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My Bad! I thought this was for the RN program. Sorry about that.

I have a Complete Set Nursing Study Review Books DVD's RN NCLEX from ATI, I paid $350 for and am asking $95 for. Like new. If you are interested, let me know.

Yes they pay for your training. You make $20.00 per hour whether you are an LPN/LVN or RN. Once you are finished training, you either stay on the facility or go remote. You are then paid on a per case basis which is approx. $2.28 per case. You are told you can make $30.00 an hour with this method however, if you do too many cases you are docked/penalized on your pay. They use "quality control" as an excuse to do this. You are required to deny a minimum of 20% cases to go to medical review "MR" although they won't put that in writing as it implicates them in possible violations of law that pertains to anti kickback etc. Their system goes down frequently and you also get alot of angry callers who have had to call back several times for either being forwarded to the wrong dept or disconnected. The classes are typically 10-15 medical lvn's, rn's. CharlotteRN is new to our site here at allnurses. Seems she may be "damage control" surfing to squash and negative feedback about CCN. Truth be known, they play hardball. That came from a former VP of Human Resources whom to this day, I stay in contact with. You also have to wear head phones. WHO has recently announced that cell phones/headphones cause cancer. I had problems which quickly accelerated to a wide array of symptoms, vertigo, tinnitus, syncope, nausea etc...and had to stop wearing the head phones. They will fight you tooth and nail on workmens comp if you ever have to file. They have had a few lawsuits against them, Major lawsuits (google them) as well.

I found Angelo State University ASU and so far, from all the research I have done, this appears to be the best option for online, LVN to RN in Texas, by far. The pre-requisites are minimal and most LVN's have already had some of the courses. I on the other hand, went to Saint Philips 20+ years and my courses do not satisfy any pre-reqs so I have to take the courses. They are also very helpful at ASU and quick to respond to emails and questions. http://www.angelo.edu/dept/nursing/documents/LVNtoRN/LVN_RN_HospitalAffiliateProgramProgress.pdf

I went to WBU online to search out a LVN to BSN program and did not find anything. I only found RN to BSN.

I am curious as to how this went for those of you who went to Snead? I am considering them for the online mobility lvn to rn but am out of state. What were the tests such as Nur 200 like etc.?

I am also checking into this program through ASU and wanting to find out nurses experiences with the preceptors. I will be looking in the San Antonio, Austin area for a preceptor.

That was so very helpful arlel58! Thank you. Can you tell me if you took the NACE exams and how it was? I am considering them and am going to find a proctor. Did you have any problems finding a proctor? Are they pretty good to work with you?

Hi Mike! Wish I would have found this earlier! Yes, Absolutely I had problems! I posted on here somewhere about the company I used to work for. WC did nothing! I had tinnitus, vertigo, losing my balance, near syncope episodes, fullness in my ears, confusion, numbness to my left side of face where I used the headphones the most, headaches, sometimes my speech was babbled. This is no lie! A few other nurses were telling me they were starting to experience these things as well. All of us were afraid to do anything for fear of termination. I went out on sick leave, unpaid. I tried to get my company to help me and file WC Workmens Comp but it was like pulling teeth or getting an act from congress for them to do something. I even called osha and no one would do anything. One nurse who has worked there for over a year said she has lost hearing in one ear now! This headset business is too big to fight. They have lobbyist and the politicians won't do anything about the dangerous exposure to radiation EMF damage! No lawyers will take the cases, osha won't investigate, WC is a joke and you are ultimately forced/starved out. I have to say that I refused to wear the headsets and was not allowed to come back to work unless I did. So I had no choice. Also, a few months later my symptoms slow disappeared! So Yes, there is a problem but nurses, call center employees, are afraid to act. No one will help us.

You may want to rethink this. I've been with them for over 6 months. If it sounds too good to be true..... very misleading. You don't actually find out all details until they send you home with your computer...pay is per case at about $2.28 per case. If you get too many cases, they dock your pay big time and use petty reasoning for it at that. They tell you the pay is up to $30.00 per hour but that's not true. If you get over 100 cases per day, they harass you with real petty audits. They don't want you pre certifying too many cases as they have to justify in board meetings to those big insurance companies that pay them. Also, they have some major law suits against them right now. Google their name. the headphones / head set, you have to wear caused me and some other nurses a lot of symptoms...headaches, tinnitus, vertigo, nausea. They are supposed to train you on the dangers of the head sets but they don't. I found out later when I got home and read the inserts in the box for the headsets "Warning, can cause permanent hearing loss or damage" I didn't set the system up, my husband and son did, so I never saw that! Another nurse told me she has lost hearing in one ear already. Plus it nearly takes an act of congress to get time off with your accrued paid time off. I'd really push the questions in the initial interview. The trainer avoided our questions we had on how the pay structure works until we were done training and then it was vague. "Read the fine print"

I need to see about finding a nurse to fly my mother out from Lemoore, Ca via Fresno airport to Savannah, Ga. She's in a skilled nursing facility there. My sister left her there and I want her here with me. I may go myself but if I can get someone to do this, I may opt that instead. Not sure if the airlines can handle this as she is dementia/Alzheimer. Anyone have any ideas on this? I am a nurse and had to put in 2 months advance notice to get the time off to do this. I can't go until first week of October. She's alone. I want her here with family, asap. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.

tlburnsrnbsn Wow! 354 pages! That's just the Aetna radiology criteria! Is there a technique for studying any of this to retain? LOL Oh my! I don't know where to begin. I will be in the radiology department for ccn. Yes, I am aware of the other services they offer. I have a few weeks before I start. Trying to utilize my time to prepare for ojt so I can get a jump on things. You have been very helpful! Thank you so much for your time!

tlburnsrnbsn thank you! Was wondering how that worked when they got in touch with me they had stated you start at 20.00 per hour then go to 30.00 per hour based on quantity/quality. I will study the guidelines as well, before I start with them. Not sure where to find those online. Can you point me in the right direction or give me some key words I can google? I'm excited and can't wait to start!

Utilization Review / Clinical Records Review Has anyone worked for Carecore National based out of New York, Colorado, South Carolina? When you start out working for them, while in training, it's a non negotiable wage of 20.00 per hour. Upon completion of successful training 3-6 weeks, your pay goes to 30.00 per hour; "once you have met established quality and quantity benchmarks for processing cases, you will be given the opportunity to work on a case-rate basis, which offers the potential for increasing your salary to as much as 125% to 150% or more of your hourly rate" Anyone have any idea just exactly what this means? How hard is it to "reach established quality and quantity benchmarks?"

Terminology can get confusing from what I'm reading here. I'm working UR/utilization review making $30.00 hr as an LPN. I'm in South Carolina where wages are much lower.