travelnurse28

travelnurse28 specializes in rehabilitation, home health, LTC.

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1. Excelsior College- almost seems too easy

   travelnurse28 replied to SweettartRN's topic in Online Learning

   Thanks everyone---seems so confusing at first. But I'm sure I'll get the hang of things soon eneough! I'm sure I'll be here for support through it all! Chris

2. Excelsior College- almost seems too easy

   travelnurse28 replied to SweettartRN's topic in Online Learning

   where do you get the study group 101?? is it on the EC website? What is the cost (if any?) I have yet to start my first class there...doing LPN to ASN, hoping to start soon, but I have been hearing the SG 101 is a great tool.

3. cost of attending EC??

   travelnurse28 replied to travelnurse28's topic in Online Learning

   I did see that payment plan...wish I got on it while it lasted!! Good luck to you! I have yet to start a class. Hoping it's thr right choice for me. I can't see sitting in classes for 2 years with 2 kids and a job

4. cost of attending EC??

   travelnurse28 posted a topic in Online Learning

   HI everyone. I have applied to EC and am awaiting an e-mail from them on what to do next. Once you are "accepted" how do you know what class to register for? I am also wondering if there are any payment plans, it seems like a lot up front for enrollm...

5. calling all EC students living in Massachusetts!!

   travelnurse28 replied to travelnurse28's topic in Online Learning

   Thanks so much! I have had 10 yrs. exp. and feel pretty confident with my assessment skills and feel like online is the only way to go for me. I have 2 kids age 9 and 7 and a husband that works long hours so it will be tough to commit to a program NO...

6. any EC graduates here in Mass.?

   travelnurse28 posted a topic in Massachusetts

   HI everyone. I have been an LPN for 10 years now and am thinking of starting school at excelsior college on-line. I have worked in ED, rehab as well as home care and hospice. I have taken on-line courses and in the past and done well with them. Has a...

7. calling all EC students living in Massachusetts!!

   travelnurse28 posted a topic in Online Learning

   Hi everyone! I am debating starting the EC LPN-RN ASN program. I live in MA and would like to know if anyone else living here took the ASN there and is now working as an RN in this state? I don't plan on leaving my job (I work as a visiting nurse) I ...

8. Any nurses have SVT or IST?

   travelnurse28 replied to travelnurse28's topic in Stress 101

   I did have to do 24 hr urine...I also had chatecholamines drawn as well as TSH--and renin, aldosterone...they were all normal. They thought it could be a pheochromocytoma...but I had not HTN so probably not. It wasn't that. 9Thank God) who knows what...

9. Any nurses have SVT or IST?

   travelnurse28 replied to travelnurse28's topic in Stress 101

   Hi there, I am on 100mg of Toprol Xl. I was on 50 and still had breakthrough tachycardia. It took awhile to adjust to the beta blockers, but now I am fine. I was really tired at first. You need to drink more fluids and check your BP frequently if you...

10. skip right to year 2 or not??

    travelnurse28 replied to travelnurse28's topic in LPN-RN

    Thanks so much! I feel so much better having hear that! I want to skip the first 2 semesters...I think I will be fine. I just need to brush up on med/sug. for the test. That's great you grad. top of the class! Congrats! The person who does the regist...

11. skip right to year 2 or not??

    travelnurse28 posted a topic in LPN-RN

    HI all! I will be starting an LPN to RN program in the fall of 09. I have done all the pre-req's so I will just have nursing classes and clinicals. I have been told NOT to skip or test out of nursing 2 (med/surg) but I really don't want to take it if...

12. Any nurses have SVT or IST?

    travelnurse28 posted a topic in Stress 101

    Hi there, I had an episode of possible SVT in September while I was working----I went to the ER with a rate of 150's and up at times. The doctors thought after vagal maneuvers I was in A flutter. My K+ was also very low at 2.4 for unknown reasons. Af...