In 2007 West Liberty State College (BSN Program) and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, Kanawha Valley and Moorefield Cohorts, (ADN Program) had 100% pass rates on the NCLEX-RN....
Gospel, I hate to burst your bubble:nono:, however West Liberty State College and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College had the best pass rates in WV in 2007, 100%. Same is true for...
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The West Virginia Center for Nurisng http://www.wvcenterfornursing.org has scholarship money available for individuals who have completed 50% of their program. Yes, there is a work requirement...
:balloons:Happy Birthday West Virginia Nurses! This week the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses and the West Virginia Nurses Association Celebrated 100 Years of...
West Virginia State will not graduate their firt class until this May. It is a very new program. Noryn, what year did you graduate from Southern? I graduated in 1977 and you are right Southern was...
Southern only requires an overall GPA of 2.0. Selection is based on a point system. An ACT composite score of 25 will give you points, as will grades of "B" or better in EN 101 and EN 102, and Human...
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College has a site at Institute. The nursing program had 100% pass rate in 2006 on the national licensure exam. Hospitals in the Charleston area are...
Diana, Failure to disclose the DUI is a violation in WV. Withholding information or falsifying an application is reason for discipline. Each time it is asked on application you must answer yes, then...
Southern's nursing program is in Logan, where 90 students are admitted each year; in the Kanawha Valley, at the Rehab Hospital at Institute, where 24 students are admitted every other year; and in...
Noryn, you are correct about Southern. The entire program costs less than $10,000. The pass rates are the best in the state. Southern only admits students at the Kanawha Valley site every other...
Sorry I haven't responded sooner. I've been on vacation. Back to work today. It's great to hear about your and Robin's new jobs. They sound great. Something I would truely love to do, especially...
Randy, Great answer! I am very proud of you. You are going to be a wonderful nurse. Have you moved yet? Whitlea really hates that Carrie will not be in her class next year. Take care and keep in...
Barefootlady, WVU is a wonderful school. I would recommend it to anyone. During my MSN program I not only learned about nursing but I learned to write. This has served me well over the years. My...
My mother in law has metestatic breast cancer, stage 4. Currently no treatments, had a fx to rt. hip last month d/t bone cancer. Oncologist wants to give Arimidex. He has told the family this is a...
Just wanted to let everyone know my mother in law passed away Sunday. The past few weeks were rough. She chose not to have any treatment. Only pallative care. Thanks to everyone who sent replys....
Doodlemom, You have validated the very thing I have been saying since June. I have told the family they need to give motrin around the clock. There is not a reason she should not receive this...
Doodlemom, the only thing she is on for pain is the Duragesic patch and Lortab 10 mg 2 q4h per the oncologist. The orthopedic surgeon does not want her taking so much Lortab, this has been a battle...
Renerian, Thank you so much for the validation. This is exactly what I have thought from the very beginning. Being an previous ER nurse, and now an administrator in a SON sometimes I question...
Jen, Thanks for your reply. My mother-in-law is 74 years old. It has been difficult to ask her opinion, since coming home from the hospital she has been on MS Contin 30 mg bid and Lortab 10 mg bid...
The AAS (Associate in Applied Science) is a technical degree. Most community colleges see this as a terminal degree, one that leads to employment in a professional
Debbie, I posted yesterday, but it must have gotten deleted. Be careful about transfer. It is extremely difficult to transfer past the first semester. Where do you