I signed up for the payment plan program right before it expired at the end of September.
To me, that seemed to be the way to go.
So far, I have completed Health Safety, (skipped out of Health Differences due to LPN license) Reproductive Health, and will take Chronicity next week. My goal is to be on the CPNE wait list by January 1st. I plan to take Microbiology in January, and A&P in February through Excelsior.
I just can't help but feel sometimes that this is too easy almost. I am passing these classes with minimal studying and a majority of it seems as if it is a review of my practical nursing courses. I have read that they get more difficult, but I am wondering if the foundation has been laid already and I learned more than I originally thought I did in nursing school the first time around.?
Another part of me feels that this is the way that it should be; you learn what you need to learn, you quit wasting time in classrooms listening to an hour lecture for 16 weeks only to test out of the material anyway. A lot of my previous nursing school experience was self taught because I didn't understand the instructor, didn't care of the instructor's style, etc.
Anyway, I am pleased at how "do able" this actually is. I am trying to do an exam a week between now and Christmas, but I may space myself between the Lifespan classes because those seem a bit more in depth.
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.
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.
Go on ebay, type in Excelsior College for your search and you will find the SG101 material. They also have their own website.
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!
I paid $55 for all modules and $10 for the care plan dvd. Very cheap compared to having to retest. Also purchase the practice tests from EC - $65 each, again, very, very helpful.
Thanks for the info. I had already decided to purchase SG 101 notes and have already downloaded them to my lap top. Does this cotent really follow the content guide. What else are using to study with since you went from B's to A's.
I am passing these classes with minimal studying and a majority of it seems as if it is a review of my practical nursing courses. I have read that they get more difficult, but I am wondering if the foundation has been laid already and I learned more than I originally thought I did in nursing school the first time around.? 
DebanamRN, MSN, RN
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PS my grades went from Bs to As after I started using SG101. Now, if only the kids will leave me alone long enough to study for the CPNE.......