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I'm finishing my 3rd year right now and I was accepted into the VALOR program. I was active duty Air Force for 8 years so I'm familiar with the government's idea of health care. Is anyone else in this program? It sounds so much better than the civili...

My BSN program piloted the ATI program. At the time I was enrolled, ATI was not mandatory, but highly encouraged. I paid for the ATI program on my own and thought it was worth every penny. I am a self-learner and procrastinator and liked that ATI ma...

I graduated from a BSN program in May in Las Vegas. I sent in my board application in March and it was ready by the time I graduated. Took boards already and passed. Also interviewed and got a job the same day. The deal right now is that the hospita...

Something I found out about the Valley Adopt a Student program is that the money from Valley is counted as financial aide. I applied and was accepted but was told by financial aid that I was only eligible for $250 per semester due to other aide (loan...

Hi. I just graduated from Nevada State College with my BSN. It's a great school. I passed NCLEX my first time with the minimum number of questions (75). I feel that I received a high quality education at a reasonable cost. I originally went to UNLV ...

I currently work 8 hour shifts and HATE it. I work at a VA hospital as a nurse resident and will hopefully get hired when I graduate with my BSN in 18 days. I love working for the VA, love the hospital, love the patients, love the manager and co-wor...

The VA facility I work in is an excellent, up to date facility. I also worked in the same hospital when I was active duty Air Force. The VA is top notch when it comes to benefits. Where else do you get 4 weeks vacation, 2 weeks paid sick leave and 11...

My VA doesn't hire LPNs or ADNs anymore either. The trend is totally going towards BSN and higher. The VA takes safety very seriously and that's why their hospitals have the highest safety ratings in the US. They go along with the research that more ...

I just got new Dansko Professional closed back clogs. My NurseMates hurt my feet bad and broke down in less than 6 months. The clogs are very comfortable and fit great, however I keep turning my ankle. I'll just be walking regular (not running, etc) ...

Thank you so much. Now I don't feel like such a clutz. I guess I just have to be careful while I'm learning how to walk in them. They do feel great so far. My ankles hurt a bit...I've turned them 3 times this shift. Twice in front of other people. Ug...

I work for VA and they do pay more for BSN, also for each certification, etc. Also in the VA pay system BSN nurses can go higher in the pay scale whereas ADN nurses and LPNs will cap out unless they get their BSN.

My husband and I have all of our assets covered under a umbrella policy. We have many real estate investment properties, a small car collection and many different types of investment accounts and everything is covered under the umbrella policy. Our a...

I work for VA in Las Vegas. I work in the psych unit as a VALOR student. The psych patients have 6 smoke breaks per day. We do have a smoking room that is ventilated here on the locked unit. As for med-surg, I haven't worked there yet but I know the ...

I have the Palm E2 and could not get Skyscape to work on it. I used it on my older Palm m125 though. I now use Epocrates Pro. There haven't been any meds that haven't been listed. I hot sync to update the drug list at least once per week. They also s...

My mother suffers from FM s/p a serious car accident 9 years ago. She is disabled and retired now. The one of the things that have helped her the most is to find a pain dr that understands FM. She used to take all kinds of serious opiates and she is ...

I"m a third semester, fourth year BSN student and I have the Littman Classic. I have borrowed classmate's scopes (cheapy double tube type scopes as well as the Littman Light). I highly prefer the Classic vs. the Lightweight. The earpieces are very co...

I will be assigned to a preceptor so I won't be alone...but it's still scary to take 6 patients of my own. I applied to the VALOR program because the local hospitals tend to use the nurse apprentice employees any way they see fit. That usually means ...

What is the transition program? Is it like a new grad program or something? I don't think of all the times I went to family practice clinic that I was ever seen by a RN. It was always a med tech, civilian LPN, PA or MD. I think the only contact with...

I was ADAF and NCOIC of Family Advocacy. I was a psych tech. I separated from AD in Aug 2003 so I could finish my BSN. I was stationed at MOFH from Apr 2000-Aug 2003. I will be assigned to MOFH VA. I believe I will be on VA med surg and rotate to s...

In Las Vegas, ADN and BSN staff nurses do not get paid differently. The difference comes when the BSN goes on to charge nurse, etc. I'm finishing my third year for BSN. I went this route because it only will be taking me an extra 2 semesters to fini...

From the postings, it sounds like there are a lot of issues with students in clinicals. I'm a 2nd semester BSN student doing clinicals on an IMC step down unit. My instructor is with us the entire time except the day prior when we get our patient'...

I was stationed at Nellis for 3 years. I separated 1.5 years ago and now 3rd year BSN student. Email me if you want info about Nellis, the hospital, Las Vegas, etc. I was a psych tech and NCOIC of Family Advocacy and Life Skills clinic. Rebecca

I've ordered several times from them in the past 9 months and have had very good experiences every time. I ordered all of my 1st semester nursing equipment from them back in Aug. My shoes were on back order but they sent me an email about it and sen...

The hospital does have the disposable stethoscopes, but noone uses them. It is very hard to hear murmurs, wheezes, etc very well with those scopes.

I used a similar device for a paraplegic LARGE lady that had C diff. The one I got from supply was just called rectal pouch and I don't know who made it. Instead of attaching pouch to foley bag, we folded the end down and used an ostomy bag clip. I...