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    Excelsior College CPNE

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to CaraLPN2RN's topic in Excelsior College

    Hmm, I took it mean she still had time but was getting close? Not
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    Excelsior College CPNE

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to CaraLPN2RN's topic in Excelsior College

    The Clinical Performance Nursing Evaluation is not a way to prepare, it is an exam to verify competency. Preparation comes from your real world experience. The first step is writing a care plan to...
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    Paramedic and nurse?

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Sirena_615's topic in Emergency

    Paramedic for 16 years then became an RN. I still keep my paramedic, but do not work as one anywhere. I make more and work fewer hours as a nurse. I think I enjoyed being a paramedic more in many...
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    A Headache is not an emergency

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    Who said I was upset? As for the foster care job, it was not a slam, I have the utmost respect for those that do it, it is a hard and thankless job. My dad was adopted, and his adoptive parents were...
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    A Headache is not an emergency

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    They are not dealing with your clients, they are dealing with their patients. So you're foster care? All your clients are under 18? All are wards of the state? Not what is being talked about. These...
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    Help with Cpne

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to kaylynn1987's topic in Excelsior College

    Have you received your CPNE Study Guide from Excelsior? That gives you everything you need to pass. I think it is Chapter 4 that had all the requirements to pass and the automatic fail items in it....
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    Texas

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to boneknuckleskin's topic in Excelsior College

    When I did my CPNE, my CA was a Excelsior ASN grad and one of the CE's was a ASN and BSN alum of Excelsior (3 of them had their doctorate). As for the staff that administer them, when I did mine in...
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    Reason for IV fluids

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Matt8700's topic in Emergency

    Patients get billed for it, whether the hospital gets paid or not is another story. I know I could care less about cost and billing, and many physicians don't care either. Where I am they do not get...
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    The Excelsior College Distance Learning ADN Program: Facts, Answers, and Links

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Lunah's topic in Excelsior College

    California is the only state that you can not get a license in regardless of the number of years experience or number of degrees. All other states will allow it, some with stipulations. Yes it is...
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    Will paramedic be useful for ICU job?

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to BradS's topic in Critical Care

    I'm with Pixie, the cost/time vs benefit is minimal if any. It will probably make no difference in getting hired in the ICU. You will only have a piece of paper, no actual field time as a paramedic,...
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    Are there a lot of jobs offered for ADN RNs?

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to sryu's topic in Texas Nursing

    BSN will give you more options and a better chance at getting a
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    Triage Protocols

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to ERRN4's topic in Emergency

    x-rays for obvious deformities, UA for GU/GI/renal stone, and Ibuprofen/Tylenol for fever are about the only things we order from triage
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    Codes

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    Unless the code is my room, I seldom go in unless they are short. I have done enough codes in my life as a paramedic, I could be happy if I never did another. Last night there was a code, 4 nurses,...
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    Man problems

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Rlien's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have a pair of those and I really do not like the placement of the pockets. They are pretty comfortable
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    BSN bigotry

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Delilahdj's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    From my reading, it seems to me that the poster has a Bachelors degree in something else besides nursing and feels that employers used to take that degree into account, but now only recognizes BSN....
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    BSN

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to RNMAN718's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Well thats your problem. Didn't you know that was part of the BSN indoctrination? I am just a few courses into my RN-BSN program, and as of yet I have not learned anything new that has changed my...
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    Memorial Hermann Summer 2016 Residency

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to ms.simone's topic in Texas Nursing

    Night shift dif is $4/hr. Don't remember what weekend and evening shift diff are, but they are not
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    Tips and tricks for FirstNet

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to outlierrn's topic in Emergency

    Surgical history is in our Screening form (blue + on top left side, about 3 icons to the right of the red triage +), but again, it is dependent on how it is set up, you may not even have a screening...
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    EC College costs seem low but are not worth it

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Keithin PA's topic in Excelsior College

    Current cost for the CPNE is $2,275 (+ travel expenses). Still less that starting over again
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    Excelsior CPNE

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to kotalewis1223's topic in Excelsior College

    I was a paramedic while doing mine. I just practiced the skills on a manaquin I made and practiced assessment on my wife and kids. They hated me by the end of it and my 10 year old could quote most of...
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    EC College costs seem low but are not worth it

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Keithin PA's topic in Excelsior College

    I knew this was a failure post before I read it. Sorry you did not pass Keith. You still have one more try. For the tens of thousands that have passed the program, I would believe they would...
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    External Jugular Cannulation Procedure

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to sarah.cutting's topic in Emergency

    Same here, there is some big stigma about EJ's. When I was in the ICU, I did them a lot, and every times somebody would come talk to me about it, I would ask: "Is there any specific P&P against...
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    Men's wallet - in and out of scrubs

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to pmabraham's topic in Men in Nursing

    Why do you need cash and credit cards when at work? Only time I have needed cash is if somebody brings their kids candy or such for school sales. I do admit that our hospital has our badges set up to...
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    Day 7: 2016 Nurses Week Caption Contest

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Why on the earth do they call this stuff "Go Lightly"
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    Tips and tricks for FirstNet

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to outlierrn's topic in Emergency

    It is for order sets (if your allowed to do it). When you go to add an order, MPP, IPOC, you will see a favorites folder that you can save common orders in. Just create an order, then (I think) right...