Thanks to Georgia Board of Nursing cap of grandfathering the students from Excelsior College I have to be done with everything by April 2010. This includes: Life Span1, Life Span 3, Transition, Sociology, Micro, FCCA, and CPNE...doesn't seem Possible huh? I'm failed the Life Spans and transition twice already.
And I don't know which sociology course to take the Foundations of Gerontology or The Cultural Diveristy...I wanna take whichever will be easier...anyone got recommendations from experience? Like the one that took the least amount of studying possible?
If anyone has any advice I can use all the help I can get...Please?
It's not that I've been goofing off since May 2008. I've been waiting for the Georgia State Board to make decision whether or not they'd allow it and then I had to take time off due to diagnosis and treatment of Ovarian Cancer and now I'm cancer free. However, I don't want to complete the extra clinical hours that Georgia State wants.
I agree with dslpninla. Lisa Arends stuff is just waaaaay to much info, and sg101 was similar. Just go out and buy the Saunders NCLEX-RN Comprehensive Review...I think the 4th or 5th edition. Go through it chapter by chapter focusing on the subject matter you need. Then take the review questions. If you score less than 75% on a chapter, review again, and questions again. Keep doing that until the information sticks! That book has over 3500 questions in multiple formats so if you really study it, you will learn! I bought everything out there, Lisa Arends, Sg101, textbooks, plus other stuff I am too embarrassed to mention (College Network:banghead:) but for concise, focused studying Saunders is the best. I finished all my exams with no repeats and am working on my FCCA now.
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Thanks for your help everyone! I really appreciate it...So, what I've done is I gave up on trying to be done by April. And, I'm just doing the best, and especially now that warmer weather has hit, I'll be able to work less due to being put on call and study more. As far as licensing in GA, if I have to get a job in another state, fine - Florida here I come! However, with the restraints from the State Board of Georgia I should be able to get licensed in Georgia of course with having to complete clinicals. :) Anyway, I'm due to take the Health Differences 1 exam again, in 12 days! Yikes!! So, I've been studying MyStudyGroup101, and flashcardexchange.com. Dream I know you mentioned using MyStudyGroup101, did you use them as your only study guide or did you use something else, anyone else got some ideas on what to study by? Will MyStudyGroup101 be enough? I'm cramming major to make sure I'm going to pass this test. I'm so ready to be done with school! If anyone has any recommendations it'd really be appreciated! Thanks guys for all your help and advice!
I am under some pressure to get done soon too--I have had an April goal too but let that go. I am taking LS2 this weekend, LS3 end of May and Transitions right after that. I also gave up on Studygroup & Lisa's notes--Joanne from Excelsior EPN said that Lisa was not a student at Excelsior. I felt I wasted too much time trying to navigate through those notes. Content Guide, required readings, practice exams and Saunders. Although I may use Studygroup for Transitions, we'll see. Good luck on finishing your program!!
:idea:I am new to this forum and I have really enjoyed reading everyones advise. I have been a L.P.N. for 22 yrs and tested with Excelsior years ago. Well needless to say I also did not do well. I am going to re-apply and I intend on passing this time ( with alot of help !! Please ) I think I tried to study to broad and was more frustrated in the end. I am going to begin with Essentials of Nursing care Health Safety. Any advise on content and studing is soooo greatly appreciated.
I agree with dslpninla. Lisa Arends stuff is just waaaaay to much info, and sg101 was similar. Just go out and buy the Saunders NCLEX-RN Comprehensive Review...I think the 4th or 5th edition. Go through it chapter by chapter focusing on the subject matter you need. Then take the review questions. If you score less than 75% on a chapter, review again, and questions again. Keep doing that until the information sticks! That book has over 3500 questions in multiple formats so if you really study it, you will learn! I bought everything out there, Lisa Arends, Sg101, textbooks, plus other stuff I am too embarrassed to mention (College Network:banghead:) but for concise, focused studying Saunders is the best. I finished all my exams with no repeats and am working on my FCCA now.
Good luck!:redbeathe
Thanks everyone for the advice! I picked up the Saunders book and it was great, I also for safe measure did the EC practice exam, only did a 73 on the practice exam but I went back and studied what I got wrong. Plus some of the questions on the practice exams were on the actual exam and there was some that were similar minus a few changing in wording. And took my test on Monday and...I passed with a B! Yay! Super excited...I feel like now maybe I'm ready to knock out the rest of the exams!!! I think passing this one gave me my confidence back!
BerryHappy, no worries about the College Network, I had a friend that did the program a while back thru CN so she let me borrow her books. I saw them and how thick they were and was like, OH NO! There has to be another way...Congrats on the FCCA! How's that going?
So I've took LS3 yesterday and passed with a B! I was so relieved yesterday!! Now, I've got Transition to the RN Role...anybody go any advice for it? I feel like I've been so slow at completing this degree my goal is to be done with Trans by the end of the year! Thanks again guys for all your help!!
Make sure that you read the roles of ASN nurses and BSN nurse. It comes from the info provided in Excelsior nurses catalog. It is listed as a resource on the content guide, and yes they do test on it.
Thanks CherryBlossom, Lunah, and Erikadawn! Thank you all so much, I appreciate all the help I can get! @ Erikadawn it may seem like a stupid question but where is the Excelsior Nurses Catalog? Is it free on the website somewhere or exactly. I see where it's listed on the content guid but I don't know where to find it. Your help would be greatly appreciated!
Make sure that you read the roles of ASN nurses and BSN nurse. It comes from the info provided in Excelsior nurses catalog. It is listed as a resource on the content guide, and yes they do test on it.
Nurse Mary whats up with this GA state board of nursing? I wanted to relocate with family to GA while attending EC. Is their something I need to know before doing so? I'm getting ready to pay my enrollment fee and begin.
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I agree with dslpninla. Lisa Arends stuff is just waaaaay to much info, and sg101 was similar. Just go out and buy the Saunders NCLEX-RN Comprehensive Review...I think the 4th or 5th edition. Go through it chapter by chapter focusing on the subject matter you need. Then take the review questions. If you score less than 75% on a chapter, review again, and questions again. Keep doing that until the information sticks! That book has over 3500 questions in multiple formats so if you really study it, you will learn! I bought everything out there, Lisa Arends, Sg101, textbooks, plus other stuff I am too embarrassed to mention (College Network:banghead:) but for concise, focused studying Saunders is the best. I finished all my exams with no repeats and am working on my FCCA now.
Good luck!:redbeathe