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1. thinking about excelsior- encouragement needed

   merky replied to merky's topic in Online Learning

   Missy and MissingMyErica: That's wonderful! I am so incredibly excited and cannot wait to start now! MissingMyErica: Congrats, wow!! I'll be doing all my exams in York since I live in Harrisburg, that's so encouraging!!! Excelsior is really lookin...

2. thinking about excelsior- encouragement needed

   merky replied to merky's topic in Online Learning

   Deteremine2b: God bless and thank you so much for sharing your experience. Wow, halfway done already, congrats!! It seemed to good to be true, but you're right- Excelsior IS a godsend! I'm sorry you had to go through so much at your traditional prog...

3. thinking about excelsior- encouragement needed

   merky replied to merky's topic in Online Learning

   Lax Nurse, That's great! I'd love to hear more about your path through excelsior if you have the time. When did you graduate and how long did it take you to complete? Your words mean alot to me- I was scared shirtless when I heard the rumors abou...

4. thinking about excelsior- encouragement needed

   merky posted a topic in Online Learning

   Hi all :-): I was enrolled in a traditional, brick and mortar program this year. Long story short, I finsihed most of my year 1 ADN clinicals, now have to wait another year before I can repeat 1 class and move on to my 2nd year. I'm really getting ...

5. Just got my letter from HACC! What should I expect?

   merky replied to mnmcbm's topic in Pennsylvania

   From what I heard they are, well, how do I say it...b*ll breakers? My friend was in their program and her grandfather died and she had to go to the funeral, missed a clinical day and thus failed her clinical assignment for the semester and had to wa...

6. I feel like I'm "cheating" on nursing for asking this...

   merky replied to StangGang92's topic in General Students

   Not to mention the loans, ack! Go NP/CRNP. By the time you get there, the terminal degree will be the DnP anyways, which should satisfy the level of practice you are looking for. I think what you mean is that bedside nursing might be "too much" fo...

7. Move Over, Norma Rae

   merky replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Eesh, makes me wary. I am just beginning nursing school. I am happy you are sharing your story, though. It needs to be heard. *No you ARE NOT Norma Rae!* I will keep this in my head whenever the powers that be attempt to treat me like an indentured...

8. Talk me down from the ledge (2nd edition)

   merky replied to merky's topic in General Students

   Thx to KeeperMom for sharing! If we have good reason to, are we allowed as nurses to tell the pt's mom to close the door herself?

9. Talk me down from the ledge (2nd edition)

   merky replied to merky's topic in General Students

   You're a motivator! Now I'm excited! Thx TG!!

10. Talk me down from the ledge (2nd edition)

    merky replied to merky's topic in General Students

    Thanks, That Guy! How has NS been for you? Are we expected, as students, to take as much crap (figuratively, LOL) as possible from the pts? Do you feel overwhelmed yet? Thanks in advance for answering my 20 questions :lol:!

11. Talk me down from the ledge (2nd edition)

    merky replied to merky's topic in General Students

    Thanks again, katebean. Feel free to email me as you go through NS and encounter problems like this or of any kind. It really helps to talk w/a fellow student. I almost dropped out of NS before I even began! I hope the knowledge we have of our re...

12. ADN to MSN yay or nay ?

    merky replied to Elleveein's topic in General Students

    Hey Moogs (may I call you that?). That's exactly why Im going the ADN to BSN to MSN track...money savings! Also, I need time to suss out what I want as an NP specialty. I think this is a great way to do things. Those pricey DE programs just want ...

13. ADN to MSN yay or nay ?

    merky replied to Elleveein's topic in General Students

    That first NP job may be just as elusive, esp w/out clinical experience. I'm going ADN instead of direct entry MSN so I might be a little biased I know someone had mentioned about PAs getting hired right out of school w/out experience, but they ge...

14. bachelor's in another field to NP in 3 years

    merky replied to creativetype2007's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be happy to step it up to doctorate level! Who knows, maybe they'll start an ADN to DNP program for 2nd degree students. There are so many different flavors of nurses, yet we all seemed to get lumped in with the lowest common denominator.

15. Talk me down from the ledge (2nd edition)

    merky replied to merky's topic in General Students

    Thanks katebean and Moogie :-). Youre both correct and katebean, you hit it on the head- I CAN'T STAND addicts. Most have a very "me-me-me" personality that I have a very hard time stomaching. I am sympathetic, but they often try to elicit sympath...