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Im and LPN who wants to become an RN! Whats the deal with Excelsior???
hey, just wanted to throw in my 2cents, i know i always appreciated it when people who had actually finished posted encouragement! i started in october 2009 then finished october 2010 after being an lpn for 1 year. i worked part time and used study guide 101. i took the cpne in mansfield, ohio. (excellent site). i took lynn's workshop and used rob's videos. one thing i was disapointed in was saunders rn nclex comprehensive review. the questions were about 10x easier than the actual nclex. i would not recomend it. excelsior is difficult, but it is doable. hang in there.
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How long to complete EC LVN to RN?
started october 2009, finished october 2010. i took the month of december off and a couple of months in the summer due to a car accident. the wait for my cpne date seemed to take the longest.
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cpne in mansfield, ohio
i tested in mansfield the first weekend in october. i passed with no repeats. excellent site. can't say enough good things about it and the people there. good luck!!
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Pearson Vue Trick Works!!!
i have to agree. i was sure i had failed. (didn't feel that way with the nclexpn) got the good popup and a couple of days later my name was on the tbon. worked like a charm.
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Saunders NCLEX helpful for ECE???
hi, i used saunders for some (very little) of the eces but i found out very quickly when i took the nclex on 12/20 that the saunders questions were alot easier than the actual nclex questions. i had read where a couple of people thought they were too easy, but there were so many positive reviews that i got it any way. i passed, but i wished i had gotten something different. just my 2cents.
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seems like more people are passing lately?
i also wonder if more people just post about passing than failing. i have three friends that have taken it within the last couple of months and all 3 failed. there were 6 in my group and i know for sure that only 4 made it back the 3rd day (aside from me don't know how many of those 3 passed).
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Those studying for the CPNE- here's a huge tip
hi, i passed the cpne oct. 5 this year with no repeats. i took a workshop and used rob's dvd's and i really think rob's helped me the most. rob has a website. i think it's something like robscpne.com. you should be able to find it.
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State requiring the least paperwork from EC to take your
not tennesssee. conferral date nov. 19 and still waiting. well, after typing that i realize it's less than a month, but i'm still waiting to take the nclex.
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Studygroup 101 Practice Tests
i found the sg101 flash cards to be very helpful.
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western governors university
I would really appreciate some details too if you get a chance. Thanks
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EC Clinicals impossible to pass?
i passed in october on my first try with no repeats. yes, it can be done.
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CPNE 2 quick questions
i passed at mansfield the first weekend in october with no repeats. have you considered going to a workshop or using rob's dvd? i tried both, and i have to say, i think rob's helped the most. i think his website is robscpne.com or something like that. you could check it out and see what you think. i also believe his careplan video is free online.
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Wrist watches...what are the pros and cons?
i just don't like them. in the way, get water under them when you wash your hands, not to mention spills or just touching "something" with your watch when you clean somebody up. i use the clip on kind for my stethoscope. works great for me.
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Microbiology exam advice - what did you use?
i used study group 101 and microbiology demystified and passed with a b.
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Information literacy from penn foster?
the advisor at excelsior suggested penn foster and gave me approval during that phone call. they have changed their policy back to being able to take it alone.