kimlpn

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1. Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

   kimlpn replied to EricJRN's topic in Excelsior College

   I graduated in 2005 from EC. I have been working in pediatrics since 2005. I am currently enrolled in Thomas Edison's RN-BSN

2. LPN to RN Hurdles!!

   kimlpn replied to whimsical5's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   The clinical at Excelsior is fairly expensive. I took it last a year ago and paid about $1250.00. The clinical is tough but very doable. I liked the Excelsior (Regents) program. I feel that I...

3. Advice please....

   kimlpn posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   I have been an LPN for several years and graduated recently from RN school. I am working on a peds step-down unit that gets pretty busy. We usually have 2-3 patients. We see lots of the home vent...

4. Almost fired today

   kimlpn replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

   especially in the ICU setting you should be careful with medications. These patients are fragile! I have never heard or seen anything that equates to this wide variety (essentially you were setting...

5. Almost fired today

   kimlpn replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

   I simply wouldn't have carried through with an order that wasn't complete. I am a new RN working in a critical care unit. We do not follow orders that do not have the correct data (med, dose, route,...

6. New LPN Burn&Crash

   kimlpn replied to marie4's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I somewhat disagree with the above poster about HH being only for experienced nurses. I pretty much started out in HH and learned so much. I did pediatric HH for years. I had some clients with very...

7. My ALMOST 5 year old refuses to poop on the potty!

   kimlpn replied to dreamBIG's topic in General Nursing

   Do you have children? This is a fairly common problem--and more so for boys. It is not always an issue of

8. My ALMOST 5 year old refuses to poop on the potty!

   kimlpn replied to dreamBIG's topic in General Nursing

   My daughter did the same thing...although she finally totally trained at 3. She would pee in the potty but ask for a diaper to poop in. I think this is fairly common. Boys are typically slower at...

9. New LPN Burn&Crash

   kimlpn replied to marie4's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I have found that those who do the most complaining are the nurses who really aren't doing the best job. Hang in there! Make a list of the things that need to be done and mark them off as you go....

10. I was totally dissed last night

    kimlpn replied to Law of Fives's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Wow! I haven't been on here in several months. I did not realize how EC was looked at so negatively on these boards...and to me it is more on the boards than in real life. I have had no problems...

11. CPNE ... What is so Horrific/Difficult about it ... ?

    kimlpn replied to jasmine7's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I passed the CPNE a year ago. It was stressful, but it was doable. I agree that you could get a CE that was really picky...although this was not my case. Study and do your best...its a roll of the...

12. online schools cheapen our profession?

    kimlpn replied to $/satisfaction?'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    Some of my on-line courses through the local community college were more intense than the ones I went into class for. I felt like I was doing more research and writing than in my traditional classes....

13. Taking NC1 exam this thursday.

    kimlpn replied to JKohler's topic in Online Distance Learning

    LPN-- Take more time with the preparing. I thought 5 was difficult mainly because of the content being somewhat dry to me. This is how I order the exams in level of...

14. Trach Care..How do you keep from gagging?

    kimlpn replied to AdobeRN's topic in General Students

    I guess I am weird too LOL! I have done nothing but trach care and vent clients for 5 years. It is rather strange to be eating your lunch in a chair situated right next to the suction container with...

15. New Cpne Site For Excelsiors

    kimlpn replied to CSLee3's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have heard the new Texas site is good. I believe there are some posts on a site called alittlesarcasm.com from someone who has gone there...and YES, it was positive!