steelydan

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1. CSN 2017 ADN program!

   steelydan replied to Hope_07's topic in Nevada

   I just got a call from an unknown number, but it was from a person saying I was accepted into the spring nursing prog! Just a heads up to answer your phone for the next few days.

2. CSN 2017 ADN program!

   steelydan replied to Hope_07's topic in Nevada

   You don't need the CNA certification for now at least. Drop the CNA class. You can challenge the CNA test after you pass the first semester of nursing school. You can call the Nevada Nursing Board to confirm this. I called them a month ago to ask abo...

3. CSN 2017 ADN program!

   steelydan replied to Hope_07's topic in Nevada

   Spring of 2016 someone got in with 15 pts. Practically everyone that applied got in. One advisor told me I could probably do it online if it showed up on my profile. I went to orientation at Henderson yesterday to be on the safe side. It only laste...

4. Cna course at Csn

   steelydan replied to Motheroflife's topic in Nevada

   CNA was awesome. I hated the lab class, lecture was boring, but clinical was a great experience. All my teachers were great. Since you've already done you're pre-req's, I think you'll be fine for the didactic portion.

5. CSN: 2 semesters done, 2 to go. A review so far...

   steelydan replied to ViperJustin's topic in Nevada

   Does 50 hrs a week studying include class time? I've seen some people say on forums they do about 3 hrs a day of studying outside of class. I'm looking to apply to CSN's nursing program fall of 2017. Do you have any advice for what to do beforehand t...

6. Advice for new CNA student?

   steelydan replied to MissMelissa14's topic in CNA/MA

   The clinical side will get better with time. Try not to get confused or frustrated with the book/school side with how to do things. It's easier and faster to watch other people do a skill on youtube or in class or clinical and copy them. Monkey see, ...

7. Is it helpful to become a CNA before becoming a nurse?

   steelydan replied to supermom.of.3's topic in General Nursing

   This is what I've heard and what makes the most sense in my situation. I've only ever heard people who were nurses say getting a CNA helps first, but right now I think there's two big strikes against getting my CNA first. 1: It will delay the time I...

8. What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

   steelydan replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

   Pay aside for a moment, do NPs generally have more job satisfaction and autonomy?

9. Nursing PhD salary?

   steelydan replied to nursing_student93's topic in Post Graduate

   Ouch, I didn't think they'd have to start out as assistants for as low as 50-high 60k sometimes. I'm interested in possibly teaching way down the road for job satisfaction and enjoyment, but to put in that much time to make half as much as I could g...

10. Is 8 hours of sleep unrealistic?

    steelydan replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    hahaha, yeah I need at least 8 hours of sleep if I'm doing a lot of studying or exercising or else I start forgetting random things and being really clumsy. I wouldn't be very useful with 5 hours of sleep for a year.

11. My final grades spring'13

    steelydan replied to professionalgirl80's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Yikes, at the two schools I'm looking at here I'd need at least a 3.5 to even have a fighting chance at being accepted. The good thing is that if I was able to get a 3.7 that helps significantly. I think it's kind of a weird system they have here, ...

12. ADN v BSN question

    steelydan replied to MaxwellHolmes's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Wouldn't it be better to go ADN to BSN anyways than straight to BSN? You could save money and do it online. The former would be cheaper and hopefully faster than the latter.

13. I'm turning 25 soon and I want to be a nurse, am I kidding myself?

    steelydan replied to christinem2388's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I've seen a lot of older people going back to school while taking my core classes and it makes me realize that I'm not allowed to use age as an excuse. Just go slow and steady, and the cool thing about nursing is that if worse comes to worst, maybe ...

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

    steelydan replied to Idiosyncratic's topic in Pre-Nursing

    This is exactly what I want to do. Plus I can apply to the ADN school and if I miss the cut I'll be working on my credits to get accepted into a BSN school. My #1 goal is to get into the ADN school, though.

15. 26, starting from the bottom, do I really stand a chance???

    steelydan replied to JensMom520's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm 26 and I don't feel old at all. You can't change the past. There's absolutely no way I had a chance to pick nursing as a career path even a year ago. It wasn't until I got older that things started to settle down and I knew more what I did and...