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  1. Onto Phase II

    WorseNurse replied to Nibbles1's topic in Excelsior College

    Congratulations. I hope to be there by month's

  2. Excelsior LPN to RN

    WorseNurse replied to Helper-T's topic in Excelsior College

    Now this is 2nd hand, but the impression I got from people's accounts of the CPNE is that those who fail do so because they don't prepare. A lot of LPNs with mass experience thinking they can just...

  3. In your opinion, what is the hardest class at Excelsior?

    WorseNurse replied to MedicKibbles's topic in Excelsior College

    I think it can still be valuable information. People should give their opinion along with their

  4. studygroup101 audio study guides

    WorseNurse replied to UlanaD's topic in Excelsior College

    For microbiology there is a good free audio review on iTunes U by Dr Earl

  5. A&P study guide 101

    WorseNurse replied to DelleBrock's topic in Excelsior College

    Cram.com has some really good flashcard sets as well. Just type in the name of the system you are focusing

  6. A&P study guide 101

    WorseNurse replied to DelleBrock's topic in Excelsior College

    I would take one of the practice exams soon. It really zeroed in my focus of study. I was wasting a lot of time on things that didn't matter much prior to the exam. I felt like the Endocrine system...

  7. Just got a 37/100 on Micro Practice Exam :..(

    WorseNurse replied to Ultraposh's topic in Excelsior College

    itunes university has a good set of lectures by Earl Beyer for free. Very informative and entertaining. I was doing a lot of traveling at the time and it was great to have. I personally didnt care...

  8. I Passed CPNE in Lubbock

    WorseNurse replied to texasasn's topic in Excelsior College

    did you already sign up for the ex class? The sociology Clep is really

  9. Just got a 37/100 on Micro Practice Exam :..(

    WorseNurse replied to Ultraposh's topic in Excelsior College

    Finally took the micro test and got an A I was planning on taking it six weeks ago but a family emergency and moving states slowed me up. I got in the 60s on both practice exams. I spent way too much...

  10. CLEP Humanities & Sociology

    WorseNurse replied to savy31's topic in Excelsior College

    Here was my response to the other Clep thread. Intro to Sociology is really easy. http://www.free-clep-prep.com has a lot of good information on versious clep/dsst tests. I used...

  11. Which Clep/Dantes is easier Sociology of Lifespan Dev Psych?

    WorseNurse replied to Ultraposh's topic in Excelsior College

    www.free-clep-prep.com has a lot of good information on versious clep/dsst tests. I used www.degreeforum.net to study for this test. They have a monthly service where you get access to flashcards for...

  12. Just got a 37/100 on Micro Practice Exam :..(

    WorseNurse replied to Ultraposh's topic in Excelsior College

    58 and 66 I

  13. Attitudes of nurses who don't work in ltc

    WorseNurse replied to lauriepat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I worked as an aide in the ED the nurses were very judge mental of LTC nurses. I'd often remind them that these nurses don't have multiple doctors sitting right next to them to lean on. Just...

  14. Just got a 37/100 on Micro Practice Exam :..(

    WorseNurse replied to Ultraposh's topic in Excelsior College

    I failed both my AP practice exams and got an A on the real deal. Like another said, I just focused on the rationales

  15. you can finish the 8 classes in 6wks or less ;)

    WorseNurse replied to EMTPRNDR's topic in Excelsior College

    What order would you reccomend taking the

  16. Study guide 101 To print or not to print?

    WorseNurse replied to PurpleViolet's topic in Excelsior College

    I downloaded the file and used a tablet. Using tablet is nice because you can use the touch screen to swipe through pages. My google Nexus 7 works great for

  17. Excelsior Microbiology study tips

    WorseNurse replied to medic1282's topic in Excelsior College

    I can't say for this one specifically, but having just taken the A&P, I would recommend it. It was quite similar to the real test. It really helped focus in my studying material. I was spending...

  18. Salary Question: LTC training coordinator

    WorseNurse posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have an interview with an LTC for a position as a Training and Development Coordinator near Detroit. I'm a pretty good interviewee and have been interviewer side of things for a physician practice,...

  19. NEED HELP! The college network a scam? Does Excelsior College work?!

    WorseNurse replied to maggie1990's topic in Excelsior College

    A girl I work with uses TCN and she really likes them. I just bought the study guide from sg101 for tests 1&2 for 10$ and I have 3000 pages worth of material. That seems like a hard deal to beat...

  20. Signed up for my first test. It's tomorrow!

    WorseNurse replied to veggieLPN's topic in Excelsior College

    Thanks for the breakdown of what you did and how you did on things. I just starated studying for this test, and it is nice to see things like this to point me in the right

  21. Micro tomorrow!

    WorseNurse replied to medic1282's topic in Excelsior College

    Best of luck. Be confident. Report back to us how it

  22. Bashed for pursuing lpn route

    WorseNurse replied to soladylike1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm in a similar situation. I moved from another state and started looking for nursing programs. All of the RN programs have a three year wait, unless you want to be 40k for a private school that...

  23. Future of LPN?

    WorseNurse replied to studentenurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    A little off topic here, but why don't you just do an accelerated BSN program? You should be able to get your BSN in roughly the same amount of time you will be getting your LPN. Probably a little...