Hi all! I cannot believe this is happening-I was an LPN for 30yrs, and have only been an RN for 8 months and I'm worried I am going to lose my license. I am thinking of calling the LABON on Monday,...
I did, I did!!!!! I didn't even finish it because I decided to take a cancellation date three weeks earlier than my original date. I got through step one and a little of step two of the plan. I...
Hi, all!! I have been an LPN for 29yrs and started working for a few agencies over a year ago. Upon hire, I made it clear that I was enrolled in Excelsior College and would be an RN as soon as...
Hi! I just finished July 25-my graduation date is Sept. 19. I loved the program-I finished the whole thing-prereqs and NCs in 5 months. Then I waited 5 months for my CPNE date. It's not easy by any...
Hey, Melinurse!! Yeah, that's what I'm Screaming!!!! My step daughter graduated from LSU with her BSN when I was in the middle of doing my NC 5. She made a snotty remark, so I got on the computer...
I believe management has a lot to do with nurse dissatisfaction. I work in numerous facilities, large and small, and that is the number one complaint. I work for several agencies and I love it. Best...
Congrats!!! I had to call several times to get EC to send my stuff to the Board. It's finally done, so now I'm in a holding pattern again. Can't wait for all this to be
Hi, neighbor! I just passed CPNE 7/25 at Albany Med Center, NY. It was a wonderful experience. My CA and CEs were awesome. It is a do-able test if you are prepared and confident of your skills. Read...
I work for several agencies and therefore, go to different facilities. Unless I tell them I'm an LPN they have no clue that I'm not an RN. Usually, I work with other agency nurses who know that I was...
Hi! Even with a family and working full time I enrolled in EC July '07,started taking my Gen Ed Cleps/Dantes in Aug, and finished the entire program by Jan 15 '08 so it is quite doable. I am now in...
Just the ramblings of a very tired mind... You would think that with such a HUGE waiting list for CPNE, some sort of alternative "Plan B" would be devised. If an RN in your hometown (or, even...
I had the same problem and literally broke down in tears of frustration while talking to the Board secretary on the phone November of last year. I just happened to mention that the last 5 years were...