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  1. doing excelsior, looking for fellow students in missouri...

    nurse_mo1986 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    So I live in the middle of missouri here. have considered this program, and picked away at it from time to time(have four classes done) I still have 12 classes/tests to do. Just wondering if i'm alone...

  2. Need encouragement. just discouraged today

    nurse_mo1986 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey all- I just feel like I need a word of encouragement today. I feel like I've been working towards my RN forever, and i'm not there yet. I'm bogged down in the pages of micro, and then still have...

  3. Need encouragement. just discouraged today

    nurse_mo1986 replied to nurse_mo1986's topic in Online Distance Learning

    thanks all. Lunah, u have long been a source of inspiration to all excelsior students i think:) and I appreciate all u guys encouraging me. I know that someday I'll be able to place that RN behind my...

  4. Would you have reported this med error?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to IowaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    and yet, I remember reporting a nurse one time for suspicion of diverting b/c I noticed this particular nurse chasing down the dr's in the unit telling them that their pt "needs demerol." It raised a...

  5. Passed Transitions tonight!

    nurse_mo1986 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Way to go tasha!!! lol. I was gonna do repro next, but I decided to do the unthinkable and get micro over with. This one just might kill me. It's just soo much info. But i keep telling myself that if...

  6. Transitions is so boooooring

    nurse_mo1986 replied to bsn2b2013's topic in Online Distance Learning

    heya tasha: actually I didn't use the practice exam for this one. I always have but this test seemed so cut n dry that I didn't think I'd need to. All I used was a TCN study guide from ebay. It seemed...

  7. What have you done without a Dr. order?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to PureLifeRN's topic in General Nursing

    it also depends on where you work. I work in a smaller ruraal ICU in a smaller hospital and know all of our docs one on one. That means I know when they do vs. Don't wanna be called. Certain docs...

  8. Transitions is so boooooring

    nurse_mo1986 replied to bsn2b2013's topic in Online Distance Learning

    So i just thought i'd come back to the thread and let u peeps know I took transitions this morn and passed. got a "B" on the test. It was actually a lil more diff than i anticipated...but thankfully...

  9. Transitions is so boooooring

    nurse_mo1986 replied to bsn2b2013's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yeah, I'm taking Transitions this friday and i'm seriously afraid I might fail it just because it's soooo boring that i'm having a terrible time studying it LOL. But i'm hoping I pass. I'd hate to...

  10. Passed A&P tonight!

    nurse_mo1986 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Online Distance Learning

    lol...yeah I stressed out over the A/P exam myself, got horribly low scores on the practice exams both times (like mid 40's) but when i finally steeled my nerves and took it, I passed with a "B" w/out...

  11. Can I bolus this patient? A legal / practice question about sedatives and narcotics

    nurse_mo1986 replied to simvee's topic in MICU, SICU

    why not see if you cant get some type of protocols in place that allows for PRN IVP as needed? In my unit, a lot of our pts are titrated on gtt's but we also have PRN meds allowed for use in addition...

  12. Passed A&P tonight!

    nurse_mo1986 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm studyin transitions myself at the min. I test on it Friday 9/3...we'll see how it goes. It seems so cut and dry that it's boring at best lol. I'm trying not to take too much time on this one and...

  13. Your job, LOVE it or HATE it? What field of nursing are you in?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to tammy777's topic in General Nursing

    1. do you love, like or hate your job? a mixture of both. most days like, other days it requires work to remember why i'm workin here lol 2. what field of nursing are you in? lpn, work in a outpt...

  14. LunahRN- Good luck tomorrow!

    nurse_mo1986 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey tasha, What day are you taking your transitions exam? I just recently took the A/P exam and am now scheduled to take transitions next fri(sept. 3rd). I'm kinda nervous on this one b/c it seems TOO...

  15. First CPR

    nurse_mo1986 replied to LUV ALZ's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Sadly, you will find that in nursing you run into these types of situations frequently. I work in an ICU, and more times than I care to think about we've had to go thru the motions of a futile code...

  16. How to deal with negative comments about Excelsior

    nurse_mo1986 replied to ltsgnn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm in the midst of my excelsior education myself. However, I haven't had many ppl say negative things about the program. However, that may simply be because at my facility, there are several RN's who...

  17. list- best states for pay?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. Well, It would certainly seem that i've struck a nerve with my comment at the start of this forum about becoming a nurse for the right reasons. So, shall I explain myself more in depth?? I...

  18. list- best states for pay?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I happened to read this post on a bad day for me...so i'm just going to put this bluntly. If you're going into nursing for the money and to quickly zoom to the state that will pay you the...

  19. Ashland, MO LPNs?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to Lericalpoet's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There are several staffing agencies that supply LPN's to UMC clinics outpatient. As of last year the per diem rate was a flat 20.00 and hours were plentiful, as long as you had your one years exp. If...

  20. Terminated from 1st job :(

    nurse_mo1986 replied to *Blessed2BaNRS*'s topic in General Nursing

    hmmmm, well call me hateful but I always try to stay short and to the point. From the managers (and daughters) point of view...YOU UNLAWFULLY RESTRAINED THE PT. Now, having said that, I've worked in...

  21. I'm really struggling with A&P need some support =(

    nurse_mo1986 replied to TashaLPN2006RN2012's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I just took the A&P exam. I scored low 50's on BOTH practice exams thru Excelsior, took the real exam and made a "B" so take it with a grain of salt and go sweat thru the test. you'll do

  22. Medical assistant using the title of nurse.

    nurse_mo1986 replied to Elleveein's topic in General Nursing

    A NURSE IS A NURSE IS A NURSE...YOU WANNA BE CALLED A NURSE, THEN GO TO SCHOOL AND GET YOUR DIPLOMA, TAKE YOUR BOARDS, AND THEN I'LL CALL YOU A NURSE. TIL THEN...YOU AIN'T A NURSE. LOL. Plain as i...

  23. HELP: quit LTC without 2 wk notice and ED treatened to report me to BON

    nurse_mo1986 replied to hgal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'd laugh at her the next time she calls and tell her to leave me the *&^# alone. And threaten her if she didn't "cease and

  24. computerized order entry-what would you do?

    nurse_mo1986 replied to rnto?'s topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My thought on it is that if the pharmacist wants to be responsible for this HUGE potential med error, then he/she can enter it theirselves. To me, this is a big potential waiting to happen, and I...

  25. Disposing of supplies

    nurse_mo1986 replied to kek5931's topic in General Nursing

    Our ICU tends to limit wastage by keeping locked drawers in each individual room with commonly used supplies. We then take out only the supplies we need each time we go into that room. It seems like...