GeauxNursing

GeauxNursing

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  1. CPNE ELIGIBLE!!!!!!

    that's very inspiring, thanks! Right now I am struggling with how to study for my first exam, and how to pay for them all, and how to get to the end! I am glad to see another success
  2. I am sitting here with my textbook that just came in the mail, and the free content guide from EC, and then the 101study notes for the topic, and I am kind of overwhelmed. I can't get in the groove...
  3. Using only the textbooks to study

    ok cool. I'm just afraid I'll miss something using the notes only. But I guess that is what they are for! Just hitting the high points. Maybe I'll try just the notes. I am studying for A and P,...
  4. Excelsior online wound care course

    that sounds
  5. Is this true about LVN's in the area?

    Hey Commuter, how is school going for you? Haven't heard much from you in a few
  6. So let's say I get done with all my tests, all my modules, this FCCA or whatever, and I am just waiting for my CPNE date to come around. During the waiting period, my one-year anniversary comes. Am...
  7. Is this true about LVN's in the area?

    In DFW I am making 19.50 in a chronic dialysis clinic (as a new LVN). This is due to my 3 years PCT experience with the company. I wonder what it would be
  8. waiting for CPNE counts for re-enrollment time??

    lovely. thanks Lunah! How did you decide to get Excelsior-ized? I work full-time, as I did all the way thru nursing school. This is the only way I can do the RN. My husband is in school full-time...
  9. waiting for CPNE counts for re-enrollment time??

    another probably dumb question: am I paying the 2000 at the time i apply for my CPNE, or once I actually get a date, or....how does that
  10. waiting for CPNE counts for re-enrollment time??

    thank you very much for quick replies! you must be allnurse-sharks, like I
  11. Excelsior Anatomy & PHysiology

    yea Micro, awesome. I dread that one, I think that'll be the 2nd test I do. thanks for reminding me about the payment plan! I don't know why I didn't think of that! whew,feel much
  12. Excelsior Anatomy & PHysiology

    i bought the recommended text, just an older version. for 5 dolla! woot! hope it gets here soon! I'm ready to start studying. My main concern is how am I going to save up 895 for enrollment? In...
  13. Excelsior Anatomy & PHysiology

    since November? i figured since I am fresh out of school I would only need to study for about a month or so. I actually felt that way about a couple of the exams, is that being too confident? I...
  14. Passed that sucker!!! Cpne st. Pete's albany

    allright! way to go! I am just starting my excelsior journey so it's great to hear about another person surviving the CPNE, that is really the only part that scares me about the whole thing. Kudos...
  15. Zoloft anyone...???

    I liked Celexa a bunch; it really kept me at an even level all the time. I didn't have to worry about my ups and downs all the time. I was on it for about a year, then I was really broke so I...
  16. Excelsior Anatomy & PHysiology

    i'm about to start studying for this one. i d/led the studygroup101 stuff for the test, and ordered an older version of the text that Excelsior recommends for 5 dollars! i hope to take the test in...
  17. Are there any new or recent LVN grads in Dallas, TX area?

    Stars, you've got all that experience and yet you could only find a job in an LTC? (no offense to the LTC-ers out there!) But I understand about the hospitals. There's only Methodist and Parkland...
  18. I applied to Excelsior today!!!

    thanks so much, Kim! Very helpful for all of us. The safety, whatever you called it, is the first Nurse module,
  19. I applied to Excelsior today!!!

    I applied today too! Am trying to figure out what I do next. Do I need to be enrolled in EC to take college-course exams, or can I go ahead and start studying for them? I wanted to get the ones I...
  20. Davita Health benefits

    50 beds? Geez, we're a madhouse with 16(chairs) in use!! Your love or hate of Davita will solely depend on the team mates you work with. Well, mostly. I think my benefits are great. I just got...
  21. Bummed...I think I have MRSA

    what leads us to believe it is
  22. LVNs do battle in dialysis!

    I read in a post that the staff determines the mood, pace, and atmosphere of a clinic, not the company. I fully agree that the staff makes or breaks a clinic. After all, they are the ones you will...
  23. DNI has been talking about their Bridge for a while now, too. Since I graduated I haven't heard anything more. But another year at DNI, another 23 grand? No
  24. Hello Kitty aneroid sphygmomanometer at DNI

    i can't believe this thread started such a ruckus (sp?) Hello kitty or not, you don't really need one for your clinicals. It might come in handy at home and in class though if you want to get some...
  25. My 28-year-old back feels more like 58. In dialysis, I am constantly stooping and bending, bending and stooping. I was thinking about getting some back support. Anyone have any suggestions? What...