JacobK

Please don't give out misinformation. St. Rose definitely DOES take new grads, and has one of the longer and more instructive new grad internships in the Las Vegas valley. ER, Oncology, Orthopedics, IMC, Surgery, and L&D all take new grads at St. Rose, although the number of positions and frequency of availability changes based on staffing needs.

Incorrect Touro received permission to accept 56 students for November, and are likely to accept students for March as well, as long as they maintain 80% NCLEX pass rate. http://nevadanursingboard.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/071811boardmin.pdf I believe they have become stricter with their admissions requirements due to their need to maintain the 80% pass rate. http://tun.touro.edu/prospective-students/applying-for-admission/bsn-admission/

So much wrong with this post, grammatically and content wise. Can't tell you how many addicts say "You don't know me, I can handle it!"

Ideally its best to have all A's. That said when I was accepted I had(in the classes that count toward your GPA calculation): 1 C, 2 B's, 2B+'s, 1 A- and 1 class in progress(acts as an F on the points form). What got me in was the fact that I had passed all the "B required" classes on the first try, and got a 91 on the HESI A2. There are a total of 112.1 or 100.7 points possible depending on who which councilor you ask. Of those only 40 points are GPA. 15 are from getting at least a B in BIO 223, BIO 224, BIO 251, NURS 299, MATH 120/124 the first time through(this is where many people lose points) And depending on the councilor you talk to either 57.1 or 45.7 come from the HESI. Many people focus way too much on GPA, when they should truly focus on passing the specific classes with B's on the first try and doing well on the HESI. It takes YEARS of work to get 4.0 in GPA, however study hard for a month in preparation for the HESI and it will actually pay off as much or better(I have an excellent PDF study guide if you PM me your email address) . That doesn't mean slack off in your classes, but don't stress too much about getting straight A's, there is plenty of stress waiting for you in the program I assure you. Link to the form: http://nursing.unlv.edu/pdf/bsn%20pdfs/hesi-a2_calculation_worksheet_08-09.pdf

Incorrect. The evaluation of transferred credit from NSC needs to happen before submitting the packet, otherwise the DARS will be incomplete and the credits won't count toward the prerequisites/points.

Cheyenne Campus is where the credit evaluation takes place, or it was when I applied. Tell the people at the registration desk that you are a nursing student and need it to be rushed, if possible try and get them to walk it up to the lady who does the credit evaluation right there and then, however they don't always accommodate that request.

Lets make this simple. :) Registered Nurse NCLEX-RN Diploma in Nursing Program = NCLEX-RN Associate of Science Nursing(ASN) Program = NCLEX-RN Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AAS) Program= NCLEX-RN Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) Program = NCLEX-RN Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program = NCLEX-RN Master of Science in Nursing(MSN) Program = NCLEX-RN Practical Nurse NCLEX-PN Licensed Practical Nurse(LPN) Program = NCLEX-PN Licensed Vocational Nurse(LVN) Program = NCLEX-PN Anything I have wrong/missing?

B+ in chem 111, I took it at NSC. I don't know what the cut off for this fall was, you might want to try the advising office.

The only difference between the Cardio III and Cardio II SE is that the Cardio III bell can be converted into a Pediatric Diaphragm.

Study what the professor says is important, don't try to memorize 300 pages for information for a test. Try to get acclimatized to NCLEX style questions, particularly figuring out what the question is really asking. I'm a certified EMT-I, just education, no work experience. How much you study outside of class pales in comparison to paying attention to your professor's lecture in class. Many students record them and listen to them multiple times. I tried study groups for a while, but I found them more detrimental than helpful. I find they often turn into "OMG, guess what I did last weekend!"

Like being set against giving blood because of personal reasons?

I don't believe the advising office when they say that GPA and Hesi scores increase every semester, I'm fairly certain the minimum entrance points for Spring 2011(my class) was lower than fall 2010, as people with similar points didn't get in for fall 2010 but did get in for spring 2011. Also, high prerequisites are not a guarantee for success. I was probably one of the lowest scores to get in for Spring 2011, but I made it through, the first semester at least. As for the main cause of why students did not progress I can only say what I observed. I'm not certain what you believe "significant support from the school" is. The proffessors will not hold your hand, and it isn't easy.

I believe the final count was 11 out of 48 did not proceed to the second semester. 1 or 2 were people who passed their classes and simply decided not to return. The rest did not pass at least one class, most are still in the program, but are having to repeat the first semester.

And therein lies the problem with the anti-vaccination crowd.

