Jo Dirt

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  1. Questions about Excelsior?

    What about the stories about secret studies done that prove Excelsior students make more errors and are more of a threat to patients which is why California won't allow them anymore? I haven't spoken...
  2. Well, I have it on an email. Oh, and by the way, there is no shame in being an LPN student. I worked very hard to become an LPN and that is something no one will ever take away from
  3. Lizz, I know you are a disgruntled ex-Excelsior College student now LPN student, but I'm not a liar. I know what I was
  4. Nurse called "stupid cow" in Oscar movie

    Well, that's the movies. In real life if that had happened to me, I'd have had a good way to respond to
  5. EC Micro,is it passable?

    Yes, it's passable. If I passed it you can. My main study guide was Cliffs Notes for
  6. I don't know who you talked to, but I'm finsing this hard to believe since I was told almost the opposite. Can anyone else give them a call to clarify this,
  7. Medical Assisting

    This is exactly correct. DiAnne, I'm sorry you became offended when others and myself told you why MA's are not included as a category on allnurses. This does not mean we are belittling what you do....
  8. Medical Assisting

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  9. online schools cheapen our profession?

    I think it depends on what LPN's and RN's do. An LPN who has been booking it on a med-surg floor for 10 yrs. is going to have a lot more experience than an RN who sits behind a desk most of the day....
  10. To all Excelsior students who enrolled after the magic date...call the BON. You will find you will not be denied licensure if you complete a 360 hr practicum. You can do this through a community...
  11. Right Events, Wrong Times in Nurses Notes

    I just hope "they" see it that way. To heck with Disney World, I just hope I don't lose my license over this deal with writing the times down wrong. We're talking about the kind of family who will sue...
  12. Yes, you can count them on your taxes. I did. Total cost for me was about
  13. Becoming a Rx company Rep.

    Would like to know how to get started in this? I have heard a BSN is required but know little else. Does someone know what the pay is (ballpark figure) and other
  14. Excelsior College Questions

    I have been told recently by a licensing analyst from the BON in California that it is still possible for a new EC RN to get a license in California with an additional 360 hours of clinicals. Got the...
  15. nurses vs. dental hygenist salary

    How do you become a dental
  16. Medical Assisting

    Congratulations on finishing school. I'm sure you worked very hard. The reason that MA's are not included in the groupings here is MA's are not nurses in any form or fashion. The two are totally...
  17. Kaplan vs. Saunders

    I don't know if it is just me, but the Saunders questions seem a lot easier, in general, than the Kaplan questions. I hope the NCLEX is like
  18. I'm Done! So done!

    The CPNE is 2.5 days in length, starting Friday afternoon and ending Sunday. The first day you will do 4 timed labs using dummies: IM/SQ injection, wound care station, IV push and IV piggyback. You...
  19. I've got the Kaplan and Saunders review for NCLEX RN. These books may as well have been written in Portuguese. Out of 125 I've done in the Kaplan book, I've gotten, like 67 correct. I'm supposed to...
  20. online schools cheapen our profession?

    A troll is someone who comes to an online forum and posts comments with the intent of getting people riled up. In general, when someone comes to a distance learning forum, where most all the people...
  21. I'm Done! So done!

    This thread has brought back many traumatizing memories. Seriously, I think I've got post-traumatic stress disorder over that CPNE. I started the first night all tidy and neat and well-rested and by...
  22. Judge Judy disses nursing

    That's not always necessarily a
  23. Judge Judy disses nursing

    Judge Judy needs to retire. She's so predictable it isn't even entertaining
  24. Nurse Massage Therapy

    Don't feel bad, Cindy, I feel the same way myself. I am 5'2" and 230 pounds. Not only do I make the nursing profession look bad but I'm sure the health conscious people into massage therapy would not...
  25. Nurse dates doctor openly at work.

    This is