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  1. Does A&P class in LPN school count towards Excelsior?

    anticoagulationurse replied to akanini's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I took A & P 1 & 2 during my LPN schooling. Excelsior was not going to accept them. I got A's and was not about to retake them, when they were only 3 years old. The problem was my LPN school...

  2. Authorizing med refills

    anticoagulationurse posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Everywhere I've worked and known of has this system: There are protocols and standing orders in place for routine and maintenence meds with parameters for refills such as how often certain labs are...

  3. Authorizing med refills

    anticoagulationurse replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Thanks for the imput! And the article... it is a good one and I've read it before. The office is a primary care office and the refills run across the spectrum of meds. We use an electronc medical...

  4. How do your significant others handle it?

    anticoagulationurse replied to Jesskanurse's topic in Travel

    I took a one time travel position to AK and was away from my hubby for 3 months. It was a LOT harder than I expected it to be!!! I never want to do it again. We don't have kids, or I would not have...

  5. Pay wise for RN's in office?

    anticoagulationurse replied to Nightrn16's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I work in a hospital based/managed/owned outpatient clinic. The nurses working IN the hospital are union and start at $6 more per hour ($24), but even though the clinic I am at is the same hospital...

  6. What Kind of Specialty and What Do You Do?

    anticoagulationurse replied to Susgu's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I work in a hospital based outpatient clinic. I do point of care testing for Coumadin management. I get the result, assess the patient, review meds, make dose changes according to standardized...

  7. "Online Degree"/"Internet School"

    anticoagulationurse posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Just wanting to start a new discussion: I believe there is a misunderstanding out there regarding Distance Learning. Some people I've met, assume all you do is mail the school a check, pass a few...

  8. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    anticoagulationurse replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was working telephone triage on a Monday (busiest day). All patients being old and generallly medically complex made triage difficult at times. I was nearing the end of my patience with call after...

  9. Which is easier

    anticoagulationurse replied to Annie2005's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Depends on your needs, what is the better buy. That's what I hear on allnurses anyway. I personally think any company outside Excelsior is un-necessary and a scam (because of their marketing tactics...

  10. Which is easier

    anticoagulationurse replied to Annie2005's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Excelsior does give you free (print or downloadable) content guides for each exam, and the CPNE study guide is also included in tuition. Books and supplemental stuff is not included. TCN, RUE,...

  11. Excelsior exam registration wait time?

    anticoagulationurse replied to Caffeinated's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Micro was my first exam too. And my worst. It was all downhill from there. All done now. I think the registration time depends on your area and how many other testing centers there are nearby...

  12. CPNE study Grid

    anticoagulationurse replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yup. The original post was about a year ago before I even knew what a Grid was! Hehe. I made it. I passed the CPNE over 7 months ago and now am an RN. Soooooo... more power to ya. You will be an...

  13. I Passed

    anticoagulationurse replied to meltom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congrats! Stick with

  14. Leaving in the Am for my CPNE!!

    anticoagulationurse replied to Melody007_FNP-C's topic in Online Distance Learning

    job well

  15. Washington and Exclesior Preceptorship

    anticoagulationurse replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Washington Nursing

    You sat for the NCLEX for OR and didn't pass. I would suggest you not apply to WA when you retake, if your aim is to get out of the preceptorship requirement WA has. WA will not approve you to take...

  16. Washington and Exclesior Preceptorship

    anticoagulationurse posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    Excelsior students beware, apparently even inquiring directly to your BoN is not a sure fire way to figure out the hurdles of earning an Excelsior education. WASHINGTON Excelsior students. The BoN...

  17. Leaving in the Am for my CPNE!!

    anticoagulationurse replied to Melody007_FNP-C's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Good L-U-C-K (labor under correct knowledge). May the good Lord be with you all the

  18. Excelsior, too good to be true?

    anticoagulationurse replied to CaitRN2be's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi just wanted to add that I was an LPN prior to Excelsior. As it happens, in LPN school I did not have a single LPN as instructor, preceptor, etc. All my learning for LPN school was through RN's,...

  19. Congratulations to Anticoagulation Nurse on the CPNE pass!!

    anticoagulationurse replied to rehab nurse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Licensed. Yesterday, 7 months after passing the CPNE and the day after arriving home (been gone in Alaska for 3 months due to WA BON error in information), I am a licensed RN in WA! It is...

  20. Pre-signed Rx pads

    anticoagulationurse posted a topic in Patient Medications

    For those of you working with docs who still use paper hand-written prescriptions, anybody work with a doc that pre-signs their Rxpads and has the nurses write out prescriptions via telephone

  21. Pre-signed Rx pads

    anticoagulationurse replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Patient Medications

    Actually, I turned the doc in to the state. It was ridiculous. It took one full time nurse to be sitting at the nurses station constantly in order to answer the phone when he would call out from a...

  22. Washington State and preceptorship?

    anticoagulationurse replied to curlynurseLPN1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    https://allnurses.com/forums/f179/washington-exclesior-preceptorship-212808.html I was having a hard time finding a preceptor person/place as well, and I didn't want to have to leave my very good job...

  23. Anyone attending Skagit Valley CC?

    anticoagulationurse replied to morningstarRN's topic in Washington Nursing

    Apply to both. I did and was on SVC waiting list for 2.5 years before I got a call. I don't remember the wait for EVCC but by the time they reviewed my file, I was already onto to Excelsior College....

  24. What makes the CPNE so hard?

    anticoagulationurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    For me it was stress that made the CPNE so hard. I flew from West coast to East coast and there was a lot of pressure to pass the thing because of the sheer expensiveness of it. The whole process...

  25. passed CPNE!!

    anticoagulationurse replied to nurse1717's topic in Online Distance Learning

    YAY!!!!! A job well done!