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Hi I am an Resident Service Director/Manager at an Assisted Living Facility and was hired 4 months ago. I have found that there were many system issues with this facility, as well as compliance issues with state and staff. As I have gone through org...

Posting an update for ME! EC CPNR 11/09 EC grad 1/10 RN NCLEX 4/10 BSN Grand Canyon Uni. 9/2011 Current position: Director Regency Pacific Summit Place Assisted Living nearby milestones to accomplish - soon to be an RND which is a Registered Nurse De...

Well one more EC grad. (ME) is now a WA STATE RN! Due to the confusion in how WA state regulates "distant education" grads, I orginally became an Oregon RN 4/15/09, to avoid the 200 hour preceptorship WA state requires for "distant education" i.e. EC...

Congrats! Great post! It took me some time to recover from PASSING, and had to type out a very lengthy post about my experience, trying to GET it outta my system. I never thought of it as PTSD, but, I think you were right on track. Good luck wi...

I went to Excelsiors workshop, it was in Reno and flights to Reno are cheap. I am glad I went, I also got the skills kit to practice. My friend went to one in California (not EC), and she benifited as well. GOOD LUCK!! Gail Gail Buce RN, BSN, CCR...

BSN through Grand Canyon Univeristy - on line fast tract program. Started 1 week after I passed my RN NCLEX. Crasy thing to do but it worked! gail

CPNE 11/09, EC grad. 01/10, RN NCLEX 4/10 (LPN NCLEX 8/00), BSN 09/10, live and work Washington state. Currently - Charge nurse/week end supervisor for 100 bed skilled long term care facility and I really love this job! Past - pulmonary/Asthma/Allerg...

Planning, planning your time, planning your studying strategy. Organization, organizing critical elements, organizing skills. Working, work it out, working towards your goal. Evolve, evolve into the CPNE study machine. Realization, realize you can do...

Washington state does, however YOU are suppose to do 200 clinical hours preceptorship (I believe this is if you are not an LPN already). Oregon state works wonderfully with EC! Gail Gail Buce RN, BSN, CCRC, AE-C EC CPNE 11/09

Hi OK so tell me fellow nurses, when you have a patient on TPN, and you are hanging a new bag - which you need to add a vial of vitamins to the TPN bag, my question is: Which port do you inject the vitamins into - a separate "medication port" on the ...

EC was a great program for me, a full time working mom of 3. It takes dedication and self decipline. I did not due RUE or college net work help for the course work. I bought the books and read and learned. I did attend a CPNE workshop and bought ...

Yes, I would say most if not ALL BSN requirements need you to have your RN lic. in hand and faxed to the school, before entry into the BSN program. Or at least Grand Canyon Uni. did. Gail RN BSN

Well, as LPN for 10 years, and fairly new RN/BSN, I was hired at a long term care facility as a charge nurse. There is a lot to think about in this issue: Most New employees dont cost as must as employees who have been on the payroll for some time, i...

Thank you soo much. I knew what I was taught but then I questioned the nurse I was watching..she just threw me for a loop by her reply back to me...like questioning her access through the "exit port" was stupid... Spiking the bag port is the exit po...

you know I just overheard that kind of statement from 2 of my fellow co-workers (LPN nurses) last week and wondered if they were talking about me... I am new at this extended care facility and just think that, as an RN, we need to know how to do the ...

Hi there, Well me too...I am a somewhat new 52 year old RN. I have been an LPN for 10 years though. Believe me...it will get better, however....your health always comes first...keep that in mind. My story is that I worked at a fairly large medical of...

Hi I have been an office LPN nurse for 10 years, recently became an RN and have gotten a job as an RN at a rehabiliation center/long term care. I would like to know what others have as a patient to nurse ration? I may have up to 20 patients and was j...

Hi As a fairly new RN, long time LPN, my new experience as an RN (which my previous employer would not let me keep my newly gotten RN and I quit to take on an RN position) at an Rehabilitation Center/Long term care facility, I was not only surprised ...

Hi Just wondering if any EC RN's recieved an questionaire about their RN distant education, their first RN job obtained after becoming a RN and satification regarding distant education? I recieved one yesterday from NCSBN (NOT NCLEX). It even asks ab...

Interesting... Per EC email I believe they are recommending not to reply to this study... gail

Hi thanks for the link! That was good to look at. I know it is important, but you state a good point, wondering if traditional schooled RN will be getting a similar questionaire. I took my RN through EC because I could not just quit my LPN job and g...

Hi Yes I recieved mine also on Saturday and started a similar posting. It pretty much is targeting EC, asking about how many times you took the CPNE. I am planning on submiting mine but would like to enclude a written letter as well, because they d...

OK woow... YES I was incorrect it is truly from NCSBN NOT NCLEX. SO SORRY FOLK...I worked night shift last PM...opps.. But wanted to get it out here. IF it were not for EC I would not be an RN. I was an LPN, work full time and you know this was the...

Well to practice you need to be able to write out the WHOLE grid, straight from memory, again and again and again - I suggest on 1 piece of paper per each grid you pull straight from your head. Then when you do the CPNE, you only write out your areas...

9 months, I did it in sections, towards the end I was submerged into CPNE, I BECAME THE CPNE MACHINE! NO REPEATS! Wish you much luck! gail