There is a real scientific/medical reason for a pregnant or transplant recipient nurse not to be around patients with infectious diseases. There isn't a scientific reason for a nurse to not be able to administer blood products.

As a student I would recommend a stethoscope with a traditional bell and diaphragm, many programs require it. All Littmanns now come with a "tunable" diaphragm that supposedly allows you to hear both high and low pitched sounds with only the diaphragm side. I personally have trouble with them, being completely unable to hear low pitched(bell) sounds, and very scratchy high pitched(diaphragm) sounds. I personally use a very old littamann cardiology 1, that predates the tunable diaphragm, that I was lucky enough to find on craigslist. Great stethoscope but very hard to find. As for a recommendation, if you are set on a Littmann, I would go with the Classic II SE, its significantly cheaper and you can always upgrade after school if you feel you need to, still has the tunable diaphragm but it works alright, and you also have the traditional bell. The Cardiology III sounds very similar to the classic II SE to my ears, but I am not the most experienced. I can recommend staying away from Littmann Lightweight 2 SE, my first stethoscope, terrible sound, and the littmann select. If you are open to other companies I hear that the Welch Allyn stethoscopes are excelent, but they tend to be a little pricier. This one seems to be similar to the classic 2 se but lacks the tunable diaphragm. I also understand that the quality and customer service are excellent. Of course the best thing to do is try to find a local medical supply store and try them out side by side and see which one allows you to hear the best. What do you mean by solid end? Are you referring to the ability to rotate between bell and diaphragm? If so the Cardiology III does indeed have both a bell and diaphragm, although the bell side can also be used as a pediatric diaphragm. Perhaps you are thinking of the Master Cardiology or Cardiology STC models, with their single piece head?

Time for an update, first semester is done. I passed, about 1/5th the class didn't, most of them were people working, had little kids, or both. Overall the instructors were pretty excellent, but they are very strict about deadlines, cutoffs and punctuality(don't be late or miss a class, 2 times and you're out of the program). You learn a lot in 15 weeks and you can't fall behind. My Level 1 clinicals were offered at Kindred, St. Rose Sienna, St. Rose San Martin, UMC and Desert Springs, I believe that Summerlin hospital is also being used for summer level 1s right now. You don't get to choose your hospital with the exception of UMC and Desert Springs, but only if you chose them as home hospital, which means you spend all 4 semesters of clinicals at only Desert Springs or UMC, spots usually fill up quick. You don't get to choose a specialty until 4th semester when you do your preceptorship clinicals. 1st semester your on a med-surg floor, 2nd your on an IMC floor, don't know about 3rd yet, and 4th you try to get the specialty floor you want. To me the toughest parts were Pharmacology class, and Medication and Injection competencies. Most people really struggled with the fundamentals course, though to me it was the easiest. In first level you only have one group project, a culture poster, which is Pass or Fail, and no presentations. However in second semester you have 2 or 3.

Take a CNA or EMT-B course. They can be done in 6 weeks in most places. It will give you an idea whether or not the medical field is right for you due to the basics skills learned, and your exposure to patient care and health setting during clinicals. Then if you do decide to continue on to getting your RN you will have some experience and a little more knowledge and confidence in what you want to do. Better to spend 6 weeks in CNA or EMT-B school and decide you don't like it than to spend 2 years doing prerequisites for RN and find out your first week of clinical that you hate it.

There is no such school as "Nevada State University." Are you talking about "Nevada State College," perhaps "University of Southern Nevada", or "University of Nevada Las Vegas"? If so where are you getting this information?

Which program lost their accreditation?

Is it that you're not so much concerned about having an advantage being male, but rather hoping that you won't be at a disadvantage for being male? Engineers are having trouble too, especially Civil Engineers. The economic downturn affects us all.

EDIT: It is carrington college that has stopped accepting students, ITT tech appears to still be accepting. The information I had come for the ITT Tech thread and I thought it had been ITT tech that had changed its name to carrington, however I believe it was apollo that changed its name. That said, I would be wary of ITT Tech, they don't have the best reputation.

EDIT: It is carrington college that has stopped accepting students, ITT tech appears to still be accepting.

Usually we wear scrubs 2 days a week, one day for laboratory, and also for clinicals. Lab coats are required for 3 days a week, 1 lecture day, 1 day when you go to your hospital site to pick up patient information, and for clinical days.

One of my previous posts. CSN is 24 months after prereqs(full time), UNLV is 16 months after prereqs, NSC full time is 20 months I believe. NSC also has an accelerated program for individuals, such as yourself, that already have a bachelors which is 12 months long.