Hooked on ER

Hooked on ER

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  1. Excelsior Health Safety Exam

    Hooked on ER posted a topic in Excelsior College

    I have been skimming the information for health safety and took the two practice exams. It seems like a review of LPN school For anyone who has taken this exam, is the real exam the same as the...

  2. excelsior lpn to rn

    Hooked on ER replied to dawnsternlpn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi! Great choice in Excelsior! I am 45 and just graduated 1 year ago. The fees are paid as you go. There are no hidden fees. It is a little bit more expensive than a brick and morter school, but you...

  3. Need a favor from the CPNE study guide 16th edi.

    Hooked on ER posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Would someone do a big favor for me? I need a copy of the "summary of changes" from the 16th edi. Just highlight the page(s) and attach it to an e-mail. I would appreciate it greatly! Thank you so...

  4. IV push question

    Hooked on ER replied to desertgal's topic in General Nursing

    I never pinch, the pressure coming from above pushing the fluid into the vein will be greater than the pressure you are using. I do flush between incompatible meds just because of the risk that some...

  5. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    Hooked on ER replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    We had a pt. call the ambulance because his water heater was

  6. CPNE Excelsior Wound Needed

    Hooked on ER posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm looking for a wound used in the lab simulation. Any idea where to get

  7. Calling for CPNE date

    Hooked on ER replied to erlissy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I thought it was fast too. I was pretty shocked, actually. I am going to Tina's workshop in San Jose in July. Good luck to you

  8. Calling for CPNE date

    Hooked on ER replied to erlissy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I applied to MPAC the second week of April, got a reply the third week of May, testing August 7-9 in Madison,

  9. CPNE Excelsior Wound Needed

    Hooked on ER replied to Hooked on ER's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks so much to everyone! Especially fmoore723. That info is

  10. CPNE Excelsior Wound Needed

    Hooked on ER replied to Hooked on ER's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Okay, I bought the stuff to make a wound. I read that it is about 1.25 inches deep. Is this right? What are the outside demensions? Thanks

  11. Excelsior Practice Exams

    Hooked on ER replied to LPN_2005/RN_10's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I too was very nervous about this exam just because of everything I had read. I studied Lisa Arends notes for 2 weeks, took the practice exams and got an A on the real thing. I did not think it was...

  12. Larends or Study group 101?

    Hooked on ER replied to Arnomedic's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I loved them both. Those two study guides are all I used, no books. Personally, I like Lisa Arends the best. These and the EC practice tests are worth every

  13. FCCA

    Hooked on ER replied to fatcat0899 RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I did mine last month. I didn't use anything. If you know the basics about NANDA diagnosis you should be fine. It really wasn't

  14. To enroll now or later in Excelsior???

    Hooked on ER replied to Nurse Elizabeth's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey! Here's my suggestion. Take the first course and all your gen ed before you enroll. Take as many CLEP and DSST as you can for your gen ed. They are a lot easier and a lot cheaper. The part about...

  15. StudyGroup101 Materials

    Hooked on ER replied to R0xyg4l's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I bought all of the books EC recommended for my first test. When I received all of them I took one look at the 3 foot pile and panicked. I then went to E-Bay and ordered Study Group 101 and Lisa...

  16. Excelsior question

    Hooked on ER replied to Lisa1980's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Welcome! Mine was also well within the 3 weeks. Do you have any more gen. ed. classes? You can be working on some of those. My advice is to take as many CLEP and DSST as you can. You can also start...

  17. CLEP Sociology

    Hooked on ER replied to R0xyg4l's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi Kristina! I think this is a really good one to start with. It's a relatively easy exam. I studied for probably 2 days for this. It's mostly stuff you've heard about in day to day life. I used a...

  18. FCCA ??

    Hooked on ER posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    i should receive my fcca (booklet?) next week. i really can't find much info about this on ec's website. what is it exactly? how much time should be spent on it? how critical are they when grading?...

  19. health differences life span 3

    Hooked on ER replied to crazywoman's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi! Lifespan 3 is just like all the other exams. You think it's going to be the worst one yet and it ends up not being so bad. Good

  20. Ethics: EC or DSST?

    Hooked on ER posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    All of the threads I have read only talk about taking Ethics through EC. I was wondering if anyone has taken it through DSST, or if anyone has any thoughts on

  21. MICROWAVING JELLO???

    Hooked on ER posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I keep reading about people not microwaving jello at their CPNE. What the heck does that mean? Why would anyone microwave jello? Do you serve it melted? Also, how do you measure ice without melting...

  22. Excelsior Humanities options

    Hooked on ER posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    hey! anyone know if excelsior accepts any of the following for humanities credits? they don't seem to want to answer e-mails if you ask about more than one test at a time dsst foundations of...

  23. EC humanities requirement

    Hooked on ER posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    What are some of the courses you have taken to satisfy the humanities requirement for EC? Anybody done any CLEP or DSST (Dantes)? Which ones will EC accept? How hard were they what would you suggest?...

  24. EC humanities requirement

    Hooked on ER replied to Hooked on ER's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks for the information. That sounds like a good deal, 6 credits for one test. However, I know literally nothing about art, music, composers, literature, etc. I would rather take something I know a...

  25. failed lifespan

    Hooked on ER replied to georgygirl28's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey Georgygirl! DSST is just like CLEP. It started out as DANTES for the military then it changed to DSST when they made it available for everyone. Here is their website...