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Thinking about taking Transition last...its about to bore me out of my mind lol!! Hope everyone is doing well out there!!!

:hpygrp: BEST OF LUCK TO YOU ON THIS WEEKEND!! YOU WILL DO GREAT.

I wish I could help you! I'm studying for this exam as well and it is a little boring. I plan on taking the test by the end of the month if I can stay awake long enough to get through the study material. Good luck!!!

i plan on taking one exam each month until i'm done. i may take more time if its a difficult subject. i also work full-time so i find time whenever i can to study. i haven't heard or read a lot about the wait time to get a cpne test date. i'm guessing it would vary based on the amount of applicants and the sites. i've only heard that some sites have longer wait times than others.

I agree with the above posts as well. Stay away from any company that wants to lock you into a contract. They are way too expensive. Amazon, E-Bay, local libraries are good places. I have also found chegg.com and textbooksrus.com to be very helpful. I would also recommend getting the previous edition. If a book has a new edition published in 2010 I would get one edition prior to that one. Majority of the time, the information is very similar with only minor changes.

The Excelsior bookstore site has a list of required books for the nursing courses. I ordered some (but not all) of the required books from textbooksrus.com I ordered the prior edition because they cost so much less than the newest edition. E-Bay and Amazon are also good places to buy the required texts. I personally like the Nursing Made Incredibly Easy books because they help me better understand the material better. I have read on other posts that the Fundamentals, Med/Surg, Peds, and Saunders books were good to have so those are the books that I ordered. Make sure you download the content guides for each exam from the EC website because it tells you exactly what to study.

I am just getting started with EC myself so my experience with the school is limited (so far it is going OK), however I can say this: *Throroughly do your research about if your state accepts EC grads *Ignore negative posts about the school-all nursing programs have pros and cons *Be accountable for your success or failure *Keep an open mind and positive attitude *This is an investment into your future so make the best of it and do what it takes to succeed *Treat EC as if you are on campus, prioritize your time and thoroughly prepare for each exam *Don't stress about CPNE until you become eligible *allnurses.com is a good place for advice and online support

Best of luck to you! You seem to be off to a great start!

I downloaded the content guide from the EC website. I also purchased a downloadable study guide for Transitions from E-Bay and it had majority of the information that was outlined in the content guide from EC. I haven't set a date for Transitions yet, but hopefully I will feel comfortable enough to take it by the end of July at the latest. I have found Saunders NCLEX, Taylor's Fundamentals, and the complete Nursing Made Incredibly Easy series to be very helpful so far.

:anpom: GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!!!!

Thanks everyone! @Autumn...that's great!! On another note: This Transitions info is boring, y'all pray for me lol!!!!

Hang in there and don't beat yourself up about this. I'm sure that if you came this far, you know what you're doing. May God bless you and I pray that you keep the faith and determination to succeed in this program!:hug:

Way to go!!

Hi everyone! I passed Health Safety today with a (B) and I was very pleased. I didn't study nearly as much as I could have. I wish anyone with upcoming exams the best of luck. Now on to Transitions!!! :)

I'm sure that you will do a great jobl!! Well wishes to you! :anpom: