JulesRN10

JulesRN10

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  1. N106 Chronicity

    i just downloaded mine yesterday...when you log in, go down the right hand side and choose "free examination content guides", then when the list pops up, just choose chronicity. it doesn't list them...
  2. :dncgbby: eeeekkkkk!!!!! i have been on the edge of my seat thinking about you all day long!!! so happy! i got a c on health safety yesterday, so now we can both do the happy dance!!! marching...
  3. you're gonna do great today! just relax, take a deep breath and when you get to one you aren't sure about, break the question down. know what they're asking and watch for those key words...are they...
  4. Excelsior Package Pricing Option to be Discontinued

    me too! i was so excited about this package, it made this program seem so much less intimidating to me...one package, one price, then the cpne...it doesn't surprise me that they aren't keeping it...
  5. What's the best option

    i downloaded the entire recommended/required booklist for the program off of the excelsior bookstore webpage and then just went to amazon.com with the isbn numbers. saved me a bunch of money off what...
  6. NCCLEX...

    although i'm not quite ready for the nclex yet, i have been watching and the most mentioned review i hear is saunder's nclex-rn review. the book comes with a cd with 1000 or so questions on it and...
  7. EC BSN students role call

    i just got started on my rn with excelsior, but i got every one of my books on amazon. excelsior's bookstore was a little more than $1000 for new/used whatever they had available, but i paid $625 and...
  8. What's the best option

    tcn is just a publishing company, you don't actually gain anything from them except the materials and a large fee. the modules they provide are useful, but not recommended by excelsior staff as the...
  9. i'm still pretty early in the program, so i can't answer most of your questions, but i am going to tell you the same thing my best friend has been telling me the last few days (i take health safety on...
  10. Excelsior Practice Tests

    so happy for you!!!! congrats, sleep well! now, on the next one! i test on thursday, then will take chronicity on 10/17...great job!!!!
  11. Excelsior Practice Tests

    stay calm, i'm sure you'll do fine! i can't wait to hear how you do! i got off work at 10 this morning (closed our department) and i have to go back at 2:30, so i'm studying in break...hoping they...
  12. Excelsior Practice Tests

    hey, nursetisha, what day do you go test? i'm going to take mine on thursday...kind of feel like you do, i've studied, i know the material, but still nervous! i got a 69 & 72 % on the practice...
  13. Hey!!!!

    woo hoo!!!!! doin' the happy dance!!!! can't wait to hear how 'easy' it was! great job!!!
  14. What am I going to do!!!!!

    first, i'm so sorry that it has started out so difficult! i am the queen of making things so much harder for myself than they have to be...so i did a couple of things to help myself out. generally,...
  15. Prayers for HD2...

    prayers it is! take a deep breath, relax...it is in god's hands! can't wait to how you
  16. Advice to Students: say "thank you"

    i love this thread! as a student nurse, we were expected to say thank you, it was just the way we were taught in our program, but as a working nurse, it is amazing how far a thank you goes. i love...
  17. So embarrassed today and nervous (re vital signs)

    first, don't beat yourself up! i always make things so much harder than they really are, so i totally know where you're coming from...and as an "older" adult student returning for a 2nd career, i...
  18. I got a Scholarship from EC!

    that's so awesome! i was kind of bummed, they only gave me $480...but i'm still not gonna complain, something is better than nothing, and maybe there will be a bigger one next year...just have to...
  19. Tcn for a&p or chancellors??? Help!!!

    i don't have any personal experience with either one, but i have heard (and seen) the cost of tcn and it is outrageous...and if you sign with them, there is no going back, they will collect their...
  20. Health Safety

    congrats on your b! and it's nice to see several of us studying for this one...i should be ready in the next couple of weeks. good luck
  21. Have a HUGE problem!!

    i feel your pain...and i wish i could give you advice, but all i can do is give you this: make a list of pros and cons...weigh it out. it is a huge decision, very similar to the one i faced when...
  22. Flu shots for students

    i was very fortunate that one of my clinical sites offered the students flu shots last year. i think we can also get them here at the health clinic for a reduced price ($7 i
  23. How to give a thorough report?

    I work on a very busy med-surg floor, we are "allowed" approximately 1 minute per patient. i also float, so i have found that every floor wants different info, so i am never totally confident that i...
  24. Unsupportive family and chore-studying.

    my family was very similar...i was a single mom with 2 girls, ages 1 yr and 11 yrs when i went to school. i couldn't do it all by myself, so i moved back home...yep, there were lots of chores, but i...
  25. New Member With Question About Excelsior

    i bought all of my books off amazon...and borrowed one of the most expensive ones from work. are you working now? do you have access to books there? i am a float nurse, so every different...