NC Girl BSN

NC Girl BSN

Psych, LTC, Acute Care

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  1. DON out to get me?

    Well from what I can see in the first scenario you were dead wrong on that one! You never write stuff like that in the chart even if you feel that way or is like that. The chart is an offical state...
  2. Congratulations on your success! If you keep going at this rate. You could definetly have a CPNE date by this year. Keep on moving, your doing
  3. HELP !! Can anyone else handle LTC ??

    I agree! Letting others do your duties is a great way to get you license taken. I worked in a Nursing Home for 18 months as a LPN and got my RN through Excelsior. It was the best thing I ever did. I...
  4. Scared to start new job--normal?

    Your emotions are very normal. I am a new grad myself and I have been orienting in a big hospital on a neuro floor. The information and knowledge base is so overwhelming. I was a LPN prior to getting...
  5. DON out to get me?

    Sadly, I think she is trying to make you quite. I think you may not have any other choice but to either find another job or go in and try to have a heart to heart with her and see if she is honest...
  6. Congratulations Girl!!!! I have to have 2 years of experience before I can take the national
  7. waiting for CPNE counts for re-enrollment time??

    Yep! Sue and I are EC grads!!!! Hang around there are several more on here. Ask questions anytime, there is a wealth of knowledge on this
  8. Passed Chronicity

    Congratulations!!! So the score page doesn't show up? Do you get your grade before you leave Pearson
  9. waiting for CPNE counts for re-enrollment time??

    Yes you will. But they will apply the $440 annual fee toward your graduation fee. So when you take the CPNE and pass, all you have to pay is $50 to
  10. They are ridiculous! I did not use them either.I spent roughly $8500 for my EC degree. That included me and my husbands airline and hotel for the CPNE. So just for a school stand point, I spent $7500....
  11. OMG Maureen!!!!!! I am so happy for you! You really deserved this and you are the true meaning of preserverance. You did not give up when you failed the first time. You jumped back on the horse and...
  12. Passed in Utica

    Congratulations! Utica was a great testing
  13. How to deal with insensitive coworkers?

    Going to the manager will only make it worse. She can't stop them from saying things like that.Just ignore it and move on. Its like being on the playground and ignoring the bullys when they call you...
  14. Some Excelsior questions

    I have never heard of anyone getting credit for classes that they took on a RN program. Everyone has to take all the Nursing Test. If you are an LPN you are exempt from taking the second nursing test...
  15. I passed Reproductive!

    Congratulations! Your on a
  16. I definetly think you should go for the LPN if you can't get into the RN program. The same thing happened to me. I tried from 2004-2006 to get into an RN program(8 of them to be exact). I took all the...
  17. Exuse me while I gloat...just a little

    Congratulations! You have worked hard to get the position that you
  18. Yay, scholarship!

    Congratulations Lisa! Did you pass the certification
  19. Second Class Citizens

    ((HUGS)). I worked 3-11pm in the nursing home and it has and always been like that. It all comes down to RESPECT. Every shift complains about the next shift and so on. I have worked everyshift and we...
  20. No longer motivated

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  21. You really need to lighten up. Your vibe is so negative and that is not good in a healthcare setting where your surrounded by
  22. I don't think there is anything wrong with telling people to "Smile". Alot of times people say this if they see that the person is having a bad day or look like you have been sucking on Lemons. The...
  23. Congratulations!!!!! The FCCA is a bunch of critical thinking activites. I cannot go into details because it would be cheating and that's why your not getting alot of information about it. It clearly...
  24. I applied to Excelsior today!!!

    I really don't think you will have a problem finding a job after this program. Most managers in hospitals have heard of Excelsior or may have LPN employees going through the program. I would let that...
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