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Oct 25, 2009 09:21 AM

Excelsior College- almost seems too easy


I signed up for the payment plan program right before it expired at the end of September.
To me, that seemed to be the way to go.
So far, I have completed Health Safety, (skipped out of Health Differences due to LPN license) Reproductive Health, and will take Chronicity next week. My goal is to be on the CPNE wait list by January 1st. I plan to take Microbiology in January, and A&P in February through Excelsior.

I just can't help but feel sometimes that this is too easy almost. I am passing these classes with minimal studying and a majority of it seems as if it is a review of my practical nursing courses. I have read that they get more difficult, but I am wondering if the foundation has been laid already and I learned more than I originally thought I did in nursing school the first time around.?

Another part of me feels that this is the way that it should be; you learn what you need to learn, you quit wasting time in classrooms listening to an hour lecture for 16 weeks only to test out of the material anyway. A lot of my previous nursing school experience was self taught because I didn't understand the instructor, didn't care of the instructor's style, etc.

Anyway, I am pleased at how "do able" this actually is. I am trying to do an exam a week between now and Christmas, but I may space myself between the Lifespan classes because those seem a bit more in depth.

Just wanted to share my thoughts. YMMV.


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from caliotter3
Old Oct 25, 2009, 09:32 AM

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Well you are right. You have already learned how to teach yourself and you are not wasting valuable time. You will, like most, probably not find the clinical exam at the end to be a piece of cake. But to be quite honest with you, nervousness is what gets most people, not the content of the test. Good luck with your plan to finish in a short period of time.
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Old Oct 25, 2009, 09:35 AM

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Bluntly, there isn't a lot of difference between RNs and LPNs. I learned assessment (excuse me, data-gathering) as an LPN and the RN built on that.

It's not too easy. It just doesn't have the torture that goes along with nursing school.

And wait for the CPNE. Buahahaha!

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Old Oct 25, 2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by SuesquatchRN View Post
Bluntly, there isn't a lot of difference between RNs and LPNs. I learned assessment (excuse me, data-gathering) as an LPN and the RN built on that.

It's not too easy. It just doesn't have the torture that goes along with nursing school.

And wait for the CPNE. Buahahaha!


I am already gearing up for my preparation! LOL.
We had to do a head to toe assessment every single week while in LPN school so I have that covered. It's the other "must do it absolutely perfect" demonstrations that I need to desperately work on.
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Old Oct 25, 2009, 10:12 AM

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When you are CPNE-eligible there are workshops you can take. You'll nail it.
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Old Oct 25, 2009, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SuesquatchRN View Post
When you are CPNE-eligible there are workshops you can take. You'll nail it.
Thanks for the vote of confidence!
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from MauraRN
Old Oct 25, 2009, 01:33 PM

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You are a nurse. LPN is a nurse. Not much difference there. Practice your assessment skills, they are the same no matter what letters follow your name. Careplanning is the same, delegation is not much different, critical thinking, etc. Build on what you already know and do. That is why the exams don't seem so difficult; you are already a nurse.
Now CPNE is another matter, not difficult but nervewracking. We on this thread will help you in that process.
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from DianaBrown
Old Oct 25, 2009, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by suesquatchrn View Post
bluntly, there isn't a lot of difference between rns and lpns. I learned assessment (excuse me, data-gathering) as an lpn and the rn built on that.

It's not too easy. It just doesn't have the torture that goes along with nursing school.

And wait for the cpne. Buahahaha!


that was so funny- the laugh at the end!!! Lmao
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Old Oct 26, 2009, 01:53 AM

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I would have rather been poked in the eye with a sharp stick than sit in a classroom again. I really didn't waste my time trying to memorize a bunch of gobbledy gook and stuck to what I needed to know. I found it to be a rather easy program too. I finished completely and had my license in 10 months but there was a lot of waiting around. What was the most helpful besides Xanax was talking with people who had failed the CPNE. My test site was wonderful and if you go in confident (here's where Xanax comes in) but cautious, take it slow, think things out, and know what's expected inside and out you will pass with flying colors.
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Old Oct 26, 2009, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TittytatRN View Post
I would have rather been poked in the eye with a sharp stick than sit in a classroom again. I really didn't waste my time trying to memorize a bunch of gobbledy gook and stuck to what I needed to know. I found it to be a rather easy program too. I finished completely and had my license in 10 months but there was a lot of waiting around. What was the most helpful besides Xanax was talking with people who had failed the CPNE. My test site was wonderful and if you go in confident (here's where Xanax comes in) but cautious, take it slow, think things out, and know what's expected inside and out you will pass with flying colors.
You learned about the Xanax from me, didn't you? And more cowbell!
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