serenity67

serenity67 has 25 years experience and specializes in CHPLN- Cert. hospice/palliative care LPN.

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1. Any specialty type LVN's ?? what's yours?

   serenity67 replied to Natasha A.'s topic in LPN/LVN

   I have my national certification in Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing (CHPLN).

2. Any Updates On Excelsior and Virginia

   serenity67 replied to ltsgnn's topic in Online Learning

   The petition, in it's current form, was denied by the VA BON (big surprise. Ugh! ). The fight, however, will continue... and continue... and continue.

3. Legislation for Virginia EC Students

   serenity67 replied to Lunah's topic in Online Learning

   Thanks for talking me off the ledge. lol! You make valid points. Also great to hear about the clinical portion for paramedics. I figured they were intense, you know... seeing as paramedics save lives! :)

4. Legislation for Virginia EC Students

   serenity67 replied to Lunah's topic in Online Learning

   Ugh... I so agree! I'm sure they mean well, but it does give the impression that Excelsior students are "educationally challenged". I think folks are typing with pure emotion and their brain is woring faster than their typing fingers. I think it is i...

5. Legislation for Virginia EC Students

   serenity67 replied to Lunah's topic in Online Learning

   Thanks Lunah!

6. Legislation for Virginia EC Students

   serenity67 replied to Lunah's topic in Online Learning

   Hi Lunah and all! Thanks for posting on the VA townhall website! I also posted a couple days ago. I was very involved LAST go around in 2008. Unfortunately, things didn't turn out so well back then. I had completely lost hope that things could turn a...

7. Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

   serenity67 replied to EricJRN's topic in Excelsior

   ]Hi everyone! Although it "seems" that there has been no further mention of the situation here in Virginia created by the VA BON's new legislation, don't think there aren't things happening behind the scenes. In order to preserve the efforts I wil...

8. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

   serenity67 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior

   ]Both your and the post that followed you make excellent points. I didn't mean to imply that only LPN's have a right to an EC curriculum, and I'm sorry if it came across that way.In reality, I can only speak to this issue based on being an LPN, since...

9. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

   serenity67 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior

   ]You're spot on LunahRN! Back when VA passed legislation to no longer grant RN licensure to graduates of EC I brought up this very point, however not many people seemed to take it seriously. I called the NCSBN directly back then and the nurse I spoke...

10. Interesting Letter received in response to my letter to my governor in VA

    serenity67 replied to serenity67's topic in Online Learning

    ]I have had a moment or two where I have considered this. I wasn't really trying to get a BSN at this time, seeing as I was just getting started with EC and have sooooo many prereq's to complete just for the associate RN. I'm still catching my breath...

11. Interesting Letter received in response to my letter to my governor in VA

    serenity67 replied to serenity67's topic in Online Learning

    ]I know what you mean! I was SHOCKED! I am working on my written response to her... lately it seems every email I write to these elected officials turns into a lengthy research paper! I want to "educate" them about the Excelsior nursing program. At t...

12. Interesting Letter received in response to my letter to my governor in VA

    serenity67 posted a topic in Online Learning

    ]Howdy All!! ]As all of you know, the VA BON meeting was a bust. They didn't budge on the issue rearding EC grads. Back before the meeting I had emailed my governor (Tim Kaine). I FINALLY got a response from the secretary of health and human services...

13. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    serenity67 replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior

    ]Although I live in VA (a state ALSO denying licensure to EC grads), I have been very interested in what has been going on in GA as well. I have come to the sad conclusion that the critical nursing shortage is, in part, perpetuated by the very boards...

14. Ec Nursing Students Vs. Va And Ga Meeting Time Has Come!!

    serenity67 replied to serenity67's topic in Online Learning

    ]Nope, at this point I am not going have enough time to complete the program. I still plan to fight alongside EC for the future of this program though, if for no other reason than the pure principle of it all. I'm so sick of beaurocrats making decisi...

15. Ec Nursing Students Vs. Va And Ga Meeting Time Has Come!!

    serenity67 replied to serenity67's topic in Online Learning

    ]I went to the BON meeting in VA. They let EC speak for 5 minutes, let the three students (myself included) speak for 2 minutes, opened the floor for a motion by any board member that wanted to extend the completion date, and without missing a beat s...