Calixan

Calixan has 5 years experience and specializes in Emergency.

Calixan's Latest Activity

1. June 2015 start date MSN

   Calixan replied to roseonye's topic in Western Governors

   Meh, definately slacking. I'm actually at starbucks right now to redo some assignments. I need a motivation partner!

2. I was wondering....

   Calixan replied to Brittani.RN's topic in Western Governors

   Eck, so many grammar/spelling errors in my previous post. Sorry!

3. I was wondering....

   Calixan replied to Brittani.RN's topic in Western Governors

   There you go, nursing experience not just RN experience. People gain experience through different avenues and to have them wait 3-5 years before entering an NP program seems crazy to me just because they weren't an RN all those years. People have exp...

4. I was wondering....

   Calixan replied to Brittani.RN's topic in Western Governors

   While all that may be true, I still don't think all NP schools should require 3-5 yrs experience. Maybe look at the person as a whole and their knowledge base/experience. Or require some type of entrance test to see where you stand (not the GRE becau...

5. I was wondering....

   Calixan replied to Brittani.RN's topic in Western Governors

   I can kind of see the view of that. Just as doctors and PA's don't have to have any medical experience before going to school, and most of them never work in the medical field at all until after they have graduated. At least those who go to a FNP pro...

6. Which classes to start first?

   Calixan replied to spearsfm's topic in Western Governors

   I thought RN-BSN didn't have capstone, from what I understand, it's just RN-MSN. Unless that's what you meant.

7. I was wondering....

   Calixan replied to Brittani.RN's topic in Western Governors

   That is my plan too actually. I want to be an NP and it will be a lot cheaper going through WGU first and less time. If you don't start WGU in July, where will you go? You'll end up waiting to get into school somewhere. I know how you feel about bein...

8. Looking for a study buddy for RN-BSN May 2015 start

   Calixan replied to ScorpioRN18's topic in Western Governors

   I still havent heard back from my EC, but if I start in May. Count me in!!!

9. Central Texas College or Temple College? Help!

   Calixan replied to txgirl15's topic in School Programs

   I just recently graduated from CTC and having received my LVN from another school, I can say CTC has a lot of work to do. I too had problems getting into their program after being lied to and I also had countless problems in the program. I am just gl...

10. June 2015 start date MSN

    Calixan replied to roseonye's topic in Western Governors

    I am scheduled to start the RN-MSN in leadership on June 1st.

11. Looking for a study buddy for RN-BSN May 2015 start

    Calixan replied to ScorpioRN18's topic in Western Governors

    I am scheduled to start June 1st but I talked with my enrollment counselor today and I may be able to move up to the May 1st start date. I am doing the RN-MSN program but we have the same classes to begin with. I am up for having a buddy or two, or t...

12. Online transition programs for LVNs for Texas

    Calixan replied to luvmysoldier's topic in Indiana (ISU)

    DO NOT DO LAMAR STATE LVN-RN PROGRAM!!!!!!!! Take it from an LVN who has tried it. I started with one girl and neither of us were able to pass. I was about 6-7 months into the program. They're testing in the program is not good, and when I called to ...

13. How can we make the process of report from ER to floor better?

    Calixan replied to nrsang97's topic in Emergency

    In the ER I work in currently we do verbal reports but in the ER I worked in previously, we did SBARs and that seemed to work out well. Basically had all the general info on the patient, name, age, hx, allergies, current vs, sx, etc. Then that was fa...

14. Lone Star Fall 2012 ADN Applicants

    Calixan replied to kalisefer's topic in Texas

    There is a difference between graduation rate, and NCLEX pass rate. I have found that a lot of schools have high nclex passing rate, but very few have good graduation rates. Might want to clarify and that is also something i am trying to find out abo...

15. LSC Montgomery Transition 2012

    Calixan replied to paulakay82's topic in Texas

    OMG!!! I wish I would have seen all this before hand!!! I would have applied already! I was in an RN program but got out of it in March and I been looking to do straight BSN now. But if I would have known I could start another ADN program this fall a...