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  1. Thinking about Excelsior

    parrotmom replied to AmyORlpn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    RUE is just a proram like the collee network you pay for on top of EC's fees. I f you really need the study guides, check ebay for deals on them. I did fine with the books and content guide from EC...

  2. ER-101...Route/Meds/Terms

    parrotmom replied to shill's topic in Emergency

    D50 can be given rectally but it is very necrotic so one must be careful, Glucagon is a better choice. The new guidelines are the AHA ECC 2005 guidelines that went into place mandatorily in July( to...

  3. Do student loans affect licensing?

    parrotmom replied to pcicurn7's topic in General Nursing

    It is a state to state issue. they are looking specifically at student loans but also at child support, etc. If you have an agreement for the loan or it has been x number of years no problem but a...

  4. abortion & the nursing profession

    parrotmom replied to RasberryTea's topic in International Nursing

    Dangerous subject but do know here in the states they can not force you to participate if it is against religious beliefs. that being said you should be up front about this with the hospital you...

  5. CPNE Overload!

    parrotmom replied to nurse1717's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Marie, If you are just sending in your app, take a breath, you have plenty of time. THe epn at excelsior's website is the best place for info. Other groups are best for informal info/venting. Read...

  6. To cap or not to cap!

    parrotmom replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Students

    I was disappointed my school no longer had caps. That being said I would not have worn them daily unless required as they can be a pain. They are a symbol of accomplishing something and yes of a...

  7. how do you juggle rotating shifts and family?

    parrotmom replied to hamlj's topic in General Nursing

    Amy, I have had the same conundrum as my husband works for 3 days at a time away from home and I am starting a rotating shift of 7p-a. I am hiring a high school senior to watch the children after...

  8. Do cell phones interfere with telemetry?

    parrotmom replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    depends on the type of phone and type of equipment a swell. Motorolas have a tendency to interfere more than others in my

  9. Hair color--is it that big of an issue?

    parrotmom replied to SaintSybella's topic in General Nursing

    Are we talking clown red or a hair color naturally found on humans? Our policy actually states it must be a hair color naturally occurring in humans. Also some people said it only mattered what you...

  10. Has anyone had issues with accusations of diverting drugs?

    parrotmom replied to ImShelly31's topic in General Nursing

    Also you are supposed to have to supply a list of RX meds you are taking with any drug test. Keep your chin up and I would hold off on hiring an attorney though I would collect some names (no one who...

  11. WA State Excelsior folks

    parrotmom replied to EDTEd's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Definitely chesk with state BON do know WA requires a lengthy clinical after CPNE as a girl test]ed with me in

  12. EC Exam Grading

    parrotmom replied to BoredLPN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    In the study guide I believe they explain how IRT item response theory is graded. You must score certain percentages in certain areas which means that no two questions are necessarily worth the same...

  13. ER-101...Route/Meds/Terms

    parrotmom replied to shill's topic in Emergency

    Just a reminder ACLS is recommending no drugs down the ET instead IO's are to be used when IV access is not immediately available and meds are critical, i.e. code situation and of course pt is...

  14. The Today Show

    parrotmom replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    Did everyone miss the post a page or so back that said she worked a shift with poop on her uniform???? If this happened regardless of your clothing color can I say hazardous? I keep a spare set of...

  15. Breastfeeding at 2 1/2 years???

    parrotmom replied to Murse901's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah foe extended nursing. That being said, the majority of moms I know including myself (14mths w/daughter and had to wean because of preterm labor with son's pregnancy and unfortunatel a year with...

  16. nursing compact for Oklahoma?

    parrotmom replied to LanaBanana's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    No reciprocity means you are eligible to license in another state because you are licensed in your state without a problem. But if you were licensed in state x which didn't have reciprocity with...

  17. Oklahoma introductions....

    parrotmom replied to LanaBanana's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    HI, Jaime here, I live in McAlester, 31 with 2 children, a good husband, 4 cats, a great pyrenees and 2 pygmy goats(they're the dog's) I graduated this summer from Excelsior as an RN and am starting...

  18. The Today Show

    parrotmom replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with no scrubs for ancillary pesonnel. There is no reason for a receptionist/dietary person/housekeeper or transport tech to be in scrubs. A hospital near hee provides polo shirts for these...

  19. Video cameras banned in L&D

    parrotmom replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Both hospitals I delivered at gave out through your OB their policies on cameras/videos. None were allowed at high risk deliveries and they stressed this was not a liability issue but a space and...

  20. PALS, anyone?

    parrotmom replied to purecntry09's topic in General Nursing

    there are some great PALS texts out there that are not AHA that are a little less dry to read. Amazon carries them one is actually called PALS, also might check with the person or organization that...

  21. Overtime Pay

    parrotmom replied to LegginMF's topic in General Nursing

    I know I will do a poor job explaining this but since the overtime laws were changed. It screws the employee not the employer. We at the private ambulance service had to make adjustments to the pay...

  22. nursing compact for Oklahoma?

    parrotmom replied to LanaBanana's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    I spoke with a lady at the OBN this summer and she stated they had no plans for compact anytime soon. That being said if you have lived in OKlahoma very long you may have realized our government here...

  23. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    parrotmom replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    I dream of 1. being a midwife (working on it!) 2. spending lots of time with my husband and kids on a farm raising all the animals my daughter and son think we should have. 3. invisible housekeeper...

  24. Anyone In Frontier's ADN-MSN Program?

    parrotmom replied to ChristineN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Am also a new grad and had read the one year experience bt was told by Frontier that they will consider extensive medical background in another field no gurantees though ex longtime lpn has a new rn...

  25. Questions about Self Study LPN-RN programs

    parrotmom replied to JTigLPN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Loved Excelsior and I am a paramedic as well as an RN. I am in Oklahoma but licensed in Texas because of the OBN's stance on EC but they will endorse me once I show experience else where. Kansas...