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My last job in Chicago, IL (resigned in Jan 2015) - SNF $26.50/hr + $0.50/hr weekend shift differential. Started with $24/hr back in 2012 as a new grad. I had a part time home health job in Chicago as well that paid $40 per visit. Moved to Northern V...

I have never had an issue getting a job as a CMK grad. Employers will be asking for your license and that is all that matters. CMK was accredited by the state of IL, hence we were eligible for licensing. NLN & CCNE - that is more applicable for ...

St. George's University - School of Medicine - 5 more weeks until the end of Term 1 and so far it is going very well :) I hope it will stay this way :)

My significant other was a physician back home and when we moved to US he finished RN through Excelsior (foreign MD to RN). Excelsior at start was more as a back up plan, but it ended up he was not able to pass USMLE Step 2 CS and he ended up being a...

Go over Excelsior Practice Exams Questions in detail and if you have time, StudyGroup101 Manual will help. I know it's getting close, but grasp as much as you can before the weekend :)

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Last update Took Reproductive Health Exam today. A :) This was my last nursing Exam (excluding FCCA & CPNE ) For this one I can also say that the Practice Exams bought from Excelsior were precious source of information. Many of those questions ...

I took Reproductive Health today and got A :) And honestly, there were a lot of questions from those Excelsior Practice Exams. I do not know if they have different questions on the exams or all of us have the same test... If they randomly change exam...

When it comes to Foundations, Excelsior Practice Exams are helpful. I took that exam on 11/20/2014 (3 weeks ago). Personally, the topics that were covered were not "my cup of coffee". I passed with C (second C grade - along with Transition that I did...

Or even better - switch to PRN at Gerogetown and take the offer at Inova. No commuting headaches. When it comes to commute, you can always ask at Georgetown to give you weekend shift so commute would not be a headache plus all schedulers love having ...

Small update :) Passed Health Safety today :) Got B even tough I expected A :) There was a lot of similar questions (if not even same) from Excelsior Test A and Test B. I was really surprised with the fact that there were no SATA questions Overall,...

Thanks :) Will keep updated :) I did not follow your posts, hope you're on Excelsior "journey" as well. Wishing you the best as well :)

No :) I enrolled last year - 06/2013 but I was able to take Life Span exams before Fundamentals (Chronicity etc.) It's doable to take all nursing exams in 6 months but I was lazy :) LPNs are waived from Health Differences so one exam less for me. I d...

Many MDs are bitter. Many Nurses/NPs are bitter. On the other hand, there are a lot of MDs and Nurses who are incredible clinicians, excellent team players and happy with their jobs :) The question is - why those bitter ones started their careers in...

I totally agree for LS3... Those practice exams did not help AT ALL I did get B on that one last month, but to be honest I did make a lot of guesses. "MyStudyGroup101" Study Guides and Practice Exams are usually the only things I use. I spend 4-5 d...

Another EC student here :) I do recommend Excelsior. I have started it last year, and almost done with nursing subjects (Health Safety & Reproductive Health scheduled for next month). No failures so far. This could be done faster, but simply I w...

Totally agree :) One step at the time. There is a few of paramedic2RN programs. Check which one is recognized by California BON. When you get your RN-ADN you can again bridge to BSN. All that can be done online for way less money than going directly...

You have lazy nurses both among males and females... Unfortunately every facility where I worked had that "kind"... DONs/Managers in some places have their "favorites" and you can do nothing to change that. The only thing I could do at one point when...

@ThuJone As a male LPN with more than two years of experience, and with the previous CMA certificate, I would totally suggest you give a shot with LPN or even better - RN program. I live in Chicago, so I can only say how the things are here in Illin...

Hi everyone :) I will be relocating to Northern Virginia next January. Any insights from nurses living in the area? I am a LPN with 2 years of experience in acute rehab and skilled nursing, so I have no problem with working in LTC or acute/subacute...

Thanks KejRN and Pixie The area of NOVA that I'm targeting is around Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church :) I did look at INOVA website, they do hire LPNs for some positions as office nurses and at their LTC facilities. Yes, I'm very aware that for...

Chicago, IL - started in SNF in 2012 - $24 - no shifts differential and no benefits. A year ago (09/2013) switched to Short Term Rehab facility (Chicago as well) - $26, weekend differential $0.50, and got the health insurance after 8 months (open enr...

I'm one of the guys that has Virginia valid only license. And that is because my drivers license is still from Illinois. As the other people mentioned before, that's not an issue if you work in Virginia and not plan to move soon. If you want to make...

Btw, good passing rate is considered 75% and above. That is what the school needs to be "in good standing" and maintain state accreditation.

- PCCTI - ATS - Northwestern Institute - Ambria Those schools have good passing rates but I think only PCCTI is around 20k, all other schools on this list are more expensive. There is a new LPN school in Dolton, IL. 18k - not sure about the name,...