boneknuckleskin

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1. Don’t want to work during Covid-19

   boneknuckleskin posted a topic in COVID

   I work in an ER in a city with community spread. I am very high-risk for this illness and it’s complications and care for my 80 year old grandmother who is extremely high-risk. I have been out with pneumonia all week, tested negative for COVID. I had...

2. PPE at COVID-19 drive thru clinic question

   boneknuckleskin posted a topic in COVID

   I met criteria and was tested. My question is the nursing staff didn’t use regular disposable gloves. They had on those snug fitting surgical gloves that go nearly half way up your forearm and just cleaned the gloves with hand sanitizer frequently / ...

3. Texas

   boneknuckleskin replied to boneknuckleskin's topic in Excelsior

   Maybe you could get onbord with Excelsior with some friends and launch a new CPNE site for all of us?

4. Texas

   boneknuckleskin replied to boneknuckleskin's topic in Excelsior

   Has anybody heard any explanations why exactly Excelsior is losing clinical sites and the backlog is growing? Currently residing in Lubbock, TX - former CPNE clinical site. Have asked around, not gotten any answers. It was *crickets* when I asked the...

5. Texas

   boneknuckleskin replied to boneknuckleskin's topic in Excelsior

   In case anybody is browsing this forum and wanted a link to some more information regarding the reasoning behind all this, here is a link: https://www.sunset.texas.gov/public/uploads/files/reports/Board%20of%20Nursing%20SER%20Final_0.pdf IX. Major Is...

6. Accused of med diversion, no proof

   boneknuckleskin replied to sonotguilty's topic in Recovery

   Let's not be coy: Patients were complaining, people were talking, pills were missing, and you shaved your head and turned your resignation because you could feel the heat. But now you're busted. And not necessarily for the sort of narc diversion that...

7. Texas

   boneknuckleskin replied to boneknuckleskin's topic in Excelsior

   As long as I verify that I can get a license in some state and then gain reciprocity through Texas after working as an RN elsewhere I'm going to go ahead and move forward with the Excelsior program. I just had a dropped call after waiting on hold wit...

8. Texas

   boneknuckleskin posted a topic in Excelsior

   Anyone else enrolled or thinking about enrolling and planning to obtain licensure in Texas? I applied today and received a call from the admissions office who advised me to contact the BON and to strongly consider other nursing programs in the state ...

9. SG 101 What is this all about?

   boneknuckleskin replied to SuperAnnurse's topic in Excelsior

   I'm confused about what this one-credit hour information literacy course is all about? I'm a senior majoring in Geophysics from a major university, so I really can't see what I have to gain from this course unless some kind person can please enlighte...

10. The Excelsior College Distance Learning ADN Program: Facts, Answers, and Links

    boneknuckleskin replied to Lunah's topic in Excelsior

    Great information, thank you. So, I have a question. Some states don't accept Excelsior, got it. So let's say I get a nursing license in a state which does accept Excelsior grads and then I get a job as an RN. After working ## years in that state in ...

11. Excelsior College now requiring the TEAS for ADN program, suspends application acceptances

    boneknuckleskin replied to Lunah's topic in Excelsior

    Concerning the gentleman above describing the potential year-and-a-half wait time for the CPNE... what the heck is up what that!? The administration should be doing WHATEVER it takes to contract new clinical sites and alleviate the the waitlist. What...

12. Excelsior College now requiring the TEAS for ADN program, suspends application acceptances

    boneknuckleskin replied to Lunah's topic in Excelsior

    Just took the TEAS this morning. Easy test. Scored in the 97th percentile with only about 8 hours of a study/prep time. However, I do have 4 years of of full-time coursework from The University of Texas at Austin under my belt and I did draw a little...