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Awesome!! I did it in 2007 and was so mentally and physically exhausted I really couldn't appreciate my victory for days... but it's worth it!! Prepare for the boards, but know that they are "just...

Sad situation. I was one of the last Excelsior grads licensed in Maryland in 2008. I recommend the program regardless of what certain BON's think. Although future students certainly need to...

Oh my, thinking of that CPNE six years ago still gives me chills... I was so horribly stressed I felt like I was in the twilight zone. And everything that could go wrong did- I locked my keys in the...

I've noticed that too, and finally decided to just stick with Excelsior for my BSN to avoid the problem. I'm not far into the program, so I'd be curious what others have to say.

Angela, I'm wondering if you've found any further information on this. I am an Excelsior grad working in Maryland, and I now have 3 years experience in Med-Surg/Oncology. I'm possibly getting...

I feel your pain!! They are so absurd... not to mention the script about "excellent care" that was supposed to go with them (which we've all basically ignored at my hospital). Frankly, I think it's...

I wonder which particular antibiotics they are referring to that tend to lead to MRSA infections.

I already did, and have no regrets. However, I had experience working night shift, so the staying awake part wasn't a problem like it is for some people. Why make less for the same number of...

Schmoo, not sure if you've tried private duty but if not, consider it. I did it for years and the money made is significantly lower than in a facility, but so is the stress! If you find the right...

A little off topic again, but it saddens me so much that things are still this way in the south. One of the main reasons I would never live there, no offense to you southerners. I'm so glad you...

Jeez... I cannot imagine a physician cleaning a patient, or anything of the sort!! It must be different in teaching hospitals, but in the small community ones it would not happen!! An NP seems more...

In private duty, you generally don't get away from the patient to take a meal break. But, there's usually plenty of "down" time, so getting an actual break is fairly easy. It just needs to be...

Wow, what an ordeal for him. He'll be lucky to ever get another job... but at least he won't be in prison. I too have watched people linger and suffer, and understand his feelings about them not...

I did a search but haven't seen any comments about this program... I would attend the Martinsburg campus, but I'm interested in either one. Opinions, experiences, recommendations, complaints? ...

You are correct, this load is NOT safe! You are absolutely risking your license every day. It's fine for the previous poster to say ask for help (I'm all for that) but it sounds like everyone else...

Uggghh, JC burns me up. What gets me is- why the h*ll do we care what they think?! Their standards are absurd and INTERFERE, not enhance, patient care. I think if the general public knew about...

Night shift will probably be a whole different experience. I would never work day shift at my job- too chaotic! You didn't mention whether you worked up to having multiple patients, like taking...

Great, now we'll all get raises, right?!?!

I was at my job (hired as a new grad) for a year and four months before being made charge. It's a rite of passage, sort of like RNperdiem said, something I accepted with resignation. It pays $0.75...

I work Fri, Sat and Sun night shift. I drop off my daughter at her dad's or my sister's on Friday afternoons, then pick her up Monday mornings and take her to school. I'm a single mom so it's hard...

I was in this very situation a little over a year ago, except he was a very flirtatious lab worker. I even knew it was JUST a physical attraction, but that didn't stop the thoughts of him running...

This one is never good, but I just heard it the other night, "I need you in room 7 NOW!!!!!"

I haven't worked LTC for a long time, but it was a nightmare when I did. I lasted a year. I do think it's good that they are willing to pay a nurse to function as an aide, that seems to mean it's a...

Go figure!

ObamaRN, that's fantastic!!! If I worked there, I wouldn't complain either!!!!!!