Law of Fives

I have much to learn.....

I gathered that from her mentioning that it was a foot wound, however I have read (@ EPN) that the procedure for performing the dressing change on an actual patient was the same as for the lab(?). Forgive my ignorance, I just don't have any experien...

Tagged! : ) Thanks for the info, Dolphin.

Why would you count the guaze as you're removing them? It was my understanding that you were to remove the ABD and guaze in one movement, wad them in your glove as you're removing it, then throw it away. Am I missing something?

I'm so sorry you're having this much trouble passing the CPNE. I'm about a month away from taking it, and can feel the nerves coming on. I do think however, that the direction you take from here is dependent on why it is you think you failed.

Steadfast commitment and headstrong determination. Similar to a traditional program, but what's different is you have to autodidact well. The rate of assimilation I presume can be a little longer for the distance type courses, since you have a long...

You can do it! I can't remember who mentioned this, but it's true, you have to focus on 'self study'. People will recommend different things that work for them, but the one thing that the vast amount of different approaches should communicate to you...

What else besides ROb's CPNE did you use?

Oh, right on. Yea, I have been going over the 'carjack'. Thanks again.

Ha ha. I just checked my email after posting the above reply, and it was there!

I ordered the download version of Rob's Video on Sunday, but I noticed he has not approved the charge on my cc. I sent him an email yesterday, but have yet to hear back from him. Has anyone ordered the download version, or heard from Rob recently?...

So, NPAC looks to be the quickest.

Best of luck to you fairie. I will more than likely be testing in Amarillo when the time comes, so I'm very interested in your experience taking the CPNE there.

Don't consider what Chester has posted as the absolute truth. If memory serves correctly, I know of at least 1 EC grad that does traveling assignments in California.

During my shift at the hospital I work at, I was talking to several nurses who know I'm an Excelsior student. This is a unit I very much want to work in when i graduate. To make a long story short, the charge nurse walks up in the middle of the convo...

Thank you, finally. This thread has deviated so far from the initial purpose, that it would not offend me if it was binned all together. I did not intend this to be a Traditional V. NonTraditional thread. Nor was it a "who is qualified" for nontr...

Exactly, so when you find yourself at this point: feel free to check out, again. Take care.

Ya, is this sticking to the issues? your sarcasm speaks volumes. Traditional education, be it nursing or whatever, when compared to a 'self taught' format, can be construed as spoon fed. Many instructors I have had as a student and as a colleague...

Agreed, but considering the logic of some who have posted in here, I would not be qualified as a non-LPN/Paramedic. It's the same kind of linear logic (black & white, yada yada) that others use to postulate that nontraditional programs produce i...

Then you're in the wrong thread. Read the title of the thread. Sheesh, I'm outa here.

you lost me, care to explain? question it all you want, but present it as a rational concern, not an attack. That's the issue, Lizz. I don't know why after all this time you still don't understand. I don't expect anything from anyone. Startin...

blind acceptance of the 'norm' will be the death of progress

I thought that is what EC offered? You assume to much. There are different types of medical schools. The one I attended had clinical experience included into the didactic portion. You'd be surprised what we (as medical students) were required. ...

Does that mean you're against me, lgflaminni?

So is everything else for that matter. We all abstract our own reality, however there are those instances that a clear designation of competent and incompetent can be made with an acceptable degree of certainty.