tokmom BSN, RN

Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff

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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    If you have a built in proof reader you probably are ok. I had the paid version that picked up passive sentences, fragments etc.. for that reason it worked well for
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Wanted to wish you good luck on your first
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Go through a thesaurus, use Word to change some things around and you can drop your score pretty quick. Best thing to do is summarize what you read. Tii always made me very nervous, but my highest...
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    tokmom replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School, College Programs

    Clear out your
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    Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

    tokmom replied to EricJRN's topic in Excelsior College

    Approx four years of LPN then graduated in 1989 with my RN. I have worked in a variety of areas in numerous hospitals. I now work as a charge nurse on a med/surg Tele floor and recently completed by...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Aww that's cute. Shoot, I never utilized the tutor. Probably should have. I spent the entire day on one of those assignments and prayed to the God's it was
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    tokmom replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School, College Programs

    Probably trends and leadership are your best bets. Patho has some nasty little dq that are worth 20 pts. Doable but long, and the clc isn't difficult, just time consuming and you find yourself looking...
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    Excelsior Pass Rates!!!

    tokmom replied to j1l4d's topic in Excelsior College

    Like the others from the stone age, :), no study guide, just the blue book. I dIdn't find it easy because of the pressure to get it right the first time, and time constraints. But excelsior doesn't...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Maybe that's why they want you to give time to look, so it doesn't count toward your
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I just used peerla lecture notes, and I think it gave me what you described. Lovely. I totally despise APA. No wonder I had instructors tell me to fix my references in my
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    Seattle Hospitals

    tokmom replied to jenm40's topic in Washington Nursing

    There are some very nice cities in the south sound. Puyallup, orting, Sumner to name a few. Snoqualmie is very nice and close to Issaquah Swedish. However that area is very
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You must be sleep deprived if more school sounds
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    That would be pretty cool to know everyone had your back. I have kicked around the msn program, but I have no idea what I want to do AND I need to pay off my own student loans and a dtr that I owe on....
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    Excelsior Pass Rates!!!

    tokmom replied to j1l4d's topic in Excelsior College

    Absolutely it did. If one works in a hospital the pace and setting is also familiar. I had been an LPN for four years when I tested. Passed on the first try. It wasn't easy, but the key is to study...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Feels good, doesn't it!!!! Yay!! Sunshine is going to
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    tokmom replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School, College Programs

    Actually yes. She was in the Reserves, or something that went to disasters. She posted her intro and showed the next day. Suddenly, she was gone! On day three, we had a new instructor. One I had...
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I had a clc due over the break and we picked up where we left off. It was annoying for ME, because I wanted to use it to get ahead. Instead, I worked on finding research articles for the
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You are correct though. People check out and gcu discourages people posting on the
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Very good rainyn! Yes, amsn holds one of the certifications for med surg. I'm always
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I had a "join AMSN" on mine, lol. I also changed my picture to a tiny green
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Clc in ethics, and you have to all agree on an ethical dilemma. It makes it very interesting. Otherwise it's insightful. I learned
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    A program by Microsoft called publisher. It isn't cheap though, roughly a 100.00 I could justify because my kids used it and it saved me freaking
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    Grand Canyon RN-BSN

    tokmom replied to tokmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I think prism missed her comedic
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    tokmom replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School, College Programs

    Refresh my brain. What is 433? I only went by names
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    Grand Canyon University RN to BSN Reviews

    tokmom replied to Flames9_RN's topic in School, College Programs

    The stat book sucks. I was hoping for more direction and examples. But it doesn't