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  1. what steps do I need to take to become a flight nurse??

    chip193 replied to nursejennie76's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    It's *two* years in most places. I'd google "RN to Paramedic" to see what is out there. Our local program won't credit you for RN unless you have CCRN or CEN to go with it (along with all the merit...

  2. what steps do I need to take to become a flight nurse??

    chip193 replied to nursejennie76's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Depends on the program that you get into. Some will give you credit for the RN. Some won't. It's just like trying to go the other way!

  3. Firefighter to Nurse

    chip193 replied to Firemedic7's topic in Emergency

    I'd advise the opposite - I've been a medic for 15 years, the last 10 in supervision/education/administration and made an easy transition. In the last 15 months (after graduation from Excelsior),...

  4. Firefighter to Nurse

    chip193 replied to Firemedic7's topic in Emergency

    www.excelsior.edu I'm not aware of any other school that will let you go from medic to RN without setting foot in a classroom.

  5. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    chip193 replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It's actually 7 nursing exams plus A&P, Micro, and others. You register for them at excelsior.edu and take them at a prometric site. You can go to the prometric website (I don't have it in front...

  6. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    chip193 replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I used the study guides and my wife's nursing texts (she did a traditional program and graduated about 10 mos. before me) for look-ups. I mainly used Mosby's NCLEX review CD that came with the Review...

  7. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    chip193 replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I think that the poster was talking about taking NC1 and NC2 without using one of the publishing companies - i.e. pay EC for the exam. That is how I did the whole program. That's what worked for me -...

  8. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    chip193 replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    The CPNE can certainly be done. And, really, they don't care if you're shaking like a leaf during the skill stations. I know. I was! Good luck.

  9. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    chip193 replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I graduated over a year ago, so it would not surprise me that some folks have moved around. Good luck on your exam. And, yes, it will go faster here - they have four exam sites. And when you do get a...

  10. Bouffant scrub caps...

    chip193 replied to ShirleyM's topic in Operating Room

    Try e-bay. Do a search there on "scrub hat". There's quite a few!

  11. Surgical Site Verification in the ER

    chip193 replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    We don't mark LPs in our ER. We don't mark chest tubes. We don't mark central lines. We don't mark much in the ER! We do have a surgical checklist before sending a patient to the OR - and the...

  12. ANA rec BSN vs ASN

    chip193 replied to TypicalFish's topic in General Nursing

    Labor unions exist simply to promote mediocrity and keep the lazy and incompetent employed. And yes, the union that "represents" me knows exactly how I feel about them and every other union!

  13. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    chip193 replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You posted earlier that you're willing to travel anywhere to schedule and get into a CPNE. Try calling Betsy Stickles at the NPAC. She's actually at EC proper and does the scheduling for Albany Med,...

  14. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    chip193 replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    What does the quality of the graduate's work - which is why a school would get "locked out" of a state - have to do with your problem? I went through a year ago - and didn't have any problem getting a...

  15. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    chip193 replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You've got a couple of choices - You could do the ADN at EC. But you'd have to do all the NC exams and take the practical exam. You should check with some other programs locally - both BSN and ADN -...

  16. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    chip193 replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Obviously, you have not done the program. I did it - and did it in 9 months. I would have done it faster, but got married in the middle of it. The whole program cost me about $5000. That included...

  17. anyone out there who's lived thru excelsior clinicals?

    chip193 replied to kaylabear's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It depends on where you go. It also depends on how confident you are in yourself. The best advice - take the Excelsior College prep course. Do the two day CPNE one and the one day "Nursing Skills"...

  18. How does your emergency room cover call-offs?

    chip193 replied to ERNURSEOH's topic in Emergency

    I work in Western MA, just to give you a bit of the geography! Open shifts and sick calls are covered by the begging, borrowing, and pleading of the scheduler or the staffing office. They will often...

  19. Excelsior college

    chip193 replied to Betty555's topic in Excelsior College

    The test is very thorough. It is not so much hard - they give you all the answers beforehand! - as it is a study of yourself, to see how you react under pressure. Yes, take the Excelsior College prep...

  20. Excelsior college

    chip193 replied to Betty555's topic in Excelsior College

    Actually, it's

  21. Excelsior college

    chip193 replied to Betty555's topic in Excelsior College

    Hi again Betty! I don't know if any of those credits count. The only exception, if I recall correctly, might be Nursing Concepts 2. I believe that they will grant credit for NC2 if you are an LPN. A...

  22. Self Triage

    chip193 replied to MoodyButt's topic in Emergency

    The OIG from HHS has issued not less than two advisory opinions regarding the collection of insurance information before the medical screening exam. In both of the AOs that I have read, they state...

  23. Excelsior college

    chip193 replied to Betty555's topic in Excelsior College

    Hi Betty, I graduated from EC last April. I was a medic for 13 years before enrolling. I made it through the program in about 9 months. In reality, if I didn't get married in the middle of it, I...

  24. Firefighter to Nurse

    chip193 replied to Firemedic7's topic in Emergency

    Not a FF, but a medic that did it and graduated last year. The problem with looking to do PT or PRN when you graduate as an RN is that you will have to do a ton of additional classes to go into any...

  25. LPN in charge of OR??

    chip193 replied to kajama's topic in Operating Room

    A manager in any department is based on the person's ability to act as a manager, not clinical skills. Does there need to be a resource person for the RNs? Yes, the educator fills that role. But to...