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  1. Help! How many hours a week can a full time student work???

    puravidaLV replied to gburgess516's topic in General Students

    What school admits people in to the nursing program when they are only 2 nd year students?

  2. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    puravidaLV replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    I would say ........................... and the world will never

  3. Saw a car accident; I wish I was already a nurse!

    puravidaLV replied to happy2learn's topic in General Students

    Listen there are plenty of things on the internet that I don't believe and the one I really never believe is that reading an article online will protect me from an ambulance chaser. I don't care what...

  4. Pre-nursing student in need of advice!!!!!!

    puravidaLV replied to jeanette_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    yikes ok than I need the school your planning on going to other wise I'm shooting in the dark. In most cases your going to need to take English 101/102 two history classes math up to algebra (calc...

  5. Pre-nursing student in need of advice!!!!!!

    puravidaLV replied to jeanette_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Do you have a link to your college? I'm happy to walk you through the process. In most cases its straight forward, plus I have nothing to do for the next half

  6. It's near impossible to get into pre-reqs at CCs here in SoCal

    puravidaLV replied to pennyep's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would cheat the system, find friends that have last names that come first have them get into those classes then drop them early morning after registration was done. We had a network of people from...

  7. Pre-nursing student in need of advice!!!!!!

    puravidaLV replied to jeanette_'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Counselor would be the first stop, till you figure out that they lead you in most cases on a wild goose chase and tell you to take 100 level classes that won't transfer nor count towards anything. Go...

  8. Saw a car accident; I wish I was already a nurse!

    puravidaLV replied to happy2learn's topic in General Students

    umm can I just be that guy...you know the one that burst bubbles... Even if I saw a car accident I wouldn't do a thing, matter fact I would blend in the crowd and go oohhh and ahhhhh.....and not get...

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

    puravidaLV replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    A better to read line for line was in the Vegas Sun about transparency at St Rose....I'd start stuffing the comment box with praises! I'm sure 40+ comment cards a month for one person isn't unheard

  10. What's better CNA job or Nursing Summer Internship

    puravidaLV replied to esunada's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Depending on the job market in your area the nursing internship will give you more piratical experience, yet the CNA job will pay the bills, give you less experience, but put you in a better position...

  11. Would ADHD disqualify me from nursing school

    puravidaLV replied to CheckSix's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    no no no you want them to exclude you from the program and matter fact have them state the reason why......just when you get the lawyer try to get him to only agree to 25% instead of 33% when you

  12. Possible to become an NP or CRNA with a BS in Health Science and ASN in Nursing?

    puravidaLV replied to TH0982's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    in most every case they are going to want you to have been practicing as a RN some where, on top of that you'll need a license in what ever state your in to practice as a nurse while in school . I...

  13. How did you cover your medical insurace requirement?

    puravidaLV replied to puravidaLV's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    its not the school that is requiring it but the hospitals in the area, along with the 10-pt drug screen, and FBI background check. I want something just in case of the "worst case senerio" like the...

  14. How did you cover your medical insurace requirement?

    puravidaLV posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think I have almost everything down that I need for the fall except for medical insurance. I could get the schools medical insurance, but its like $800/semester through financial aid. This option...

  15. online chemistry??

    puravidaLV replied to jlf3816's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    there are schools that offer two types of chemistry online: 1) online, inclass lab 2) all online including lab. The only school I know of that has EVERYTHING online that is an accreditied college and...

  16. Possible to become an NP or CRNA with a BS in Health Science and ASN in Nursing?

    puravidaLV replied to TH0982's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Almost all colleges will want experience in an acute care/ icu for CRNA which might kill you right there. but in either case they will want you to have a

  17. Help! How many hours a week can a full time student work???

    puravidaLV replied to gburgess516's topic in General Students

    if possible try to get a place where you can read while working. Try a call center, pet hospital, or something like that. I've been looking for something that would fit my schedule, but nothing has...

  18. CRNA Doctorate in 2015 or 2025?

    puravidaLV replied to webstar's topic in Men in Nursing

    if anything I would go the distance and get the doctorate just makes you more marketable in the end. I guess the only analogy is like a doctor that isn't board certified, they have way less...

  19. ASU or UNLV [?]

    puravidaLV replied to RN_Mami's topic in General Nursing

    In either case your stuck in 110 degree weather for four months

  20. Human Anat & Phys 1 and 2 in the same semester online

    puravidaLV replied to webstar's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm not sure if A&P has been added, but check out Oregon State. They have online science classes such as biology and chemistry with labs online. The classes are not cheap and I think hit in the...

  21. Above what score is it pointless to re-take the GRE?

    puravidaLV replied to farful's topic in Post Graduate Students

    check out GRE Score: Average GRE Scores and other sites. When a friend of mine was going for his masters in engineering everything he wanted to get into was 1300+, but when I look at programs for...

  22. New Grad and No Job? Write to your Senator!

    puravidaLV replied to SparkleRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yaaaaawwwwwwnnnnnnn blame everyone else when times get tough. I can't find a job down the street so I'm not willing to relocate to find something somewhere

  23. Clinical rotation hours (shift lengths/times) at the diff programs?

    puravidaLV replied to mmt4's topic in Nevada Nursing

    NSC has three programs I'm sure you know that you'll need to have some bachelors degree for their accelerated program. Its no joke of a program either this semester they have people that have...

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

    puravidaLV replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Yes it is true: UMC,Valley,St. Rose and some others have been doing it for months. Old article: St. Rose cites economy in laying off 57 workers - Las Vegas Sun There might be a nursing shortage, but...

  25. Are there any hospitals that may pay off student loans of $43,000 for a new grad

    puravidaLV replied to parkingmanager's topic in Nevada Nursing

    All programs in the Valley have been discontinued till further notice. There are some federal scholarships that won't come available till March that might help if your going to school during that...