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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 problem with acid/base and can nail ABG's after findin...

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 a critical test that costs over $2000 to take plu...

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 A&P and should be finished with that by the time my ...

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 bit nervous about the CPNE.

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 was SOOOO very boring and dry. I'm normally very ...

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 that many years as a Paramedic. Go for your dream, t...

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 FCCA & CPNE). I still have A&P and Micro to...

I had my copy printed in B/W and bound at Office Depot for $42.

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 Sherri Taylor (EC?) or another provider named Tin...

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 boots.

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 help. Are care plans required for CPNE?

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 flag over 30 questions for review to be answered late...

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 Guide then found that other texts that were listed f...

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 study out of the Content Guide. I've been a Paramed...

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 forum for support and down-right encouragement. My f...

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 A&P that met full body requirements and totale...

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 age is ever too old to stop learning or give up a d...

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 and care plans critical? I'm moving on to Repo He...

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 used the websites I referenced several posts ago, the...

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 with ABG's: ABG Interpretation Quiz After spending...

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 NCLEX study guide, have asked questions regarding m...

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 Chvostek but several imbalances will have the same s...