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I used to love being in medicine. But, with the latest entitlement attitude and the lack of people taking responsibility for themselves it has become a nightmare. Unfortunately for me I have too much time and money invested into the career. I have do...

They were hiring at Bay Medical Center in Panama City, fl. They hired me as a new grad in the ER last April. I did have experience as a Paramedic, Navy Corpsman and such. But, they hire new hire for many of the other floors. You could come here, get ...

While I was attending Excelsior they came to the school where I worked and were speaking to the Paramedic instructor trying to get her to sign up. I listened to the pitch and asked some questions like I was interested. The guy actually told me they w...

I took mine in fall 2010 at Grady. The best thing I did to prepare was to take a workshop. I took one in North Carolina and if most likely prevented me from falling. The stress is incredible, as you can imagine. I was fortunate to pass on the first t...

I am waiting for an CPNE date right now. This past year I have gone back and forth about what to do about finishing and trying to license in Georgia. My previous history is that I was a Hospital Corpsman for 4 active years and spent another ten in th...

Maybe this explains the miserable pass rate, and other issues, at Manatee Community College School of Nursing. If this is their theory of statistics then can you imagine how they teach drug calc.

I was under the impression that if we graduated by next june, then we could get endorsed in by December of next year. But, if this new bill gets signed into law by the Governor it appears that we will fall under it and have to complete the preceptors...

From what I understand you are on your own to set up a preceptorship. Thanks for the encouragment. I got to find some peace of mind to complete this.

I am starting to rethink my reasons for getting my RN. It is something I always wanted to do. But, I did not realize how polictical and cut throat it is. I have worked in medicine for 20 plus years and for the first time I guess I see just how brutal...

If the new law has not gone into effect then shouldn't paramedics and RT's fall under the grandfather clause waiver that was published due to the Governors actions?

Good Luck getting Preceptorships. Our ADN program where I work and most of other ADN programs are having problems securing clinical sites. So, I am not sure what we are going to do for those of us falling under the preceptor requirement. Guess, I wil...

Go back in and read the bill. They substituted a new bill for this. This bill now deals with Pharmacist if I am correct. They pulled a fast one in the house it appears.

I chose Excelsior College after doing alot of research and finding a college that considered my years of experience in the Military and in the civilian field as a care giver. It worked for me, I checked with the state board of nursing and it was list...

I have used Studygroup 101 and Lisa Arends. They are both worth the money. I like Studygroup because I Can print out all the pages to take with me for studying. Lisa Arends has great material as well, but I could not print out certain parts of it. Li...

I just emailed them last week and the lady at the SPAC said they were still in business and the wait was 7 - 9 months. They also said if you were a Georgia student they would be working with you to get you tested before they GBON nursing deadlines.

No, they have not brought it up for vote that I have noticed. I have been listening since around lunch today. I have to leave shortly to go to another campus to lecture. Not sure how long they will stay in session. It seems they do not go in numerica...

I have found a live feed to the House legislature. It is live and you can watch what they are considering and voting on. They will be in recess till 2pm. Here is the link. http://www.georgia.gov/00/channel/0,2141,4802_6107101,00.html

Reply for Rep. Buckner via blackberry. "We are working on this. Hope to correct this situation. Thanks for contacting me." Debbie So, far the only one to reply.

Folks here is my attempt at writing to the legislators. My background was as a Military Corpsman and that is where I received my training and most of my hospital expereince. I doubt I will hear back from many of them. But, I emailed every representat...

haven't heard a word.

Here is what really gets at me is that I see the labs they do and I see how the lab instructor has the students put checks in the checkoff box and then watch them do the skill as a group. Once they do that then the lab instructor signs their lab chec...

I am sure the post is for real. I am the lab coordinator for the nursing and allied health program where I work. A state technical college and I hear it everyday. The instructors are encouraging their students to use us as an example for projects and...

Welcome to the Georgia Board of Nursing. I can't wait to move out of this state.

For Excelsior College and most other colleges like EC you have to be a minimum of a Paramedic. Many do not even accept paramedic level, only LPN. You do not have to be an EMT to get into the traditional campus based programs. A new trend is the Param...

the rn program at the college i work for requires 600 clinical hours. at excelsior, you can't even sign up to take classes in the adn program unless you have extensive clinical experience. many of the former military corspman and lpn have tens of tho...