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  1. NCLEX-RN exam tomorrow!!! Yea...finally!!

    That's music to my ears!! Thank you! Of course I will feel better once I see "passed" in my status. I am so emotional today. This has been such a long journey to my RN, as it is for a lot of...
  2. Finally got my ATT from PA BON today!! When I went to schedule my exam it was either 8am tomorrow morning or wait 4 weeks. So....tomorrow it is!!! Now it's "GO" time!! lol
  3. NCLEX-RN exam tomorrow!!! Yea...finally!!

    Thanks for moving my post to NCLEX thread for me LunaRN, and thanks for good wishes. Hope everyone did well today!! My test shut off at 75 questions and I got the good result with the Pearsonvue...
  4. 2011 Graduates Put your hands up

    Congratulations everyone!! What a great thread. :yeah:I've spent last 3 years getting my LPN and just graduated with ASN from Excelsior college. Waiting on ticket to test. I know it takes a...
  5. You are so very welcome!! Good luck!!!! I'm sure you'll do
  6. I know of 2 people who recently went to an EC workshop. They both said that they have the labs set up just like they are at CPNE. They go over basic careplanning and making a grid (an organizational...
  7. I completely agree with LunahRN , as I usually do, in that the CPNE is stressful but not difficult. If you truly study the CPNE guide and know the critical elements, go into your CPNE with a plan...
  8. Darcy...York was great. CEs were amazing!! Just bring your own sterile gloves...trust me!! And open the ABD pads on the wound station. There were a little unlike anything I was used to using from...
  9. That person that failed 2 on Saturday must have had an adult in lieu of a peds patient. You are allowed to fail 1 adult and 1 peds PCS. So you can really end up having 5 PCSes. Good
  10. Congratulations and thank you for sharing your story. I passed my CPNE at York Hospital in York PA on May 20-22, 2011. My story is very similar to yours and you wrote about it so eloquently. I am so...
  11. CPNE workshop...

    You're right...that sounds like teaching to
  12. CPNE workshop...

    I live in Norristown, PA and I am taking the CPNE at York Hospital in York PA in May. How about you? Have a great day. Happy CPNE studying (if there is such a thing...lol lol). My CPNE buddies and...
  13. CPNE workshop...

    Thanks so much. I will absolutely come back to post after my CPNE. And I'd be more than happy to sell my wound and throw in any unused supplies I have as well. Good luck with your studies. It's a...
  14. CPNE workshop...

    I completely felt the same way. I did do Tina Logan's workshop and she encourages you to send your care plans to Excelsior as well as her, keep your phone conferences, send care plans via the message...
  15. CPNE workshop...

    Hi everyone! I attended Tina Logan's workhsop in Wilkes Barre, PA in March. She definitely lives up to her reputation of being extremely TOUGH, but thorough. She is very dedicated and really wants...
  16. prep for excelsior exams

    I am sure you are ready and wish you all the best!! You'll do
  17. prep for excelsior exams

    Congratulations on starting Excelsior. I have to say I absolutely love it. I graduated as an LPN in 2009 and started on Excelsior right away. Two of my friends from LPN school went the College Network...
  18. Dismissed from Nursing school

    First of all let me say, I am so very sorry to hear of your experience. I am a recent grad, and when I think of the people who were dismissed from my class, they were dismissed after ample warnings....
  19. Hello Everyone, I am a brand new LPN grad, a brand new LPN in LTC, and brand new to allnurses. I love this site! It has been so comforting to me as a student and now as a new nurse. I have a few...
  20. LPNs called to come in and work as Aides? Is this common?

    Thank you ALL so very, very much for your insight and wisdom. It means more to this new nurse than you could possibly know. I can honestly say that while on the Dementia Care floor, the aides are so...
  21. LPNs called to come in and work as Aides? Is this common?

    DeeLee99, I couldn't agree with you more...it truly is about the resident. Ironically, I was supposed to be the charge nurse on the dementia unit yesterday and one of the two aides called out. So, I...
  22. LPNs called to come in and work as Aides? Is this common?

    Thank you so much for taking the time to share your perspectives. I plan on doing my best for the residents at all times. Have a great
  23. LPNs called to come in and work as Aides? Is this common?

    Wow...thank you all so very, very much!!! I really appreciate your perspective. Hope you all have a wonderful
  24. LPNs called to come in and work as Aides? Is this common?

    Thank you so much for your replies. Being so new, your comments truly help give me perspective. I really appreciate you taking the time to do that for me. I am excited about Exclesior!! Thanks so...
  25. LPNs called to come in and work as Aides? Is this common?

    Thanks, Katrenia04! You are young and yet so wise. Your words truly help me to make an informed decision. Best of luck in your nursing