PiedPiperRN

Drug tests are pretty good. There isn't too much that can throw them off. Even with poppy seeds, you would need to eat a ton of them to get a positive result. If it were a matter of taking an over-the-counter remedy like Echinacea to get back a f...

I was told by an Excelsior worker that New York is the quickest, probably because that's where Excelsior is. I tested at Albany Medical and felt very strongly that they were "rooting" for me. I recommend this site. I live in Portland, and found ...

If you have 1/2 of your ASN program done (half of your nursing classes done, not just prereqs) then you can finish with Excelsior. This is an online program. They do not have a waiting list, they can be a bit slow but at least you would be able to g...

i came acress this link. although it is a fake news story from the onion and it is supposed to be funny, i thought that it was a very touching peice on how a child looks at death. http://www.theonion.com/articles/daddy-put-in-byebye-box,2411/ daddy ...

This senario is annoying, but I have had just as much problems with English speaking patients as well. Not quite sure why language comes up here...

as a cna, i was called into a room. the lady requested that i walk her into the bathroom, remove her pants and undergarments, help her onto the toilet, stay with her while she “went”, wipe her and replace her clothing, then assist her back into the ...

From what I have seen, most RN-BSN will only "accept" a RN licence, which includes your nursing classes. From what I am seeing, they often don't care how you got it, as long as the school you got it from is accredited (as Excelsior is.) I was intro...

if you are who i think you are, then your post was eloquent and well written. :)

OOO, that makes me so mad! When I applied for the CPNE, they told me NOT to call! I have met so many people that got a quicker date by calling. I am SO glad to hear that you had a good experience at Atlanta. Hopefully the bad things that I have he...

Hey a tip with Pearson-- if there isn't an open date, keep checking back. Peopel often cancel, and dates open up. Sometimes they are only open for an hour. I had to take an exam and couldn't get date for a month-- I checked back very hour, and a...

I think that all of these are offered online through Western Iowa Technical Community College.

Thank you for posting this!! Just a reminder that it is vital that we check spelling and grammar when posting if EC is to be taken seriously as an academic program. :) I saw a few typing mistakes in other postings that kind of do more for the count...

Excelsior has a program for this, a BSN is not required.

Don't go to Georgia, I have heard bad things about those sites. If you want a quicker date, then go to New York.

hello, i am just finishing up my asn and will take boards soon. while i was in school, i worked as a tech on a med/surg floor. i have to admit that had i had the two years of experience as a tech first i am not sure that i would have gone into nurs...

We've talked about the cheapest RN-to-BSN, now how about the quickest? I would love to hear about the different online programs that people took and how long it took to complete them. I have a BA in another field and an ASN.

For me, it is because a lot of the skills that are taught in a BSN program do not fit with my goals, but my goals require a BSN. Plus there are things that I want to do before I hit menopause, and spending the next two years isn't one of them. So th...

I will start this thread by suggesting the Peace Corps. I actually did the Peace Corps as a teacher for two years, and loved it. It is espeically nice for people tha thave not travelled overseas before, as the PC will take care of the little detail...

western iowa community college has a&p 1+2 online: http://www.witcc.com/distance/classes.cfm http://www.witcc.com/classes/_desc.cfm?id=1759 i used to live in iowa and took these, they aren't that bad. they are completely online, no weekend visi...

It took WAY to long, IMHO. There is more information in this post: https://allnurses.com/distance-learning-nursing/questions-about-ec-486666.html I applied in September, but it wasn't until around mid December that I got an ATT for my EC exams. I ...

I guess that they have been threatening to move this from paper to computer (at a Pearson testing center, you have to go three times) for quite some time. Everyone rushes to get the FCCA done as it is about to "convert" at any time! Go, go, go! One f...

I made mine out of tinfoil, but I wouldn't recommend this method. Scrunch up a ball, then then tape it into a box with a hole cut out on the top, then put a piece of paper on top to act as the "skin". Cheap, but the tinfoil tended to rip (which tau...

The best and only advice that I can give is that you call the number on the front of the packet if anything is at all unclear. They will try to help you, they may not be able to answer a question (as the question may give away an answer), but they a...

Sorry for making you relive your pain, and thank you so much for this info. :) Excelsior has saved my butt with their program, but their website is very irritating in that it has a lot of out-of-date information that is also very hard to find.

Hey there, Are you sure about WA? From the Excelsior website: "Endorsement: Excelsior graduates who are licensed as an RN in another state may endorse their license to Washington if they have 1000 hours of practice as a registered nurse." (https:/...