of reading a week "normal?"

    puravidaLV replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Students

    I have no idea what the hell a weekend is anymore. 100 pages pphhhffffttt....tomorrow I have to read 7 chapters + 23 extra pages and have an exam in the same class.....needless to say one of these...

  4. So you sick yet?

    puravidaLV posted a topic in General Students

    Day # 8 and I have not even stepped inside of a hospital and so far I've been hit with: Brohncitis, fever (102), and a all round rump kicker virus. On Thursday we had a three hour break which I ended...

  5. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    puravidaLV replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I would have never found Nursing if I hadn't had a motorcycle accident. I wasn't at fault in the accident and took every precaution to protect my self, but I can't stop someone from running a red and...

  6. Any reason NOT to post resume online?

    puravidaLV replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

    Hate to say it, but there are thousands of ways of obtaining this information. Other than paying a watch-dog company 14$/mo your basically at risk being on the internet as it

  7. CSN or NSC

    puravidaLV replied to serenityangel's topic in Nevada Nursing

    NSC does not have nursing class over the summer for the regular track, only Accelerated (must have a bachelors to apply) and the Part-Time go during the summer. I think your referring to UNLV for...

  8. Ati big study manual

    puravidaLV replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in General Students

    why not just call the school and find out? I know for my BSN we will have to take the ATI test, and the books new cost around 500$, yet amazon has them for .67

  9. Excited about school but...22 weeks preggars

    puravidaLV replied to bach09's topic in General Students

    wait...didn't you sign a wavier that will kick you out if you get

  10. What do you use to carry your books around?

    puravidaLV replied to pandorasbox's topic in General Students

    for the most part I have a majority of my books on PDF so I just bring a laptop. I spend about a week doing this so I'm not forced to carry books, yet means I can study

  11. Easy and Fast Meals

    puravidaLV replied to yesitslaura's topic in General Students

    7 can chili Ground turkey 3 cans of your favorite beans 2 cans of tomato paste 1 can of corn 1 can of tomatos cook, serve, clean out your

  12. 1st semester book costs

    puravidaLV replied to azhic13's topic in General Students

    umm first off colleges (private might be different) can't do this. its against the higher education opportunity act of 2009. if the bookstore needs to be reminded of this call up the dean and state...

  13. 1st semester book costs

    puravidaLV replied to azhic13's topic in General Students

    I'd rather carry a laptop than a 10lb book with me. I just bought very used editions and previous editions. Over all just spent 144.00 for most of my classes and now I have to cough up another 150...

  14. 1st semester book costs

    puravidaLV replied to azhic13's topic in General Students

    I've basically borrowed two books so far from the library and I'm 27 chapters into scanning: Fundamentals of Nursing by kozier..487pages out of 1500 done. Might be worth buying the book but since I'm...

  15. is it true the hospitals are laying off RN's?

    puravidaLV replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I've replied to this respose three timees since it's been post and each one never came up. There are somebasic problems with everything you stated and yet I am not going to go through them again. Cite...

  16. $200,000 to travel to Iraq

    puravidaLV replied to Mantibob's topic in Travel

    It is an it isn't. You get hit when you come

  17. Textbook Access codes: What a rip off!

    puravidaLV posted a topic in General Students

    I am so against access codes with text books right now. I would understand if the access codes I was forced to purchase would lead me down a golden path of gummy bears and Hawaiian punch, yet all it...

  18. Do you still hold doors for women?

    puravidaLV replied to gtshin30303's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hold it for everyone, even little gangster b-tards, and I get a thank you from everyone even if they don't say

  19. should i go to college or university

    puravidaLV replied to Rg591's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Do what all financially savy students do...get your requirements cheap and get the expensive degree afterward. Just find out if the University weighs on the number of classes taken and how many...

  20. male nurse haircut rules

    puravidaLV replied to albert6jed's topic in Male Nursing Students

    they want us cut and shaven....so i went to the window to wall and even trimmed

  21. Textbook Access codes: What a rip off!

    puravidaLV replied to puravidaLV's topic in General Students

    i gave up on buying the books all together. I spend about two days scanning the books in at the library. That way I never have to lug 7 books around and they are all on .PDF Honestly what has changed...

  22. Nevada State College Accelerated BSN Program

    puravidaLV replied to armezaRN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    If you have a support system in place and don't have to worry about kids, work , ect the. Go for it. Just a FYI they knocked down ten slots from the program and what friends of mine calculated to be...

  23. How can you afford BSN program and housing?

    puravidaLV replied to girtenbt's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    yea trust me it sucked, but since the whole house was a bunch of architects and engeineering majors there wasn't much disrespect towards anyone when it came to studying. I was the only business major...

  24. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    puravidaLV replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    Laser corrective eye surgery deviated septum correction and an affordable house, so i can start working on my

  25. How can you afford BSN program and housing?

    puravidaLV replied to girtenbt's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Find a house with 15 students living in it and pay 50$/mo for rent. I did that with my first college degree. I had another friend who bought a camper van and used the schools gym for showering. Its...