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  1. What is the first thing you are going to buy once you are a nurse?

    puravidaLV replied to Living4Peace's topic in Male Nursing Students

    in this order: A wedding ban for my wife because she is awesome A 1960-70 VW Bus for my wife...because again she is awesome and finally my soul from Bank Of America who owns my butt to the tune of...

  2. Anyone applied/participated/interviewed for the VALOR program?

    puravidaLV replied to klc2's topic in General Students

    A cover letter is just a short introduction of who your are, why you went into nursing, and above anything else a quick sales pitch of why you think your the best one to fill the position. Its the US...

  3. a 4.0 GPA does not help

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

    4.0 ummmm why the hell are you bothering with everest? Go to a bsn>masters program and skip the

  4. Clinical Site Rules for Your School?

    puravidaLV replied to lilarox's topic in General Students

    There are to many hospitals in this geographic area to actually even accurately choose an answer. Some hospitals do let students chart, yet it has to be signed off by the clinical instructor, or no...

  5. ACLS requires a doctor's order?

    puravidaLV replied to BUNightingale's topic in Critical Care

    I'd probably ask for the written protocol before taking someones word about

  6. The "Why don't you go to Med School" Question

    puravidaLV replied to AL1992's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am the product of two doctors and I get that question more than most and I have concluded the multiple reasons to why I wouldn't go in to medicine right now, yet dentistry....maaayybeeee 1) I hate...

  7. Married Male Nursing Students

    puravidaLV replied to exit96's topic in Male Nursing Students

    do the bsn route, the pre-requisites are virtually the same for most schools, it beats going back or doing it online later, cheaper, and most hospitals WANT BSN for the magnet status. The pros out...

  8. <Information about Touro Nevada>

    puravidaLV replied to femflores1's topic in Nevada Nursing

    That is a big change from when i went with a friend to their open house about four months ago and they said they weren't, so yay for capitalism! likely isn't maybe or going to be...the word you...

  9. VA Hospital

    puravidaLV replied to Guest296136's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Given the option....ditch the desert idea

  10. VA Hospital

    puravidaLV replied to Guest296136's topic in Nevada Nursing

    .... i wrote a nearly six paragraphs and think better of myself to go into to much detail about the pitfalls of Vegas. Come on Vacation and Leave on probation is all I'll

  11. VA Hospital

    puravidaLV replied to Guest296136's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Indian Springs Prison? Its a prison but check out : http://www.usajobs.gov/ for the VA listings and Indian Springs. I drive to Reno a few times a year, so other than no traffic going to Indian...

  12. VA Hospital

    puravidaLV replied to Guest296136's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I want some kudos for this . They are hiring to fill the hospital, yet the VA has clinics that are throughout the valley. Its not easy as anyone knows to get started with a federal position and can...

  13. VA Hospital

    puravidaLV replied to Guest296136's topic in Nevada Nursing

    It will be opening completely in the next 380 days. There are already divisions working out at the hospital, but no care is being done from what i know. The hospital ...will be...on....

  14. Hard to find work as a new grad in Las Vegas

    puravidaLV replied to muzikluvr83's topic in Nevada Nursing

    New graduate programs are in the mist of hiring right now. I know of ten people that just got hired into new graduate programs here in Vegas, but applied over a month ago. I would market yourself for...

  15. <Information about Touro Nevada>

    puravidaLV replied to femflores1's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I honestly think they have less applicants and are not currently accepting any for the upcoming semester till they revamp their

  16. <Information about Touro Nevada>

    puravidaLV replied to femflores1's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I live down the street at the end of arryo grande and there is a small town house gated community where I know a lot of TU students live. A place here right now runs about 950 and with a garage. Thats...

  17. Is associates in nursing useless now?

    puravidaLV replied to napahills's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Again the only difference between the associates and the bachelors is about seven classes. Everyone does 12 hour clinical rotations for the most part in the valley. six hour psych rotations at Ross...

  18. Is associates in nursing useless now?

    puravidaLV replied to napahills's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Every schools graduates says: "they prefer x to y". The reality is yes...associates in a market with bachelors will lose out. But again the lineage will go Experienced RN Masters graduate BSN graduate...

  19. Accepted into the VA VALOR nursing residency program!!!

    puravidaLV replied to rebeccainlv's topic in Government, Military

    not sure what your definition of a tech is, but clinical is what i just finished

  20. Accepted into the VA VALOR nursing residency program!!!

    puravidaLV replied to rebeccainlv's topic in Government, Military

    depending on how your program is set up you have to do 15 hours. I get a total of 800 hours clinical time right now with the program and the first 400 which i am finishing up is during my summer...

  21. Nevada State College RN to BSN wants two years of math!

    puravidaLV replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Nevada Nursing

    just CLEP out of math to the level you

  22. 40yr old overweight nursing starting school, looking for some workout adivce

    puravidaLV replied to icarr757's topic in Male Nursing Students

    weight watchers...not online, but go to the meetings. Wife lost 40lbs, friend lost 120lbs, and a person at her meeting lost nearly 150lb+. Its basically teaching portion control which every American...

  23. Anyone else feel like they got "shafted" in clinicals?

    puravidaLV replied to forgop's topic in Male Nursing Students

    first off...do you really want to do maternity? Females flock to that job for a reason, ya you missed on an experience, but go to youtube.com and enjoy the wonders of life that way. As the only guy...

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

    puravidaLV replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    its simple...lobby your state to have helmet laws in place because eye protection doesn't mean crap on the

  25. Becoming RN solely to become CRNA

    puravidaLV replied to ArkansasFan's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    who said it was bad to have a long term goal and a short term to get