avi8tor69

avi8tor69 has 16 years experience and specializes in OR-ICU.

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1. NCLEX F.A.Q.S 2013 update for PiNOY nurses

   avi8tor69 replied to roperlogantierney's topic in Nurse Registration

   You can of course live in La La land and pretend that it doesn't exist. That is the harsh reality of today's nursing. New grads especially in California face a near 60 % unemployment. No hospital is...

2. Moorpark College RN Program - Past, Current or Prospective Students

   avi8tor69 replied to jdc2013's topic in California Nursing

   It's pretty much the same thing at MC. You need to pass a medication test with a 90% (2 x tries) or you are out. Exams are 4 times per 8 weeks with a cumulative final. Care plans are one every 8 weeks...

3. NCLEX F.A.Q.S 2013 update for PiNOY nurses

   avi8tor69 replied to roperlogantierney's topic in Nurse Registration

   Are you a US citizen or legal immigrant? If not don't waste your time with applying to take the NCLEX. Even dual citizens would did nursing school in the Phil will find it very difficult to find a...

4. Any Nclex-RN tips? Need you're advice!

   avi8tor69 replied to Erjb's topic in Nurse Registration

   I would suggest you read the threads by a poster named steppybay. Very informative. It seems to me you do not have a clue to what the issues Filipino/foreign graduates are facing. They are daunting....

5. NCLEX F.A.Q.S 2013 update for PiNOY nurses

   avi8tor69 replied to roperlogantierney's topic in Nurse Registration

   Do you have a SSN? (Social Security Number) or a you a US citizen or legal immigrant. If you are neither of the above, do not waste your time and money to sit to take the NCLEX. Even if the BON lets...

6. June 2006 board passer from the Philippines with no proof of test 3 and 5...

   avi8tor69 replied to Stethoscope23's topic in Nurse Registration

   Don't be devastated. You have experience and you know in your heart you are a safe and competent nurse. Just take the damn test and be over with it. Act and deal with the cards you are dealt with....

7. Finished nursing school in the Philippines now here and need help jumping the hoops !

   avi8tor69 replied to BethPetty's topic in Nurse Registration

   First make sure your clinical was taken concurrently with theory. Meaning If you had your theory OB in the lets say the 1st quarter of 2012, your clinical OB should be in the same time period not...

8. Cost of Nursing education in the US

   avi8tor69 replied to hopes1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   In California if you go private school it can go from 50k to 100K. But if you go public it can go from anywhere between $2K to 4$k. The $2k is ADN from a community college. I think there is a tendency...

9. 13 states with same CA BON concurrency issues

   avi8tor69 replied to steppybay's topic in Nurse Registration

   Inna_vela I have to call you out on this. First do your homework. With BON posting their requirement online, there should be no excuse for not knowing what you applied for. Second, of course the BON...

10. CNA certiciation for a first year nursing school student without taking CNA classes??

    avi8tor69 replied to kelsiedana's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you can get by without working I would highly recommend you try out not working in the first semester and get a feel for the workload. If you think it is doable and you can handle the pressure...

11. International nurse trying to get license in California

    avi8tor69 replied to swoods's topic in Nurse Registration

    You pretty much have the same problem as nurses from the Philippines have. Username Steppybay has a pretty good insight to this issue. Try searching her username and you will get a lot of threads...

12. Is nursing doable with a full-time job?

    avi8tor69 replied to Joacas's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Doable but highly not recommended. Nursing schools own you for the nest 2 or 3 years. Clinicals will start fairly early and they may only let you miss one clinical (with one make up day). That's how...

13. Requirments for nclex from Philippines..

    avi8tor69 replied to Dmrh's topic in Nurse Registration

    Dmrh, Heed what steppybay has posted. She is 100 % on top of

14. Help! LVN bridge to RN? Or prereqs straight to RN program?

    avi8tor69 replied to sharonanderson24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My post was based in my area. LPNs come in as 2nd semester student. Since in my area, schools have dropped the lottery system and adopted points/merit system, they haven't had the level of drop...

15. Help! LVN bridge to RN? Or prereqs straight to RN program?

    avi8tor69 replied to sharonanderson24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you go the LVN route and if you go private the program cost range from $25k to $35K ( I could very well be wrong). If you go public like a community college LVN program the cost is $2-3k but there...