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  1. Excelsior College- almost seems too easy

    zebsmom2002 replied to SweettartRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Savings & the CPNE on visa for

  2. New Grad...A must read!!!

    zebsmom2002 replied to Thank_You_RNs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in the bay area (CA) and it's quite difficult to find a job, but my understanding is that there are many opportunities elsewhere in the state. It may be a similar situation in other areas. The...

  3. Excelsior College- almost seems too easy

    zebsmom2002 replied to SweettartRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I guess I just test

  4. Warning to New Grads

    zebsmom2002 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    To clarify...I did mean medicare. Not Medicaid or

  5. Warning to New Grads

    zebsmom2002 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Only people who have never dealt with medicare think medicare is wonderful. I once worked in a facility that wouldn't take it...it was amazing. The only paperwork was appropriate & there weren't...

  6. Excelsior College- almost seems too easy

    zebsmom2002 replied to SweettartRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    When you think about it, it's not that bad--even if it's 200 miles away. the tests are mostly only an hour or so every few months. worth thinking

  7. Excelsior College- almost seems too easy

    zebsmom2002 replied to SweettartRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    What??? I know it was a while back, but when I did it, CPNE was around $2000.00 The tests were around $100-$150 each I think the CPNE prep was around $350 (worth it) I think the CPNE video was around...

  8. Question about Excelsior

    zebsmom2002 replied to zmealey's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Things may have changed, so if someone has more recent information, please let us know. When I took the tests, I wasn't enrolled, but Excelsior sent me the number to give Pearson when I paid for the...

  9. Excelsior College- almost seems too easy

    zebsmom2002 replied to SweettartRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I took a test about every 3 or 4 months for the nursing classes & about every 6 months for micro, A & P, lifespan and stats. I did end up taking about a year and a half off in the middle...

  10. Excelsior College- almost seems too easy

    zebsmom2002 replied to SweettartRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    If you went through a decent LVN/LPN program and particularly if you have acute care experience it's pretty easy, at least in MHO. (Except for stats that is :-) ) I passed boards on the 1st try with...

  11. New Grad...A must read!!!

    zebsmom2002 replied to Thank_You_RNs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just keep trying & don't give up. I know it's really frustrating. Sometimes it takes a while. I know a lot of people who have had luck with the skilled to acute rehab to acute care (that's what...

  12. New Grad...A must read!!!

    zebsmom2002 replied to Thank_You_RNs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry, but I've heard all of the above. Keep trying! You might try something like acute rehab & go from there to acute

  13. Do you actually wear gloves/gowns/masks ?

    zebsmom2002 replied to Nepenthe Sea's topic in General Nursing

    With contact precautions, if I'm only going in to check the IV or ask them a quick question & I'm not going to have any contact with the patient or their immediate environment, I admit it, I don't...

  14. Warning to New Grads

    zebsmom2002 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In the past 30 or so years that I've been a nurse, there have been several feast & famine cycles. they come & go, even without all the political stuff going on now in the background. It's...

  15. Warning to New Grads

    zebsmom2002 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well said

  16. Warning to New Grads

    zebsmom2002 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    California

  17. Warning to New Grads

    zebsmom2002 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just like any other industry, when there is an abundance of workers, if you leave there's always someone to take your place. In my area, when there aren't enough "home grown" nurses, or the "home...

  18. I took my NCLEX today and I think I failed :-(

    zebsmom2002 replied to Want2succeed's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hang in

  19. Warning to New Grads

    zebsmom2002 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    BTW, I've never seen orientations longer than a week-2 max in skilled. Those long lovely new grad preceptorships & orientations are pretty much only in acute care...& not all of them any...

  20. Warning to New Grads

    zebsmom2002 replied to Little_Mouse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good advice, but unfortunately I've found pretty much the same conditions in every SNF I've ever worked for. the only exception was one that didn't accept medicare...so the $ were spent on staff to...

  21. Question about Excelsior

    zebsmom2002 replied to zmealey's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :-) probably because lots of people did it like I did :chuckle Still, the 3rd nursing exam is fairly far thru the program if you do the pre-req's

  22. Question about Excelsior

    zebsmom2002 replied to zmealey's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Things may have changed since I was there. I did send my transcripts in for review & they recommended which classes for me to take. I got the study guide & information for one class at a time...

  23. Question about Excelsior

    zebsmom2002 replied to zmealey's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Take some really easy classes to bump up your GPA (ie: PE, public speaking, food culture..). Alternatively, you can often re-take classes to replace the old grade...check on it. Community college is...

  24. Question about Excelsior

    zebsmom2002 replied to zmealey's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I didn't actually enroll with them until near graduation. Up to that point, I just paid for each test as i did it. Be aware, not all states accept their program...check with the state boards of your...

  25. Refusing Mandatory Vaccination

    zebsmom2002 replied to vanillagerm's topic in General Students

    Addendum: You may want to see if they accept titer results. If you can show immunity, you don't need the