LadyinScrubs

LadyinScrubs ASN, RN

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  1. Thinking like an RN

    you asked: my question to you lpn-rn students is what should i expect in rn school? how is the knowledge different? -- as an adn or bsn student, you will be expected to read, write, and research at...
  2. I had similar problems trying to gain admission into a bridge or as a advanced nursing student. Finally, I looked at distant learning LPN/LVN to BSN programs. You may want to consider this...
  3. you did not mention where you are located. if you are in a metro city with many rn schools, it is far more difficult to be placed in a clinical. this is the problem that the isu clinical coordinator...
  4. Phase 1 ... phase 2....Phase 3, these are TCN titles. These titles have nothing to do with ISU. TCN is not ISU; TCN is only a publishing company that offers study guides to test out of certain...
  5. If you pass your prerequisites you probably will be accepted. There is no long wait for classes. However, once you have your prerequisites dones, you must pay for and pass 4 challenge classes. When...
  6. failed drug calc,should i transfer?or do ADN/LVN?

    I am an adult learner and first time I took algerbra I was over 40. This is how I have managed to make friends with math. I study every chapter, take notes, outline and refer back to the section when...
  7. The following company provides free referals to proctors National College Testing Association
  8. If you fail a challenge exam, you can retake it (and pay another fee) once again. If you fail it at that time, ISU states that you MUST buy TCN book that corresponds to the failed exam. The cost is...
  9. There are colleges who will proctor your exam. There is a distant learning association that will provide the names of the schools and/or facilities who will proctor. These schools and their proctors...
  10. Some students need prerequisites before the can transfer into the LPN/LVN to BSN program at ISU. The association between Indiana State University (ISU) and The College Network (TCN) is a little more...
  11. "hi everyone....and what's up with this video tapping an assessment of a patient. does this have to be a real patient? wouldn't this be violating hippa? are there any other video tapping assignments?...
  12. You do not need an associated degree to apply to ISU, but you do need the prerequisites for the program at ISU. Everything else can be taken at ISU, if you wish. If you go to their website, the...
  13. Kgeiger1 and I are of the same mind. Distant learning is not for everying. It is rigorous and requires committment. You are in nursing school; just because you are in distant learning does not make...
  14. You can use any good study guide. Pearson and Lippincott have coursr study guides. Go to the ISU LVN to BSN website and look at the challenge courses you must test out of. Those are the courses you...
  15. You were told the correct information. If you have all the prerequisites--it makes it even nicer that you have a previous bachelors--and seek to enter the LVN/LPN to BSN prorgram, there is no time...
  16. I woudl also get a RN NCLEX review book that has rationales as well as review chapters. You need the experience answering question--and they may show up on the test. You have it covered with the...
  17. Order is up to you. Normally, people take them in the order listed. If taken in the order suggested, the first test is the easiest. Pearson and Lippincott both have subject study guides that you can...
  18. I doubt you will find the ISU/TCN challenge books online--they are ebooks. Unless someone paid extra for the hard cover books the are only available on line. Instead, get a good RN Nclex book that...
  19. You did not mention why you are considering The college Network. Do you need nursinng prerequisites, general ed classes, or just need to study for a specific class or challenge exams. What you need...
  20. Can I stop ISU at RN

    How long it takes you to obtain your BSN depends on where you live. In Calif, only one clinical class a semester can be taken; this lengthens the time it takes to graduate. If you have a bachelors in...
  21. Indiana State University LPN-BSN

    There is an ISU website with much written. I am in the first semester after taking their challenge exams. I like the flexibility, but be aware the classes are far more rigorous than a regular nursing...
  22. HELP! 1 class short of my degree!

    See if your college has an instructional TV course. That may work for you. ITV essentially is watching a corresponding video and then attend one class a week for a number of yours. No one really...
  23. How do I know if Distance Learning is for ME?

    I am in DL and I have a friend who is an executive with a large distant learning company (not TCN). She confirmed that DL courses are more rigorous because they have to account for your tome. In the...