LPN_2005/RN_10

LPN_2005/RN_10

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  1. CPNE ELIGIBLE!!!!!!

    I'll be sending in my application for the CPNE along with the FCCA, whenever I receive it, hopefully sometime this week. I'm hoping to get a date for the CPNE before December either in Racine or...
  2. CPNE workshops and such

    I bought both his videos and hope to pass using those instead of going to a workshop, even though I've heard there was some mistakes on his dvds. Since I've been reading some of the CPNE guide, I've...
  3. VA Hospital question

    I love working for the VA! I have never worked at any other acute care hospital, so I cannot give you a comparison with that. But I have worked in community nursing homes and a community hospice. With...
  4. What now??

    Excelsior will send you an email in about a week stating that you're eligible to take the FCCA. You will have to call to pay for the FCCA, and they will send the paper form exam in the mail. Then...
  5. VA Hospital question

    Yes, they'll wait until the posting has closed before contacting applicants. It's a long process! Good
  6. Warning - excelsior students

    When I first started Excelsior, I was almost going to quit, due to some of the negative comments about the school. I started with 1 prereq and 1 nursing concept exam before I enrolled and passed both...
  7. Telemetry versus Med/Surg floor for beginners?

    I started out and currently work on a tele unit. You will get both telemetry and med-surg experience! Also it will impress future employers when you have telemetry
  8. I just found out today that I failed the nclex for the 4th time

    The NCLEX-PN wasn't all that easy either! You would have to study just the same for the PN exam. By reading how many times you took the NCLEX and what you've studied, having tutors, and went to a...
  9. Excelsior Practice Exams

    I'm studying to take the Health Differences Across the Lifespan 2 exam on Wednesday May 15. I've been reading on Excelsior discussion boards that many people have failed this exam....and keep failing...
  10. Excelsior Practice Exams

    I used Excelsior's practice exams, Study Group 101 notes, and NLCEX-RN Made Incredibly Easy review book. I also utilized yahoo study groups, they give some great pointers! Good
  11. Retaking an Excelsior exam

    You can always log onto MyExcelsior to find out your current GPA on Status Report and Evaluation Summary. These are not easy exams and just getting a passing grade is a big
  12. I failed!!!

    I believe it's a 60 day wait to retake the exam. What studying materials are you using? I've used Study Group 101 notes for this exam and Excelsior practice exams and got an A. You shouldn't let this...
  13. Retaking an Excelsior exam

    Why would you want to take an exam you've already passed? Take the C and run! LOL! Please, don't spend more money on trying to retake an exam you've already passed. Just concentrate on studying for...
  14. Passed Excelsior's Transition to RN role!

    Thanks and Good
  15. I was a little disappointed in my grade © but I figured the grade wasn't that bad since I only studied for 2 weeks. Now I only have the FCCA and CPNE to complete, and oh that Information Literacy...
  16. Passed Excelsior's Transition to RN role!

    Yeah I will do the payment plan, but I'll still have to put in some overtime to pay off my credit cards that I used to pay for Excelsior so far. But it'll be all worth it in the
  17. Passed Excelsior's Transition to RN role!

    Thanks!
  18. Passed Excelsior's Transition to RN role!

    Good
  19. DlSII

    DSLII is a publishing company, not an actually school. They will sell their study guides for the Distance Learning exams. It would be better to skip the middle man(DSLII) and pay the school directly....
  20. StudyGroup101 Materials

    Hi-light on your Study Group 101 notes the material mentioned in the Excelsior Content Guide. Then you'll know you're hitting on all of the subjects needed to study for the exam. Also, the Excelsior...
  21. CPNE supplies

    Oh yes, I'm definitely going to "borrow" some supplies from my job. :chuckle My job have a box full of unused supplies from non-isolation rooms that I can take home. I have to find more people that...
  22. CPNE supplies

    Thanks so much for your advice! I wish I could afford to actually go to a workshop since I've been reading that people wouldn't advise taking the CPNE without going to the workshop. So I would just...
  23. cpne

    Congrats! I hope, after you come down from cloud 9, you tell us of your
  24. Using only the textbooks to study

    Make sure you follow the Excelsior content guide and highlight the areas on the notes that are listed on the content guide. Then, if something is not mentioned in the notes that is listed on the...
  25. NCLEX-RN: 265 questions and PASSED!

    Congratulations new