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  1. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    mandasueRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    I guess this just shows what a touchy subject this is for all of

  2. Ronny...any news?

    mandasueRN replied to KellyCCRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I sent an email to Dr. Hatmaker. I can only hope that my success story can help to change the BONs

  3. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    mandasueRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Okay, if the poster was being sarcastic, I'm sorry for getting upset. I have never interacted with him before, so if he is a EC student I didn't

  4. EMS services, EMTALA, self-pay accounts

    mandasueRN replied to RN1204's topic in General Nursing

    In all my years of ER and EMS experience, I have never heard of an ambulance service doing something like this--that is absolutely horrible. EMTALA is a bunch of legal mumbo-jumbo and difficult to...

  5. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    mandasueRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Okay, I originally was not going to stoop to the level of this poster, but.....what a typically uninformed response against EC nurses. I completed EC with more clinical training behind my belt than...

  6. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    mandasueRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    I've been watching this thread carefully since it first started, and I have to say I am appalled at the actions of the GABON and Excelsior College. It sounds like EC has known about this change and...

  7. Different terms/meds used across the USA

    mandasueRN replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, exactly where "down south" are you? I've lived and worked in the South all my life and I have never heard "semiquans" used. We call them fingersticks too, or an accucheck--which I guess comes...

  8. Leaving Level I ER

    mandasueRN posted a topic in Emergency

    I didn't know where exactly to post this, but here it goes anyway: So the stress and the forty mile drive to work has finally taken its toll and I am going to leave the Level I ER where I have worked...

  9. Leaving Level I ER

    mandasueRN replied to mandasueRN's topic in Emergency

    :thankya:Much thanks to all of you guys that responded to my

  10. ASN/BSN: The good- the bad and the ugly-if you could do it again?

    mandasueRN replied to racing-mom4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You don't have to have statistics. The price total is around 15,000 for the entire program--yes it is steep but online programs are always more expensive. The only real gripe I have is that it will...

  11. ASN/BSN: The good- the bad and the ugly-if you could do it again?

    mandasueRN replied to racing-mom4's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am currently doing my RN-BSN through Indiana Wesleyan University. I just started, but so far I love it! I got my ASN from Excelsior and the main reason I didn't finish through them was because I...

  12. Drugs, Law, Nursing Role

    mandasueRN replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in Emergency

    Toxicology screens we do in the ED are not admissible in a court of law. They are only done so that we know if the patient is under the influence of any substances that might interfere with the care...

  13. Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

    mandasueRN replied to EricJRN's topic in Excelsior College

    Graduated October 2007, worked in EMS for 7 years prior, I have worked in the emergency department of a level I trauma center since January 2007. I'm a trauma nurse specialist. I am working on my...

  14. patient belongings

    mandasueRN replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    Although I will be the first person to admit I want to say "That's not my job" when it comes to patient belongings, I must say you have to be very careful about this. At my hospital, if you are awake,...

  15. HOPKINS: 20 minutes into the show

    mandasueRN replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't seen this new show, but I am not suprised at their lack of attention to nursing staff. MDs always get all the glory. As far as it looking like doctors outnumber the nurses, I know in our ER...

  16. Can I become a nurse with vision impairment?

    mandasueRN replied to f1ourish's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not so sure, I might would disagree with the previous poster. I actually work with a physician who is legally blind without her contacts or glasses. It is possible that you would be able to make...

  17. Emergency Services- Medical?

    mandasueRN replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in Emergency

    The level I ER that I work in is split up in a somewhat similar way. We have a "Medical" side and a "Trauma/Surgical" side to the ER. You might see chest pain on the trauma side, but you will never...

  18. Pushing Versed & Sublimaze

    mandasueRN replied to BinkieRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat::yeahthat: I actually just did a moderate sedation at work today for a LP and I used 2 mg of Versed and 50 mcg of Fentanyl. I pushed the Versed first, pretty rapid--the pt was rather...

  19. Passed CPNE at Grady

    mandasueRN replied to gradyrn2b08's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congratulations, I remember my CPNE at Grady and how hard it was. Good luck on the NCLEX and like the OP said, Minnesota seems to be the way to go. Maybe I'll see you around

  20. grady interview

    mandasueRN replied to 2008el's topic in Georgia Nursing

    My interview at Grady was very informal because I was friends with the manager so I don't know any other pointers to give you other than bring a copy of your resume so the manager you interview with...

  21. Career Learning Center & Excelsior College

    mandasueRN replied to autumnbreezz's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I totally agree with the prior poster--I to graduated from Excelsior and I did not use any outside tutorial program. I used the study guides provided by the college. I've never heard any real...

  22. Piedmont Newnan Hospital?

    mandasueRN posted a topic in Georgia Nursing

    Anyone here work for or ever worked for Piedmont Newnan Hospital? I'm considering moving to a job closer to home. Anyone have an opinion they would like to

  23. Dress Codes for the ER

    mandasueRN replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    At our hospital all nurses have to wear white--tops and bottoms--even in our Level I ER where I work. Needless to say I have to replace my uniforms every so often once they get so yucky that bleach...

  24. Excelsior College Nusing program accreditation...

    mandasueRN replied to coryatlanta's topic in General Nursing

    I also graduated from EC and live in GA. Some states do have residency requirements I believe, so you will want to choose a state to get your original license in that does not. When I applied for...

  25. How do you manage EMS pt's?

    mandasueRN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    We have two separate areas to triage pts at our facillity: an ambulance triage and an ambulatory triage. We get so many ambulance pts that it would overwhelm one or two triage nurses. There are...