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I need help! I have an interview for an Primary Care LPN position at a VA Hosp. next week. I have a great LPN job now and am taking RN courses through EC. I have wanted to get on at the VA since I became a nurse (less than 2 yrs. ago) but I don't wan...

I am new to Allnurses! I have already learned so much from all of you. I just signed up with Excelsior and I need some help with a study plan. I work full time at a very, very, busy onsite occupational acute care clinic. I am trying to plan the fast...

Agree. Make sure to get approval from you EC adviser. My adviser even gave me all the info and directions I needed to take the Penn Foster course. I made a phone call, signed up, paid by CC, and received emails and mailed materials quickly. I am read...

Hang in there! ~hugs~ You can do it. Don't give up. It is worth it. The great thing about EC is you can take as much time as you need to get ready for an exam. I agree with the other post . . . I know I couldn't have done it with out all the wonderfu...

I took A&P. I studied for about 4 weeks . . . I had a hard time focusing b/c it was my last exam and I had just gotten my CPNE date a week b/4 the exam. I had A&P I in LPN but it didn't transfer to EC. On the EC exam I got an "A" to my utter ...

Think of it this way . . . you have no bad habits to break from past clinical experience. You can learn fresh the EC CPNE way. Lacking clinical experience could be a factor if you face some "unexpected" events in your CPNE testing but if you are well...

I got a date much faster than I expected. I was CPNE approved in 10/14/09, on 12/04/09 received email with CPNE date of 2/19/10. I only signed up for the Mansfield, Oh and the 6 Wisconsin sites with accepting a cancellation date. I got Mansfield -- w...

OMG! I just got the CPNE date for 2/19/09 in Mansfield, Oh. This only gives me 11 weeks to prepare and I work full-time!!! I do not want to give up that date or site. Anyone else with that date? I also want to take a Chancellors Workshop if I can ge...

Oh my! have you done any preparation at all? I am actually taking some vacation time this month to give the CPNE study an intense start. I should know by the end of the month if I think I can be ready by 2/19 . . . I'm gonna sure try! but 5 weeks. Wo...

Cheltoe, I put my ready date as 2/15/09. I signed up for the 6 Wisconsin sites and Mansfield. I also said I would take a cancellation date with a 3 week notice.

Thanks Lisa1980. I hope you get Mansfield too. Mansfield is only 3 hours away from where I live. I was hoping for this site. I'll let you know all about it when it is over.

I didn't get the job. I pretty much knew that going in that I was at the bottom of the list. It actually worked out much better for me to stay where I was b/c I was able to continue distant learning for the RN and am almost finished and have a promot...

I want to thank all the CPNE takers that share the mistakes they have made. I have learned so much from those post b/c it seems like it is the things that you usually wouldn't think about and could probably throw you off. Those post have made for man...

Would love to know from past CPNE takers approx. how many hours per week you studied and for how many weeks. I have read a lot about recommended study time for CPNE of 3-6 months. But how does that translate into hours. If you can only study 12 hour...

I think I will keep the 2/15/09 ready date and wait -- doesn't mean I'll get a date by then anyway. I WILL passed Ethics!! and spent December working on CPNE before I decide if I might need more time. Thanks Everyone!

According to EC's State Board Application and Graduation Processing Timeline it can take 6-10 weeks after fulfilling last requirement before receiving ATT from NCLEX. That seems like a long time. Does it really take this long if you stay on top of it...

That's good news.

So it looks like it is taking about 4 weeks from last requirement til graduation. Do you have to wait until after graduation to schedule the NCLEX?

Super-dooper prayers coming your way. You are doing everything right -- you will probably get an "A"

Thanks everyone for your responses. I agree that you can't study too much for the CPNE. The planning phase and timing is what I am trying to wrap my mind around. For now I put 2/15/10 for my "ready to test date" but am concerned that I may not be gi...

Does anyone have a contact web address for Chancellor's CPNE? I've tried to google it with no luck. Thanks.

Thanks Steve, Actually, I have been googling a lot and have gotten great info. Also, plan to do the practice exams. Your are almost there with just a few to go!

Steve, I am so glad you ask that question b/c I am getting ready to sign up for one. I am working on Ethics Theory and Practice. I am only using Lisa Arends notes and am really struggling. I think it is b/c I really don't like the subject. How did yo...

Sooo Awesome! Can't wait to post the same good news!

Passed transitions today. It was one of the harder test for me??? I thought I was well prepared but seemed to have trouble with the wording of questions . . . proly b/c it was raining, dreary and I had a HA. Anyhoo, made a B and was shocked but grate...