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  1. Passed EC Health Differences.

    chayes posted a topic in Excelsior College

    I took Essentials of Nursing Care:Health Differences today and passed with an A! I was really sweating this one as Electrolytes is 30% of the exam and I was struggling with that. I've not had any...

  2. Do you really need a workshop to pass CPNE?

    chayes replied to BostonNurse2876's topic in Excelsior College

    I'm with you BostonNurse, I live in Kansas City, Mo. & there are none close to me. I've been a Paramedic for 27 years and have good assessment skills but none with wound dressing, etc. The CPNE is...

  3. Getting excited. Nearing the end!!

    chayes posted a topic in Excelsior College

    After all this work and heartache I'm finally near the end.. I passed LS3 last week (my LAST Nursing exam) and just registered for FCCA!! The test should be here around Christmas. I'm well into...

  4. Anyone going to Tina's or Sherri's workshop in Jan?

    chayes posted a topic in Excelsior College

    Just wondering if anyone is planning on going to either Tina's or Sherri's CPNE workshop in Jan. The cost, at least for me with airfare and hotel, is going to be about the same. I'm starting to get a...

  5. LS2 a difficult exam but I passed....

    chayes posted a topic in Excelsior College

    I just got home from taking the exam for LS2 and it's a very difficult exam but I passed with a C, this is only the second C that I've gotten. The first was Transitions and that was because that class...

  6. Looking for student nurses, male and 50+

    chayes replied to wannabenurse14's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm 57 and completing a Paramedic to RN bridge program after 30 years in the Fire Service. I fully intend to work as a Nurse for at least 10 years. For me it seemed to be a logical step to RN after...

  7. Anyone going to Tina's or Sherri's workshop in Jan?

    chayes replied to chayes's topic in Excelsior College

    Hey Nervous1, I've read a few of your posts on other threads and it seems that we are pretty much on the same track. I'm testing LS2 11-16 and have already started LS3 (my final nursing class before...

  8. Printing CPNE Study Guide ?

    chayes replied to Nervous1's topic in Excelsior College

    I had my copy printed in B/W and bound at Office Depot for

  9. CPNE workshops???

    chayes posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I've not read many posts about the CPNE workshops in the past but I'm now within 2 classes of being able to apply so it's becoming a priority. Of the posts that I HAVE read most have to do with either...

  10. CPNE workshops???

    chayes replied to chayes's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks for the confidence. I've done National Registry as a Paramedic, full ACLS, PALS, PEPP, PHTLS, AMLS stations that are far more complex than this but this one has me shaking in my

  11. CPNE workshops???

    chayes replied to chayes's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks for your reply. Seems like we are on the same timeline. Lynn who? Could you provide a link or her website address? I hope to do an actual workshop to work through the stations and get hands-on...

  12. Passed Chronicity then taking a detour.

    chayes posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I passed Chronicity today with a B! I felt pretty confident with the material and perhaps a bit over-confident and smug since I passed Health Differences with an A. The test was tough and I had to...

  13. Feeling a little overwhelmed..Advice needed

    chayes replied to OSUFan1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hey OSUFan, I took Health and Safety several weeks ago and passed with an A. I was really sweating this one because of the emphasis on Electrolyte imbalances and ABG's. I studied out of the Content...

  14. Excelsior A & P Exam

    chayes replied to boushie87's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'll be following this thread this because I'm having some difficulty deciding whether to take A&P through Edukan (which many of ya'll have taken and recommend but seems a little pricey) or self...

  15. Passed Chronicity then taking a detour.

    chayes replied to chayes's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thanks for the support Loops! I hope to take Repo in the next couple of weeks, let me know how you do on it. I've seen mixed opinions on the difficulty of that section. I'm grateful on finding this...

  16. Microbiology Lab Needed

    chayes replied to SHARWELL's topic in Online Distance Learning

    If you're taking your RN through Excelsior contact your Academic Adviser, especially if you haven't take A&P yet.I'm in the same predicament. I called my Adviser and she told me that if I took an...

  17. Ages of male nursing students?

    chayes replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm 57 and will be retiring from the Fire Service as a Firefighter/Paramedic for 32 years. I'll be 58 when I retire and complete Nursing school and have already been accepted by a local hospital. No...

  18. Question on care plans.

    chayes posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Perhaps this may be a silly question but how much emphasis is placed on care plans in either the FCCA or CPNE? I've devoted all of my study time to the textbooks and studyguides. Are nursing diagnosis...

  19. Passed EC Health Differences.

    chayes replied to chayes's topic in Excelsior College

    Hey Rom, Nice to see another paramedic moving into a more stable environment. I used all the recommended study material (text books)in EC's study guide plus the Saunder's NCLEX Study guide. I also...

  20. Passed EC Health Differences.

    chayes replied to chayes's topic in Excelsior College

    The first site that I found is Hansen Nursing that has a very good ABG Tutorial: Welcome to Hansen Nursing The next site that I found is by someone named Adam Weinberg who's tutorial REALLY helped me...

  21. Advise and help on electrolyte imbalances.

    chayes posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm getting ready to take EC's Health Differences exam and need some help determining the electrolyte involved in a stated condition. Several practice tests that I've taken, both from EC and from an...

  22. Advise and help on electrolyte imbalances.

    chayes replied to chayes's topic in Online Distance Learning

    No, just the opposite. The question would give you outward signs such as mental confusion, general weakness, nausea, etc. They might give something more descriptive such as a positive Trosseau's or...