mya612

mya612 BSN, RN

PeriOperative Nursing

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About mya612

mya612 has 7 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in PeriOperative Nursing.


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  1. Is Phlebotomy necessary to pursue nursing?

    I worked full time as a phlebotomist for 6 years. The last 3 years of that time period I was in nursing school. I also picked up shifts as a CNA on one of the floors in the hospital I worked at. Phlebotomy paid better than CNA, but I didn't want to l...
  2. Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

    That's awesome! I graduated from Excelsior in 2017, took NCLEX in 2018, and completed my BSN at WGU this year. Currently travel nursing. Congrats on your graduation from UTA.
  3. Recent experiences

    Thanks!
  4. Recent experiences

    Thanks so much! It's reassuring knowing I have so many people rooting for me. Y'all don't know how much it means to me.:)
  5. Recent experiences

    Thank you! I'm accepting all of the well wishes and prayers I can get. :)
  6. Recent experiences

    I'm heading to Albany, NY to test at Albany Medical Center right now as we speak. I believe I'm prepared, but I'm going up a little early to take the one - day workshop the school offers. The best advice I can give anyone is read the ENTIRE study gu...
  7. Recent experiences

    Within 48hrs. It took 7 months to get a CPNE test date, and that's because I took a cancellation date.
  8. Recent experiences

    I took them at the same time with no issues.
  9. Recent experiences

    The LifeSpan exams are the hardest. I suggest taking the practice exams that accompany these and studying the rationales. I also suggest a really good NCLEX study guide with a CD so that you can make your own practice tests based on the material outl...
  10. Similar to some of the comments from other posters - I used StudyGroup 101 exam study guides for all of my exams and took both practice tests that are offered for the exams. I took 10 exams from February-September of this year and I am currently doin...
  11. Great News for Excelsior Students!

    I just read the email from the school! Yayyy! I'm glad they are keeping the exam only option available to students.
  12. SO BURNT OUT

    klone, I feel you. I got my MBA in Health Care Management from WGU last year, and believe me, by the time I was finished I was burnt to a crisp! YOU CAN DO IT!!!! If I, the eternal procrastinator, can do it, YOU CAN TOO! Take a couple of days to rech...
  13. FCCA's - separately or both at once?

    Me too! Nervous, but excited and ready to be done.:)
  14. Nurses being forced to go back to school

    EBP - can't leave home without it. How often do I see in these threads regarding ADN vs. BSn that the BSN teaches a person how to use EBP? Or think critically? I knew about EBP before I started nursing school. EBP is not something "coined" by the nur...
  15. Cone Health NEW GRAD program

    Requires a 30 month commitment - if you leave the "Cone Academy" early, you could owe the hospital system up to $5000. After you finish the "Academy", you still have to apply for a position for employment with the department you did the "Academy" in....