mdsnurse12

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1. Need advice- Failed Life Span 1

   mdsnurse12 posted a topic in Excelsior College

   I enrolled in the Excelsior RN program in April 2012; since that time, I have not made much progress. I was working as a floor nurse, then MDS coordinator, in a nursing home at the time, then became...

2. older edition of books

   mdsnurse12 replied to ohio1971's topic in Excelsior College

   your local half-priced book store is also good for snagging cheap texts :) or their website

3. older edition of books

   mdsnurse12 replied to ohio1971's topic in Excelsior College

   I agree with Reebok, you can get by passing these tests with just information you find online (like SG101) or brushing up on your LVN/LPN knowledge. I've done a combo of all three: SG101, old LVN...

4. Passed Transitions today...WHEW!

   mdsnurse12 replied to nursejessica2013's topic in Excelsior College

   Congrats! I agree, it was very blah, blah, blah study material... glad to have put it behind

5. Transitions to RN- Vent

   mdsnurse12 replied to shikster's topic in Excelsior College

   I found it hard to study for too... I pretty much had to schedule my test with Pearson a week away and told myself "OK, now you have a week to learn this, so lets do it!" I got a B, it wasn't so bad....

6. A&P at Excelsior College

   mdsnurse12 replied to nurse_bell80's topic in Excelsior College

   I'm also planning to use my LPN A&P book (I've been putting the test off and focusing on knocking out my nursing tests).... A&P is what it is, and there's really not much a difference in the...

7. Passed Chronicity!!

   mdsnurse12 replied to momof3lv's topic in Excelsior College

   I'm also studying for Chronicity, I've made all B's so far. I've been pretty happy with that so far, but now I'm starting to think, well, should I be studying a little more rigorously and making A's...

8. Which classes should i take at CC if I want to be a CRNA?

   mdsnurse12 replied to BOSS man's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   English shouldn't be a problem, I haven't heard of anyone c/o other classes not transferring, besides courses with labs. I regretted putting off my labs, so I know that's what I would do if I was in...

9. Houston Hopeful Seeking Advice from Those in the Area

   mdsnurse12 replied to Xsited2baNurse's topic in Texas Nursing

   Texas is in a funny spot with the whole educational tier right now. I live in rural central Texas, so I pretty much have to drive to Austin, Temple or College Station for any well-paying work. Houston...

10. Which classes should i take at CC if I want to be a CRNA?

    mdsnurse12 replied to BOSS man's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You have a long journey ahead of you. If you are interested in the Excelsior ADN bridging program, this page contains a link to PDF of required classes: Associates Degrees Nursing | Nursing Degrees,...

11. 2 semesters down at TWU (Texas Wesleyan) CRNA program, ask away!

    mdsnurse12 replied to SRNA1985's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I've noticed they have had a satellite teaching site in College Station before, but all the sudden they don't have an clinical agreement with them? Is this going to change in the future, or are they...

12. Enrolling into Excelsior LPN-RN

    mdsnurse12 replied to shai2012's topic in Excelsior College

    Two months... it was really hard for me to study such dry material.... I'm sure its completely do-able to study for two weeks-1 month and pass. Its not a hard test, just really boring for me. Health...

13. Online transition programs for LVNs for Texas

    mdsnurse12 replied to luvmysoldier's topic in Indiana State University

    Also, the Texas BON website states that Panola College is fully

14. Online transition programs for LVNs for Texas

    mdsnurse12 replied to luvmysoldier's topic in Indiana State University

    Excelsior College Nursing programs are accredited by the NLNAC (Excelsior College Nursing Programs - excelsior.edu), and graduates of the Excelsior ADN program are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN for...

15. Enrolling into Excelsior LPN-RN

    mdsnurse12 replied to shai2012's topic in Excelsior College

    I just got done with Transitions.... its really dry, but just grit your teeth and get it over with as soon as possible.... I'm studying for Health Safety