LizMorris

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1. Life Span 3

   LizMorris replied to NurseEffort's topic in Excelsior

   I'm terrified of CPNE! Ugh!

2. Excelsior Pace

   LizMorris replied to AbigailJo's topic in Excelsior

   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 much you can handle.

3. FCCA complete!

   LizMorris replied to LizMorris's topic in Excelsior

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

4. FCCA complete!

   LizMorris replied to LizMorris's topic in Excelsior

   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 all of the books they tell you to though. I used al...

5. FCCA complete!

   LizMorris posted a topic in Excelsior

   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 advice?

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 resistant.

7. Life Span 3

   LizMorris replied to NurseEffort's topic in Excelsior

   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 and forth. I also took one final test early in the ...

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 things - medications, lab values etc. Finding a wa...

9. Life Span 3

   LizMorris replied to NurseEffort's topic in Excelsior

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

10. EC in TX

    LizMorris replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in Excelsior

    Congrats!!!!

11. RN in LTC

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

    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 working LTC or transitional care for 6 months to a ...

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 do all 3 of those jobs as a nurse.

13. Would You Report Me for This?

    LizMorris replied to cupquake's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked in LTC floors where we left medications at the beside. However, this was only for completely cognitively aware patients and only if we had an order from their MD in the MAR that it was ok to do so with certain medications. For instance, ...

14. 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 student is from a very different background.

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

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

    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, home health, rehab and transitional units etc. Th...