RTsoonRN

FCCA, the Focused Clinical Competency Assessment, is basically a 2 part written(computer) evaluation of your clinical assessment skills with patients and a multidisciplinary setting. It is now done entirely on the computer, and per Excelsior academic...

Just ordered the CPNE skills kit. Been studying and writing my pneumonics and lab steps every day for the last 3 weeks. Still can't decide if I want/need to order the Excelsior CPNE workbook and DVD,also don't know if I should take Sherri's workshop ...

pCO2 of 181. Pt was "a little tired"

I'm not a nurse yet, almost there, i'm an RT, but we recently had a patient with a pCO2 of 181. I thought it was an error until it was confirmed by 2 machines. The patient was able to appropriately answer questions although the patient was "slightl...

Yea, i appreciate that. I'm in CT, so a little farther for me :)

I've actually been dying to see what Sherri's workshop is like, despite excelsior advising against it, and onY need to find time to get down to Atlanta.

I live in CT too and I feel your pain. Biggest waste of money.

Agreed, I went with that loser organization Rue and completely regret it. Don't go with TCN or Rue you can do EVERYTHING through Excelsior. I would never recommend any of these organizations. Save your money.

Sounds familiar, I used RueEd and they have nothing to do with Excelsior. They did nothing for me except schedule for their "prep" classes and I'll still be paying them for another 4 years. Listen to Excelsior when they say they have NOTHING to wit...

Have you been using the exam content guides?

I can't answer that entire question, ( academic honesty policy) but yes the practice exams are INVALUABLE!! That depends on your strengths, I found some parts easier ( pulmonary, cardiac ), some (metabolic, endocrine, etc) you may find more difficult...

DON'T use RUE!!!!! I've been an RT for 3 years and I'm doing the program now. I'm done with all the theory courses and doing the FCCA now. I unfortunately went with rue and they are a huge waste of time and a HUGE waste of money!! There is nothing ...

I totally agree with you.

I'm an RT, and currently in Nursing school. Your brother is right in a sense, RT school is easier than RN school, but it depends on how you look at it. RN school is difficult for me and I imagine others too because of the multiple body systems to l...

I'll PM it to you.

Wow, lots of questions!! First of all, i'm still pretty green as an RT, i've only been doing it for 3 years and I have several of my certifications, but they weren't doing me any good at the hospital where I work (small community hospital), and sinc...

Yes. I've been doing it since Jan last year, and made it into the first round FCCA computerized, doing that now.

Agreed. Not to mention getting completely ripped off by publishing companies like RueEd.

I did Rue, and boy was that a mistake. I regret not just going direct with Excelsior.

You did the right thing catching it when you did. Take it from an RT in school, I've seen these pts many times, they are fast crashers and slow crawlers (fast to desat and slow, sometimes painfully so, to crawl back up). He/She Han too many comorbi...

I was just like you, in RT school. I'm one of those people who feels that if there isn't anything to say, why make up idle c**p just to maintain conversation. I'm a very introverted person. But, I have come to love talking to my patients about that...

Now i'm not an RN yet so I don't have all the funny stories y'all have, but, I did have a pt tell me (and she had one of those ortho beds with the assist bar) that i'll just hop in the bed and grab onto the bar and you can go to town on me....and she...

Ok so this is my first thread so I hope I do it ok. I just had a question for all you "salty-dogs" and students that hopefully are experiencing/have experienced the same thing. Right now I am an RT with several years experience going for my RN. I ...