UNLV NURSING FALL 2020 COHORT

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Hey guys! I noticed there's no forums on unlv nursing for fall 2020 cohort. Wondering where we all stand for this application cycle so we can all get an idea of the points applying. I stand at a 96.5. I am hoping that is good enough because I was told it's gotten more competitive lately. If you post, please post your points as well or your predicted points just so we all have an idea ? good luck to everyone and stay safe out there!

1 minute ago, Momnurse2be4kids said:

My signing session is scheduled for tomorrow, and I still have not received any emails from an advisor. When did you guys get an email?

Hey! I’m pretty positive they’ll send the email at around 8am the day of! The email will have all the instructions you need

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Does anyone know when the official deadline is for applying for the fall semester? I'm super nervous about getting in (I believe I'm at a 92.37). I'm seeing people on here with 94, 96, and 98! Which is amazing btw. I just don't know if I'll get in if there are a ton of applications going in. I know as of today there are 76 applications which isn't including tomorrow's signing session. Thanks everyone!

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@essentialwellnessmama How do you know how many people applied? You might have a chance since there are a lot of spots available. Just be positive. If not, there's always Summer. I heard in the past Summer cohort, people got in with 91s. Good luck! Also, double check to make sure your calculations are correct. I didn't know I had more points until I double checked it.

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@Momnurse2be4kids I called this morning to see where the numbers were at. She said 76 before tomorrow's number. I know originally the deadline was June 30th; however, I'm assuming that deadline is pushed back because of COVID. I tried asking her on the phone, but she was unsure, and gave me the email of someone who would know. So I emailed her, and she just told me where to apply rather than giving me a deadline date. I'm not too worried if the numbers stay low, but if the deadline is pushed back, I'm super worried. I do plan on retaking my HESI if I don't get in. I got an 88.5% which I'm a little bummed about. Also, I'm not sure if I'm replying to you properly, so hopefully I am.

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@essentialwellnessmama

I emailed the advisors this morning and they said they extended the FA 2020 applications until July 31st.

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Hello everyone, I am currently a level 2 (2nd semester) nursing student here at UNLV. It's nice to see that you have an active forum to help each other out. If you have questions about the program feel free to ask!

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@unlvnurse237890 Welcome! I do have some questions, thanks for stopping by.

How was COVID affected your studies? Have they told you about anything that might be happening for Fall? Classes keep changing from online to in-person and I'm wondering what they will do for us.

Also, what is one piece of wisdom for a first level nursing student going into the program?

Thanks ?

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@maesli

Due to COVID we had the end of Spring semester transition to 100% online (lecture + clinicals). For Summer, it has also been online, but they changed everyone's schedule to a block schedule. So everyone had lecture classes for the 1st half of Summer, and now for the 2nd half we are focusing on the clinical portion. Everyone is back at their clinical hospitals, but we still have virtual meetings for clinicals, to make up for the reduced hospital time. The plan announced by the dean is that fall semester will also be online, but it will not be a block schedule like Summer is, it will be the traditional schedule, but all lecture classes will be online, and clinicals in person.

Some advice:

1) do not procrastinate on the workload. It's a lot of material and its very fast paced. (make a study schedule and time for breaks in between)

2) DO A LOT OF PRACTICE NCLEX QUESTIONS (this might be the best advice). Every semester we get a lesson about "NCLEX style test taking tips." NCLEX questions are more application based, and a lot of questions can be figured out based on critical thinking, rather than recall knowledge.

3) make friends, and stay in contact with your peers, this will be good to talk about the stressors of nursing school, study tips, talk about non-school stuff etc.

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@maesli

Get comfortable with really understanding what the question is actually asking of you when doing practice questions. Look at all parts of the question, most of the time, any information given to you in a question will be important when answering the question. Practice identifying a priority action vs the best action as a nurse. Also practice identifying what is the "most correct" answer, because sometimes all of the answers are correct, but 1 is best. I didn't have any exposure to NCLEX style questions prior to nursing school, and I really think getting exposed to those types of questions early on, will make a big difference in your test scores. You have to shift your thinking from recall knowledge to critical thinking knowledge in nursing school. Hope that helps!

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@unlvnurse237890

thank you so much for offering some insight.
I have a few questions as well:

Are there any ways you recommend to start exposing ourselves to NCLEX style questions and ways to practice critical thinking?


what programs do you recommend purchasing that are great study guides? For example, I’ve heard the program “UWorld” before, not sure if it helps tho!

what does a normal day look like for you as a nursing student? (Even tho I’m sure it’s drastically different than it would be if classes weren’t online)

thank you!

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@unlvnursinghopeful22

For right now I recommend watching some Youtube videos about "NCLEX style questions." Once you buy your book bundle for level 1, you will get a book called "Saunders comprehensive review for the NCLEX." This is basically a whole book of just practice questions and rationales, and it each topic has its own chapter. Once you start classes, I recommend that you start reviewing practice questions asap, this will help prepare you for nursing style questions on the exams.

UWorld is a highly praised program that gets you prepared to take the NCLEX-RN. UWorld is recommend when your in level 4, when you really start preparing for the NCLEX.

When studying, of course you will first refer to the material the professor gives you and presents in class. But if you get confused or stuck on a topic, I highly recommend watching RegisteredNurseRN on Youtube, and also Simple Nursing on Youtube, these 2 really simplify the topic and make it a lot easier to digest.

So in level 1 you will have lecture classes and some skills lab classes. The lectures are with the entire class, and most lectures are at 8am. The skills lab will be with your clinical group (group of 8 students). In my level 1 we had 2 lecture days and 2 skills lab days (but this was when everything was still in person). And you will have pharmacology online (no lecture time). Lectures will be from weeks 1 - 15. And skills lab will be from week 1 - 7. Week 8 - 14 skills lab will be replaced with hospital clinicals.

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How much does each semester cost with tuition and books for the program?

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