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    Nightingale College transfer evaluation

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to FutureNurseKrithee's topic in School, College Programs

    Hey guys, I want to give an update on my process. I took med surg HESI and passed, thankfully my entrance exams are done! I'm a little disappointed they didn't accept one of my classes which I thought...
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    Twenty-Three PA Nursing Programs Moved to Provisional Status for NCLEX Pass Rates Below 80%

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    Not surprised at this. A lot of nursing programs across the country are on life support. My state shut down its last diploma program due to poor pass rates, and this school used to be among the best....
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    Nightingale College transfer evaluation

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to FutureNurseKrithee's topic in School, College Programs

    I thought I couldn't access learner portal but was able to. So far nothing is showing about credit evaluation. So anxious to see what was accepted. I'll keep ya
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    Have you ever been "ghosted" by an employer after accepting a job offer?

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to Peachpit's topic in General Nursing

    That sucks they would waste a persons time. It's like when you're called in for a second then third interview with no intention of hiring you. That happened to me many moons ago. So frustrating, I...
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    Nightingale College transfer evaluation

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to FutureNurseKrithee's topic in School, College Programs

    Did they email you your credit evaluation or did the advisor just tell you? When I did my financial aid she told me what's been accepted so
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    Nightingale College 2023

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to missrn2025's topic in School, College Programs

    I passed the HESI assessment 1040 was my score. Now I'm prepping for the med surg HESI. The exam was pretty straight forward not difficult just take your time to think and weed out those wrong...
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    Nightingale College 2023

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to missrn2025's topic in School, College Programs

    Study from the accuplacer practice exams it is just like the real exam for the writing and reading. Also, do the quizlet those can be a big help as well. Good
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    Nightingale College transfer evaluation

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to FutureNurseKrithee's topic in School, College Programs

    Hey, same here just waiting for the transcript eval. So far only 15 cr have been applied not very much and with the cost of this program I need more to bring it down. Hopefully this will go by pretty...
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    Challenge NCLEX

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to guest1211132's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How does one fail a nursing course like med-surg and able to challenge the NCLEX? Just trying to wrap my head around that one. So a student who gets all the way to the end of their program but fails...
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    Nightingale College 2023

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to missrn2025's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi! If you were that close to passing I would retake it which is what I did. I'm shooting for the fall as well for the BSN just waiting for transcript evaluations. I passed the HESI and I passed that...
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    Patients Filming You

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to Anonymous666's topic in General Nursing

    I was mainly speaking of the people on the other side of the camera like family. If they are viewing and listening to what is going on in the room. Could be an overstrectch but doesn't hurt to wonder...
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    Patients Filming You

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to Anonymous666's topic in General Nursing

    This is kinda like a double-edged sword situation. I'm against filming of employees by patients and visitors like someone said here, you don't know where your image may end up (paraphrasing here). In...
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    Changing Careers At 42

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to Zakando Z's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are absolutely correct about the accelerated programs. I was in one for asn and the amount of work was horrendous. We started out with an average size class of lpn's, then only to have 4 to...
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    Nightingale College 2023

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to missrn2025's topic in School, College Programs

    I too was in a previous nursing program, so hopefully I can get some of the credits. I'm reaching my limit with undergrad loans but qualified for a pell grant this time around. Hoping to knock as much...
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    Nightingale College 2023

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to missrn2025's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm in mo. hoping to get maybe kansas or iowa. How did you do on the entrance exam? I'm taking it in a few days hopefully I'll do
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    Registered Nurse in Western Pennsylvania Charged with Homicide Over Insulin Overdoses

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to allnurses's topic in Nursing News

    This is truly heartbreaking. This is happening way too much, IMO. Hope the families get
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    Nightingale College 2023

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to missrn2025's topic in School, College Programs

    @missrn2025, you are so lucky to have gotten this far. I'm just starting the process like you I have a lot of gen ED prereq's done. Kinda nervous about the entrance exam and doing some of the testing...
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    3 States Won't License Excelsior's ADN Grads

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to moretonel's topic in Excelsior College

    I recently enrolled into a traditional lpn-rn bridge in my state and so glad I did because i'll only have 10 months to complete. None of my ec courses I've taken were accepted. All of my gen ed's are...
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    Nurse bringing child to work

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to adclay's topic in General Nursing

    While I don't agree with bringing your children to work, however; I do understand not having someone to watch your kid when you need to work. Hopefully this will not be a long-term thing with this...
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    6,500 Nurses to Go Out on Strike 09/20/19 in Four States

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    Other nurses who should strike are the ones in nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. The nurse patient ratio is horrible which leads to complaints and poorer outcomes for
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    How I got an A on the EXCELSIOR Anatomy Physiology Exam in 2 weeks study!

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to Tamkin's topic in Excelsior College

    Does excelsior a&p and any of their nursing courses transfer to a traditional nursing program? I maybe transferring from ec to a traditional
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    Fold and Mold Dressing Packing

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in Excelsior College

    Omg! think I better start doing it this way now at work. I use cotton tip applicators all the time when doing wound care. I hope this will not be the death of me when I get to cpne. Thanks for the...
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    Excelsior UExcel Exams - Adult, Maternity, Psych Nursing Exams

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to mari94's topic in Excelsior College

    I'm in ec asn… but what I can tell you, follow the content guide and do the required readings. I'm not sure how their bsn option is setup we have several ways to get the asn degree. Good Luck
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    Passed NCLEX PN 1st try 85 questions

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to NurseMotivator's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations!!!! I didn't use any outside prep when I took nclex but i'm not knocking those who do, so whatever works, Go for
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    Primary nurse assessment

    Dy-no-mite Nurse1 replied to Mgrn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    At my facility, we (lpn's) take admissions and do assessments. We use to have an admitting rn nurse but they no longer have one. From what I was taught lpn's were only to gather the info and rn's do...