Jo Dirt

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  1. RE: A&P Excelsior Exam, HELP!

    Jo Dirt replied to cutykaty's topic in Excelsior College

    I took Excelsior A&P last November after studying for two weeks. I was scared, but I passed with a B. It isn't rocket science and formulas, likely you will do a lot better than you think you will....

  2. Chancellor's careplan and crazy idea ?

    Jo Dirt replied to Laurie888's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hope you have better luck getting a testing date than I have. I finished in March and as quick as that study guide and forms came through UPS turned in all my fees and paperwork and I STILL can't get...

  3. Are there any good online nursing programs in California?

    Jo Dirt replied to browsing's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I echo what the above poster said, only 100 times more. Without a medical background (and I don't mean a CNA) it would not be advisable to get your nursing education online. There is already conflict...

  4. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    Jo Dirt replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Well, a lot of what I'm about to say is a repeat of what I said in an earlier thread but I feel I have a legitimate complaint with Excelsior. I started the program in November of 2004 (I had my...

  5. LVN to RN STAT

    Jo Dirt replied to tlynsmith's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Being an "almost" Excelsior grad (I'm waiting to take the CPNE in October...*maybe*) I can't say I blame you for wanting to change schools. I also can't say I blame California for refusing to accept...

  6. Isn't this a joke?

    Jo Dirt replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    You can bet it wasn't their bright idea to send you the thank you notes. It's doubtful they even remembered you as they were writing them

  7. LVN to RN STAT

    Jo Dirt replied to tlynsmith's topic in Online Distance Learning

    There are no waiting lists at all for the LPN to RN CC programs here. Even in the regular ADN programs they will put LPN's before non

  8. LVN to RN STAT

    Jo Dirt replied to tlynsmith's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Why would someone pay $48,000 to get an associates degree when they could get it TONS CHEAPER at a community

  9. Coworker making patient WORSE...what to do?

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am currently working a hospice case in a private home where the man is terminal with cancer. His condition is slowly but steadily deteriorating. About a month ago he got very dehydrated and we...

  10. Textbooks for Excelsior???????

    Jo Dirt replied to hreddevil29's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey, you don't have to buy a bunch of expensive books. I bought one book, Foundations of Nursing Practice, by WHITE, and the rest I either looked up in some of my old textbooks from LPN school or...

  11. Coworker making patient WORSE...what to do?

    Jo Dirt replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Supervisor was notified last night after I came in for my shift. The company that hires us is out of state and that makes it difficult for the supervisor to actually know what is going on. You expect...

  12. coumadin error

    Jo Dirt replied to medicarelpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a prime example of why I hope I never have to be in a nursing home. You really can't blame the staff, because if it is like most LTC facilities, there is no way the amount of patients staff is...

  13. Finally!

    Jo Dirt replied to Laurie888's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey, I failed NC5 with a D and took it 61 days later and passed with a B. It wasn't because I didn't understand the test, I was going through one of those *times*. I can see you were too, so don't...

  14. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    Jo Dirt replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You are certainly misinformed, dareingtx. I finished the "written" portion of the ASN program in five months (though I had the English prerequisites out of the way). I have been an LPN for 5 yrs. and...

  15. Looking for work in Cali!!!!!!!!!!!

    Jo Dirt replied to shunnaparks's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds a little too good to be true...I had a nurse tell me LPN's were making $70/hr at a hospital in Houston, TX, but I never found

  16. RN's I need your advice please

    Jo Dirt replied to vegasq's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from the Tenn Technology Center-Mcminnville in 2000. I didn't earn any credits that would transfer to a

  17. Rue vs.college network

    Jo Dirt replied to sannp2's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Neither. The ony thing you need is the study guide you get for the asking from Excelsior. Rue and College Network offer no special advantage, they will just take you to the

  18. Can you do travel nursing with a husband, three kids and a dog???

    Jo Dirt posted a topic in Travel

    I was wondering if it is possible to do travel nursing when you are encumbered with a family? My husband is disabled and my kids are homeschooled. I just wonder if travel nursing makes provisions for...

  19. Public Misconceptions

    Jo Dirt replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    My mom used to keep emma bags for when we were

  20. Public Misconceptions

    Jo Dirt replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    We had this whiney woman in the nursing home who had to drink this the night before she went for a colonoscopy. She was hollering from her room and we went in to see she had missed sitting on the...

  21. Public Misconceptions

    Jo Dirt replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses know

  22. Horrible Chemistry Teacher...

    Jo Dirt replied to brandy119's topic in General Nursing

    I am generally an A student, but I found it miraculous when I made a B in chemistry. I hated every minute of it. Thank goodness the teacher was merciful and really wanted to help the students. If you...

  23. anybody in middle Tn doin college network?

    Jo Dirt replied to lpn2ben04's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm kind of the opposite. I'm an introverted type and self study was right up my alley. I'm in Smithville, TN, and I know several girls who are in the same boat you're in. They wanted to go through...

  24. Is a BSN needed in nursing today?

    Jo Dirt replied to SierraN's topic in General Nursing

    If it depresses you why on earth are you going to do it? To be honest, I'm having a hard time staying enthusiastic enough to finish the ADN program I'm in, and the only reason I am sticking with it is...

  25. NIGHT SHIFT - Bored out of my mind

    Jo Dirt replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work I