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  1. Opinion on your uniforms?

    christina731 replied to green34's topic in General Students

    My regular clinical uniform is all white. Landau pants that are drawstring in the front and elastic in the back. I hate elastic pants because with all the junk you need to carry, they fall down. The...

  2. Better 1st job: Summerlin or St. Rose?

    christina731 replied to 777 RN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Wow! Congrats for getting so many interviews! I'm still a student so I can't speak for hospitals but I'm anxious to hear about opinions of St. Rose/Summerlin. Did you go to school in Vegas? If so,...

  3. Student loan debt?

    christina731 replied to lossholly's topic in General Students

    The program I'm in costs about $8000. It's an ADN program at a community college in Las Vegas, NV I don't qualify for financial aid so I'm paying for it all out of pocket. The price isn't bad...

  4. Homework on first day?

    christina731 replied to Summergrace's topic in General Students

    We had reading assigned prior to the first day (probably 10 chapters!) and there was lecture on those chapters on the first day. No tests or quizzes on my first day though. That's

  5. "Back to School" Sales

    christina731 replied to twss2323's topic in General Students

    Back to school sales at office max/depot/staples make me go weak in the knees! Last year I was able to get about 20 heavy duty binders of various sizes that will last most of my time in nursing...

  6. What made you decide to go for ASN or BSN?

    christina731 replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I picked ADN over BSN for a number of reasons: -cost: my ADN program is considerably cheaper than the 3 BSN/ABSN programs in my area -pre-reqs: when I finally changed majors to nursing, I only needed...

  7. Obtaining CNA license during ADN program

    christina731 posted a topic in Nevada Nursing

    Hello all, I have been accepted to CSN's ADN program (yay!) and I start in the Spring of 2013...I have heard that you are eligible to obtain a CNA license after successfully completing your 1st...

  8. Poop in nursing

    christina731 replied to KATRN78's topic in General Students

    Although I have only completed my first semester of nursing school and so far my clinicals have been in LTC and acute rehab, I can say that I really don't mind cleaning up poop. I have never worked...

  9. Doing a project- I need you! Please read!!

    christina731 replied to gabriellegoss's topic in General Students

    1. What type of program are you in? RN or BSN or Other (specify): ADN 2. What is your current age? 27 3. What is your current GPA? (If you could get your EXACT GPA it would be better, but if you...

  10. Help! I've Fallen Behind in Reading and I Can't Get Up

    christina731 replied to ArrowRN's topic in General Students

    I have only just finished my first semester of nursing school, so I really can't say that I know what I'm doing yet but for the first few tests I read every page of every one of the 15+ chapters that...

  11. LPN first it seems

    christina731 replied to pacjeffery's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I can't speak for other schools or programs, but I am attending CSN's ADN program now and as long as you have all of your pre/co-reqs done as well as your TEAS exam, there is no 1-2 year wait. CSN...

  12. To read ahead or not.....

    christina731 replied to loveSBK's topic in General Students

    For my fundamentals class, the book had like 60 chapters and we did not go over some of them. It might also confuse you to start reading information that you won't be tested on soon. I would wait...

  13. CSN RN Spring 2013

    christina731 replied to christina731's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Unless they change something for you, the online 125 instructor writes all of the 125 exams, regardless of who you have. I took 125 in-class but I got ahold of the online students PowerPoints and used...

  14. CSN RN FALL 2013

    christina731 replied to mrsmommy32's topic in Nevada Nursing

    You will not get the points for micro with a C- but it may not prevent you from getting in the program because the amount of points needed to get in varies per semester. I don't know if a C- will hurt...

  15. Longest summer... Ever!

    christina731 replied to twss2323's topic in General Students

    I felt the same way before my program began (Spring '13), It felt like the days were never-ending with my boring job. It was a good thing that I took 3 different trips out of state in the months...

  16. CSN RN FALL 2013

    christina731 replied to mrsmommy32's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Yes! I never went over A&P before the program started and I find myself referring to my old books and notes all the time! And the math is very helpful to review as

  17. CSN RN FALL 2013

    christina731 replied to mrsmommy32's topic in Nevada Nursing

    The ATI test at second orientation is a critical thinking test to see what level you are at now and I think you will take another one down the road to see if you improve. It is not like the TEAS and...

  18. CSN RN FALL 2013

    christina731 replied to mrsmommy32's topic in Nevada Nursing

    For my first orientation they went through a bunch of info about your classes, immunizations, drug testing, textbooks, toolbox and I'm sure more that I can't remember. You will also be able to pick...

  19. What to wear to a volunteer interview?

    christina731 replied to Jill2Shay's topic in General Students

    I would say an interview is an interview whether the job is paid or not. That being said, I have not been on a interview in a number of years so I'm not sure if that has changed

  20. First Semester Clinicals

    christina731 replied to rocababy119's topic in General Students

    I just finished my first semester clinicals for an ADN program and I was in LTC for the 1st 4 weeks then Sub-Acute for the remaining 6 weeks. Next semester will be med-surg at an acute hospital as...

  21. CSN RN FALL 2013

    christina731 replied to mrsmommy32's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I was able to register a few days after orientation. The nursing dept sends a list of accepted students to the registrar and they change your major in the system and then you will be able to...

  22. CSN RN FALL 2013

    christina731 replied to mrsmommy32's topic in Nevada Nursing

    The 3rd orientation date is actually a one-on-one meeting with your advisor where you turn in all of your paperwork. Depending on who your advisor is, they might possibly have different dates? Or it...

  23. CSN RN FALL 2013

    christina731 replied to mrsmommy32's topic in Nevada Nursing

    All of the info about dates and such will be in the paperwork you get when you pick up your acceptance letter. And then at your 1st orientation you will get a packet with even more paperwork. I...

  24. CSN RN FALL 2013

    christina731 replied to mrsmommy32's topic in Nevada Nursing

  25. CSN RN FALL 2013

    christina731 replied to mrsmommy32's topic in Nevada Nursing