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  1. ISU BSN question

    chaxanmom replied to CaitRN2be's topic in Online Distance Learning

    A couple of the CSMs can be worked on while you are in phase 3. N106 is a pre-req for Nursing in Mental Illness and N224 (as well as pathophysiology) is a pre-req for Nursing Care of Adults II but the...

  2. ISU BSN question

    chaxanmom replied to CaitRN2be's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have 3 semesters left but I already had most of my pre-reqs. I have 5 pre-req testouts (patho, gerontology, public speaking, technical writing and world religions) plus 2 more CSMs. Then just 8...

  3. CLEP Courses & Distance Learning

    chaxanmom replied to SoonSurgery-RN-BSN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The deadline for Spring 08 was November 1. The semester started in January and is over in a couple of weeks so if you sent your application in February you were way late. Not sure I'm following what...

  4. CLEP Courses & Distance Learning

    chaxanmom replied to SoonSurgery-RN-BSN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You can use whatever your lil ol' heart desires to CLEP out of them. All CLEP/Excelsior/Dantes cares about is that you can pass their test. All ISU cares about it that CLEP/Excelsior/Dantes says you...

  5. Really need advice!

    chaxanmom replied to mariyahsmommy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yep, that's why you don't sign anything without us (your allnurses sisters). LOL! Just kidding of

  6. Really need advice!

    chaxanmom replied to mariyahsmommy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    No no...you definitely do NOT need to go through them to get to ISU. The only thing you may need them for is to get the phase II modules *IF* you want them. Don't let them convince you that you need...

  7. Really need advice!

    chaxanmom replied to mariyahsmommy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    ISU yes. ATI is just part of ISU's program. It's an NCLEX prep thingy that you do while you are in school. It's a pain but I'm sure it will come in handy at NCLEX time. My point in mentioning it was...

  8. Really need advice!

    chaxanmom replied to mariyahsmommy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Ok, ISU is awesome if you can do the independent learning thing. I and a couple others are in that program now. The four modules for their testouts are really good and make it sooo much easier so I'm...

  9. Really need advice!

    chaxanmom replied to mariyahsmommy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It's not a scam but there may better options like using them for some stuff and not others. Here's what you do: Go to the meeting and get the paper from them telling you what modules you will need but...

  10. College Network

    chaxanmom replied to nicolaa's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Don't breach it!! They can (and likely will) take you to court and yes it will be on your credit report if you don't pay. They did not breach anything in the contract they made with you so you are...

  11. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    chaxanmom replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    When you are studying dissociative fugue and start to seriously consider it as an option for getting out of that head-to-toe assessment

  12. College Network

    chaxanmom replied to nicolaa's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The thing with TCN contracts is that it's not like a contract for service. It's financing a product. You receive your product (the modules) fairly quickly so once you've received them you would...

  13. College Network

    chaxanmom replied to nicolaa's topic in Online Distance Learning

    P.S. TCN can't accept or refuse to accept credits. That's up to Excelsior so your beef is with them if the credits don't

  14. College Network

    chaxanmom replied to nicolaa's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You said "I was told..." Does that mean you are basing the desire to get out of the contract on he said/she said with the recruiter? Not gonna work. Do you have something in black and white in the...

  15. Indiana State University BSN students

    chaxanmom replied to EricJRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You would definitely need to talk to ISU directly about this. Clinicals go right along with the med-surg (and other) classes. It's a traditional nursing program with just the didactic online so you...

  16. Setting up clinicals-any experience??

    chaxanmom replied to curliegirl80RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    No idea but as a fellow military wife I'd say stick it out and finish. Four months is nothing. That's a medium size deployment, yk? It will be over and done before you know it and with FAR less...

  17. Indiana State University BSN students

    chaxanmom replied to EricJRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Amen to this!!! We just had to replace our printer and we picked up a fax/scanner/printer combo at Staples for around $89. At $2.50 a page to fax from Kinkos it was well worth it! There's not really...

  18. ISU 4 Year Program??

    chaxanmom replied to chopin213's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I've gotten positive remarks a couple of times when I've been at clinicals with my nametag on and I'm in Maryland so I thought that was a good sign

  19. ISU 4 Year Program??

    chaxanmom replied to chopin213's topic in Online Distance Learning

    OIC. It's largely a distance learning thing though whereas ISU is a traditional school with dorms, etc. I think because they now have a distance nursing track that some people think they are a...

  20. ISU 4 Year Program??

    chaxanmom replied to chopin213's topic in Online Distance Learning

    No they aren't. At least not Excelsior. You cannot attend any physical classes at Excelsior. It's entirely

  21. ISU 4 Year Program??

    chaxanmom replied to chopin213's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Exactly. I think there's some confusion that ISU is also a "virtual university" and perhaps people don't understand that, unlike the other options (Excelsior, UofP, etc), ISU is a real brick and...

  22. ISU 4 Year Program??

    chaxanmom replied to chopin213's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Were you under the impression that this is a distance program? Not sure why this is posted in the distance learning forum. The LPN-RN at ISU has a distance option, not the traditional BSN

  23. What's your fav general use stethoscope?

    chaxanmom posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm just getting back into nursing after being a SAHM for 10 years. When I was in LPN school I had a Littman Lightweight and hated that thing. Worthless IMHO. I'm not even sure they sell them anymore....

  24. States accepting ISU...I'm posting the list here.

    chaxanmom replied to chaxanmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Why is it "scary"? The distance education track is a new program. Things take time. You aren't going to have all BONs accept it overnight nor are you suddenly going to have clinical sites in every...

  25. Indiana State University BSN students

    chaxanmom replied to EricJRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You may take the IN test but I don't think you have to physically go to IN. The reason is that for my NCLEX-PN I went to school and was initially licensed in CA but I was in OH for the test and took...