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Nursing School in Las Vegas, Nevada

Earn your BSN at the Las Vegas Campus

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Nursing Program in
Las Vegas: a Hands-On BSN

At Chamberlain’s nursing school in Las Vegas, you get hands-on training in our on-site clinical setting and in our unique SIMCARE CENTER™. As you train with classmates, faculty, mentors, and seasoned registered nurses, you learn fundamental skills in direct patient-care nursing. The SIMCARE CENTER™ features a wide variety of simulated care, and the center’s high-tech patient manikins help you develop diagnostic nursing expertise. Patient simulators have bodily functions and vital signs, and they demonstrate a variety of symptoms. The SIMCARE CENTER™ gives you a safe health care setting where you can practice your nursing skills before moving on to actual human patients in the clinicals portion of the Chamberlain Las Vegas curriculum.

 

Cassandra R.

Ask a Student

How was your clinical experience at Chamberlain’s nursing program in Las Vegas, NV?

“My first clinical experience, I was super nervous. A hospital can be an intimidating place, but our clinical professor put a lot of confidence in us and made us feel more comfortable. Anyone who asks me where to go for nursing school in Las Vegas, I tell them to go to Chamberlain.” 

Cassandra R.

‘21 BSN Graduate, Las Vegas

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Las Vegas Campus Contact Information

Address
9901 Covington Cross Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89144

Toll Free 877.751.5783

Hours of Operation
Mon - Thu 9 AM - 5 PM
Fri 9 AM - 4 PM
 

 

Student Support FAQs

How does Chamberlain’s nursing college in Las Vegas prepare students for the NCLEX®?

As a BSN student in our Las Vegas nursing college, you will have all the tools and resources you need to get ready for the NCLEX®. Assessments, extra help, simulations, and tutorials are readily accessible and proven effective. Passing the NCLEX®is one of the final hurdles to jump before becoming an RN.

Are tutoring services available at Chamberlain’sLas Vegascampus?

Our BSN program in Las Vegas has many tutoring and academic support services. The Center for Academic Success (CAS) at the Las Vegas campus offers academic support, one-on-one time with tutors, additional study materials, workshops, and more.

Will I get hands-on experience?

Hands-on nursing experience is gained in both the Chamberlain SIMCARE CENTER™ and on-site clinical settings, giving students the chance to work side-by-side with faculty, peers and experienced professional nurses while refining their direct patient-care nursing skills.

Online general education and nursing courses may be offered within the BSN curriculum plan. In order to assist in successful completion of online coursework, an online readiness assessment is an integral part of the admission process. Based upon the outcome of the online readiness assessment, skill building activities may be required.

BSN Degree Program Curriculum Plan

Entry-Level and Transfer Students

You can start right after high school or transfer college credits 

You can go to Chamberlain Las Vegas after you graduate from high school—or after you pass the General Educational Development (GED®) test. Requirements include: 

  • A high school diploma with a 2.75 grade point average or higher
  • Or a GED® test score of 551 if taken between 2002-2013, or a minimum score of 600 if taken in 2014 or after

If you take the Health Education Systems Incorporated (HESI) Admission Assessment (A2) Exam, you will need a minimum score of 73.

LPNs & LVNs

If you are a licensed practical nurse (LPN) or a licensed vocational nurse (LVN), then you have a head start on your BSN degree at Chamberlain Las Vegas. A licensed LPN or LVN can get up to nine proficiency credits—after passing proficiency and skills validation tests—to put toward a 3-year BSN degree at our nursing college in Las Vegas, Nevada.

View admission requirements here.

 

Transfer Students

If you have an associate’s or a bachelor’s degree, or if you have collected some college credits, Chamberlain Las Vegas will help you transfer qualifying credits to get a leg up on your BSN degree. Your previous college work can help you fulfill credit needs, but there are no prerequisites for our BSN program in Las Vegas, Nevada.

View admission requirements here.

 

Get Involved - Student groups

Grow beyond the classroom by participating in student activities and groups

Connect with other students at Chamberlain’s nursing school inLas Vegas through social activities, student and study groups, volunteer events, and much more.

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Community Outreach

You will have the opportunity to help Las Vegas area communities as a nursing student at Chamberlain—and our outreach goes far beyond Nevada, too. In the Global Health Education Program, you earn community health course credits while practicing clinical nursing skills in various locations around the world.

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Global Health Education Program

You can help communities throughout Las Vegas as a nursing student at Chamberlain—and our outreach goes far beyond Nevada, too. In the Global Health Education Program, you earn community health course credits while practicing clinical nursing skills in one of several international locations.

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Las Vegas Campus Clubs and Organizations

Join a club or student organization, the Las Vegas campus offers the Phi Pi Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Honor Society, Student Government Association (SGA), and National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA).

I have never gone to a school where it actually felt like
family. I want success with my peers, the faculty want
success from you. Just to have that community of
constant support makes it home. This is my home and I
love it here.
Heather Zayas

3-Year BSN

 

Accredited? Absolutely!

Learn more about our accredited nursing program in Las Vegas

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program, and post-graduate APRN certificate programs at Chamberlain University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, (https://www.ccneaccreditation.org).

Chamberlain University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (www.hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Accredited Nursing School – Nevada Approvals

Chamberlain is licensed to operate in the state of Nevada by the Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education, 2800 E. St. Louis Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89104, 702.486.7330. NOTE: The state of Nevada requires students to meet its requirement for study of the Nevada and U.S. constitutions. The Political Science (POLI-330) course fulfills this requirement. 

The Nevada State Board of Nursing (4220 S. Maryland Pkwy., Building B, Suite 300, Las Vegas, NV 89119, 702.486.5800) has fully approved Chamberlain College of Nursing to offer the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program in Las Vegas.

Nevada operates a student indemnification fund which may be used to indemnify any student or enrollee who has suffered damage as a result of the discontinuance of operation of a postsecondary educational institution licensed in Nevada or the violation by a Nevada institution of any provision of the Nevada Revised statutes (394.383 to 394.560) or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The existence of this account does not create a right in any person to receive money from the account.

Las Vegas Campus FAQ

Will a degree in an unrelated field help me at Chamberlain Las Vegas?

At our BSN program, you can transfer qualifying credits from previous coursework—regardless of the field of study. Our Las Vegas campus welcomes transfer students from all walks of life and may give them a head start on their BSN degree.

Request more information to get started.

Are scholarships available at Chamberlain?

Our student nurses at Chamberlain Las Vegas have many scholarship opportunities from which to choose.

Request more information to learn which financial aid options fit your situation best.

How many credit hours are needed to complete the Las Vegas BSN program?

The Las Vegas BSN program requires a minimum of 122 credit hours: 56 credit hours in general education, and 66 credit hours in the nursing major.

View the BSN Degree Program Curriculum Plan to see credit requirements.

How do I apply for admission to Chamberlain Las Vegas?

Prospective Las Vegas nursing students apply for admission by completing an application and then interviewing with a Chamberlain Las Vegas admissions representative. When all admission criteria are satisfied, applicants are told in writing of their admission status to a specific Chamberlain program and cycle.

Learn more about our admission criteria to Chamberlain University’s bachelor nursing school in Las Vegas, Nevada.