Spazzy Nurse

Spazzy Nurse RN

Mental Health, MI/CD, Neurology

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  1. Sent my application to Excelsior today!!!

    Spazzy Nurse replied to Ashera's topic in Online Distance Learning

    See--- she has a brain like no other. She is

  2. What's Your Study Schedule/Tips?

    Spazzy Nurse replied to RN2B2009's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Heh?

  3. What's Your Study Schedule/Tips?

    Spazzy Nurse replied to RN2B2009's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :chuckle

  4. What's Your Study Schedule/Tips?

    Spazzy Nurse replied to RN2B2009's topic in Online Distance Learning

    chris-the-girl, you were unusually calm for someone in the midst of your cpne weekend. i was amazed! you passed that thing all by yourself. but up and coming cpners-- as i said in another post, chris...

  5. What's Your Study Schedule/Tips?

    Spazzy Nurse replied to RN2B2009's topic in Online Distance Learning

    you called someone?!?!? How tacky.

  6. Can you find a good job with Excelsior ADN?

    Spazzy Nurse replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in Online Distance Learning

    1) WOW, have you ever got your hands full!! I am so proud of you for getting as far as you have. :) 2) I also know several EC graduates (including myself) and between them and what I have read...

  7. What's Your Study Schedule/Tips?

    Spazzy Nurse replied to RN2B2009's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm not laughin'! :) I did the exact same thing! I even had a TON of CPNE experiences that I had saved to read and learn off

  8. What's Your Study Schedule/Tips?

    Spazzy Nurse replied to RN2B2009's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Ok..... no offense here, but Chris at Lucas is a little bit different from most of the rest of us. For some reason her brain is magical. She is able to remember anything and everything and she is...

  9. This will make me sound SO DUMB...

    Spazzy Nurse replied to IDlvrM's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Aaaaand thank you for that,

  10. This will make me sound SO DUMB...

    Spazzy Nurse replied to IDlvrM's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Here are my thoughts....... Since you've been feeling incredibly unmotivated, then maybe it's good that you never started. Maybe you would've half-heartedly whipped through some material only to test...

  11. Mastering clinicals?

    Spazzy Nurse replied to Laurie888's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Well you have some decent experience then. And just working in the environment that you work in will help a lot. I've heard people who aren't LPNs who haven't had any hospital experience can have a...

  12. Mastering clinicals?

    Spazzy Nurse replied to Laurie888's topic in Online Distance Learning

    EC offers a "skills bag" which contains a bunch of practice materials for the CPNE labs. I think it's over $50 though. I got a list of what was in the skills bag and got the supplies on my own. When I...

  13. Do I NEED Med-Surg training to be a psych nurse?

    Spazzy Nurse replied to EarthChild1130's topic in Psychiatric

    I too say ideally yes. I don't know if it's my imagination, but the field of psych seems to have become loaded with medical problems in the past few years. When I first started psych. 6 years ago, it...

  14. Doesn't seem to be a shortage in MN, does there

    Spazzy Nurse replied to iliket3's topic in General Nursing

    I also live in the Cities but I am originally from Superior, WI too. :) I'm fairly familiar with the crap that is going on in the Duluth area as far as the shortage of nursing jobs. My brother,...

  15. To workshop or not to workshop

    Spazzy Nurse replied to deej's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Sorry---- I just quit

  16. To workshop or not to workshop

    Spazzy Nurse replied to deej's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Whoooooa there, Ms. EMT. Most of the stuff that I had to do during my CPNE were "things that are handed off to CNAs". There is a good chance that you may not have to put in a Foley or push a med...

  17. RN Entrepreneur/Self Contracted

    Spazzy Nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently stumbled upon some terminology that is new to me...... RN Entrepreneur and Self Contracted RN. Could anybody please shed some light on one or both of these positions? Thanks!! (edited for...

  18. RN Entrepreneur/Self Contracted

    Spazzy Nurse replied to Spazzy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well thank you,

  19. I got a CPNE date!!!!!!!!!!!

    Spazzy Nurse replied to medicrnohio's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yeeeee haaaaaaw!!! That is the same weekend that I tested in Madison! We're all behind

  20. I passed the CPNE!!!!

    Spazzy Nurse replied to BBFRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Bill!!! So nice to see a post from you! Hope you are doing well also. And if you ever run into that cool guy who moderates rnstudygroup, tell him I said hi and to keep up the great work. :wink2:...

  21. Excelsior couse guides?

    Spazzy Nurse replied to DeLynn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did use Cliff's Notes for A&P and they were a great study

  22. I passed the CPNE!!!!

    Spazzy Nurse replied to BBFRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :chuckle Ok you're right--- I'm an old timer. But at least I don't drive a large minivan in

  23. College Network LPN to RN

    Spazzy Nurse replied to Robinlyn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    A 3rd party is a 3rd party. They all give you materials for EC's exams, and as far as being "fast track"---- you can go as fast as you want with any of the publishing companies, not just Dr. Frye. His...

  24. Excelsior Exams?

    Spazzy Nurse replied to Steven McCullum's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I used them for A&P. I thought they were fabulous to use, and I've heard others say the

  25. I passed the CPNE!!!!

    Spazzy Nurse replied to BBFRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I remember the day when I used to say that to people! :) And glad you got in J Lynn. It was my favorite group out there. You'll like