LizMorris

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1. Life Span 3

   LizMorris replied to NurseEffort's topic in Excelsior College

   I'm terrified of CPNE!

2. Excelsior Pace

   LizMorris replied to AbigailJo's topic in Excelsior College

   I would take a test by itself first just so you know what to expect and how motivated you'll actually be when it comes down to it. After that, you'll have a better idea what the work load is and how...

3. FCCA complete!

   LizMorris replied to LizMorris's topic in Excelsior College

   Thank you! Good luck on FCCA. If you study the stuff they give you, you'll do

4. FCCA complete!

   LizMorris replied to LizMorris's topic in Excelsior College

   I used an NCLEX prep book - the Saunders version. I actually used it for all of the theory exams too. It's a little more straight to the point for me and easier to understand. I do recommend getting...

5. FCCA complete!

   LizMorris posted a topic in Excelsior College

   Just passed the 2nd FCCA! All I have left is CPNE (gulp!) I signed up for the Sherri Taylor review in Atlanta for January. Anyone have any other

6. SHOES!!!!!

   LizMorris replied to tayryden's topic in General Students

   I twist my ankles all the time in Danskos! Lol. I like new balance tennis shoes. They have the best arch support. It depends if you can have tennis shoes though or if you need something more fluid...

7. Life Span 3

   LizMorris replied to NurseEffort's topic in Excelsior College

   I did them together. It is very do-able. Plus if you fail one, you are not further behind than if you took them separately. I would study one for a few days, then the other for a few and switch back...

8. Feeling Discouraged, Please help me

   LizMorris replied to Beautiful_Soul's topic in General Students

   Read over the material and then try to teach it to someone/something. I had a plant "Planty" that I would teach all kinds of things. It helps to think through it out loud. I used flash cards for some...

9. Life Span 3

   LizMorris replied to NurseEffort's topic in Excelsior College

   Great job! I'm doing FCCA now. LS 3 was one of my toughest exams. Next FCCA starts in Jan! Good

10. EC in TX

    LizMorris replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Excelsior College

    Congrats!!!!

11. RN in LTC

    LizMorris replied to the nurse who lived's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    How would you be functioning as and LPN there? Do you have both licenses and they are hiring you based on the LPN? A lot of hospitals want someone with direct care experience so a lot of RNs end up...

12. Go into nursing for the money?

    LizMorris replied to jackhensy's topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to be either a Nurse, a Social Worker, or a Teacher. Nursing paid the best with the least amount of school (associates degree here) so I went with nursing. Lucky for me, it turns out I get to...

13. What would say to a nurse shadowing you

    LizMorris replied to cloa513's topic in General Nursing

    It would really depend on the patients you had that day. Just kind of explaining what you were doing as you went along. Discussing privacy laws or cultural norms could be interesting too if the...

14. LPN who does not want to be an RN?

    LizMorris replied to Live.Love.Nurse.♡'s topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You have to do what is right for you. If you want to work in a hospital - an RN or BSN is the most realistic game plan. That said, so much of health care is done outside of the hospital now - clinics,...

15. eliminating the LPN role ?

    LizMorris replied to Annaleemabey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    One thing to keep in mind is that healthcare as a whole is trying to cut back on hospital use. Only really acute patients are ideally hospitalized - this has a lot to do with nosocomial infections and...