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Capella

That's great information. There are a lot of great options out there to obtain a higher degree, it's just a matter of finding what's best for you. I switched from WGU to another school and finished in 2 months. I received my degree in the mail last week. So I'm happy I made the change, but many people have a great experience at WGU.

I believe that's it, just alot of misinformation and confusion on the clinical hours. I was told 100, other were told 112 hours, it was too confusing for me, and you do need a preceptor as well.

Hello, actually I enrolled for May 1 start, but I wound up unenrolling because I was not aware of the 100 hours of clinical requirement. I enrolled with another school instead and started May 9th.

Thank you so much for your reply!?

Hello, I start WGU's RN to BSN in May 2022. I see they have made some changes to the program, and now require Pathophysiology instead of Biochemistry. Can anyone tell me about this class, and how difficult it is ? Everything I have read about the program seems to be before the current changes. Thank you.

Hi there, did you find out the answer to your question? I am currently in the same boat, taking ATI.

It was an email sent to current students. I don't know if I'm allowed to post it here. It was on the site itself, I believe under the information on ADN program. NY is still accredited and Excelsior is appealing the decision. I don't know what it means, I posted hoping someone could tell me.

I received an email from Excelsior College that they have lost accreditation for their nursing program except in New York. They are appealing.

I received an email on 4/21/20. Excelsior lost accreditation except in NY. They are appealing.

LPNS have to take an NCLEX like RN's do. Interestingly, during this Pandemic, LPNS are working on the same units, and floors with covid patients, performing the same duties as an RN. In my hospital, LPNS were taken off the floor just weeks before the pandemic, and had to be sent back to help out. Why all of a sudden is education and license no longer important? Seems hypocritical to me.

Thank you for responding. No, I wasn't directly speaking to you, and congratulations by the way. I was actually being sarcastic because while the CE's are humans, so are the students. I was grateful for passing the one PCS, but it only solidified my belief that testers are at the mercy of the CE's, and if they really want to, they have more authority than they let on. The CE passed me because she rushed to get my patient together, did not complete her paper work, left the medications for simulation in the basement(the hospital did not allow students to pass meds), and basically said, and I quote, "I'm just going to tell her you passed, I saw you do everything, you know what you're doing". This is why I don't feel everyone is getting a fair shot. I cannot be politically correct, or self deprecating when it's obvious that they are abusing their authority.

Why so quiet on the home front?

I passed a PCS even though I left out a critical element. What does that say about this program? Should I appeal?

Hello MrsPerezLPN, I know this is old, but I just wanted to know if you are still working at Northwell Health, and are you working as an LPN? If so, how do you like it there? I know they don't often have LPN positions open. I'm always checking. Thanks in advance.

I would just like to say that just because many people pass the CPNE, does not necessarily mean that they performed everything perfectly. That is determined by the CE, and I experienced first hand how biased and subjective this exam can be. A fellow tester in my group said the CE's she had for her first two PCS's were very helpful, gave her hints and coached her. Unfortunately, I did not have such generous CE's. I also experienced how one CE overlooked an error I made on a PCS, but the next CE failed me for it. A critical element is a critical element, or so I've heard. I guess the checklist applies to some and not to others. I am not begrudging those who have passed, I know full well all the work, effort and money that goes into preparing for this exam. I just think it's harsh to judge those who have failed, and assume somehow that it was completely their fault.

It doesn't surprise me that I would get a response to my previous comment. It seems to me that there is always time for defensiveness and negativity on these sites, instead of polite, constructive criticism. That is why I am bidding adieu to this site and all social media. I'm tired of people hiding behind their anonymity , while they write nasty comments to innocent posters. Makes me wonder how some of these same people treat their patients, just saying... Instead I will seek inspiration and advice from where it has always been, from within myself and those loved ones who surround me. Good luck to all pursuing their degrees, jobs, and higher education. I wish you all well!

Was that really necessary? This is a site for support and advice, although no one even responds anymore.

Hi lizzyreg, I know this is an old, but I am in the same boat. I just failed managing mult pts. I had similar issues, the site crashed, I had to log into another computer, then my answers were not being saved. Did you ever get an answer? I emailed tech support and test admin, and they said it will take 5 days. However, I need to register next week for the new session. Did you make it thru? I'm sure you did.

Hello xoamy, I passed the exam in August and to me it was no harder than the other exams. The practice exams were helpful in preparing for the actual exam, and it seemed to include components of the other 2 Lifespan exams. Good luck!

I just took both this month!

Hi there, I didn't find Lifespan 2 to be that difficult even though the content is all over the place. I found Lifespan 3 to be the hardest, nothing related to my studying or the practice exams, but I managed to pass both. Good luck! If you have been passing the other exams, you should do well.

Hulloooooo.....is there anybody out there?

Hello there, can anyone tell me if the practice exams for Lifespan 3 are helpful for the real exam? I'm not looking for specifics, I just want to know if it is indicative of the real exam because I have read about how it was'nt from some. Any help would be appreciated. I am stressing about this one.

Hi All, I am getting ready to take the Lifespan exams and I was hoping for some advice on how to tackle these exams. Has anyone taken them recently, and are they as difficult as I have heard? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I always take the practice exams and use study group notes, but the practice exams don't seem to offer me much guidance. I find the actual exams to be very different, with maybe a few similar questions thrown in. Thank you in advance!