JanWrotenRN

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, but I'm a nervous wreck AND I'm angry and I need so...

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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 humanly possible. They were all THRILLED and said I cou...

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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 had 75 questions--most were priority and SATA, 2 dru...

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 means, but it is worth it. Working full time and ...

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 and paid for the Practice exam so SHE could take it....

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 decision I ever made career-wise. Yes, I've met s...

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 OVER!!!!

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 my post on EPN CPNE journals or PM me. I'll be hap...

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 doing EC and they are interested in doing it too, ...

Hi! July 23-25 Albany Medical Center NY Best of luck to everyone!!

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 the CPNE holding pattern as well. I loved the progr...

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 better-- at the facility you work at) would be willing t...

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 spent caring for my ill parents. Guess what? they t...

Hi, NewFlgrad! I know it is confusing! I'll try to help. I am going through Excelsior College to get my ASN. They have an easy payment plan and the advisors are very helpful. Go to www.excelsior.edu for more info. I just finished my pre-reqs using t...

Noc shift where I work is very busy. I have 40 residents-three on cont. PEG feedings (bottle, syringe and tubing changes), and three on q2hr bolus feedings. I have 13 accuchecks, 8 Lanoxins and 2 Synthroids to give at 0600. Not counting the prn pain ...

Hi, fallgirl!! www.excelsior.edu On the search function, type "excelsior", or go to the thread "distance learning". It is a wonderful program! Best of luck to you--and keep us posted!

Hello, All!! What did you find are the Easiest gen ed subjects to CLEP to fulfiill my pre reqs for ASN Excelsior?? They took my Intro Soc and Intro Psyc credits, but I need 3.00 in Arts and Humanities, 2.00 in Sciences supportive of nursing, and 5...

Thanks, Mudwoman! YES, CLEP has changed dramatically since I took my Paper and Pencil tests in 1994!! I wish CLEP offered more tests--it's SOooo much cheaper than going through Excelsior!! $80 as compared to $220. Excelsior absolutely will not take ...

Hi, kamon8404! I live in Slidell! I'm currently working on my gen reqs. for Excelsior. I posted another thread asking which subjects are the easiest AKA quickest ones to CLEP. I need 10 hours of Arts & Sciences. I want to get those out of the w...

Hi, swtooth ! Thanks for the reply! Excelsior will accept CLEP credits, I was just wondering which subjects would be easiest AKA quickest ones to study for and get. I'm anxious to get the gen reqs over with, so I can go on to my Nrsg Concepts and ...

Greetings, Salutations and a BIG HELLO to everyone !!! I've been an LPN since 1979, but the pay was SO lousy back then, that I found myself periodically working in other fields to make ends meet. I started getting some gen ed credits through CLEP in...