BrillyD

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  1. Vango notes r.o

    BrillyD replied to jlynn167's topic in Excelsior College

    TV commercial for Audible is offering 2 free books right

  2. Passed cpne at grady!

    BrillyD replied to nursemami4's topic in Excelsior College

    That's awesome and a real inspiration! Thanks so much for posting - I can see light at the end of the

  3. Any suggestions for a great RN to BSN school EXCLUSIVELY online?

    BrillyD replied to BrightLight0's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Stay clear of the college

  4. LPN Bridge programs

    BrillyD replied to AJ13's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Many LPNs who do Excelsior have been nurses for years and they have plenty of hands on. I know several RNs with degrees from brick and mortor schools who would never be able to pass the EC Clinical -...

  5. sg101 for LS2..

    BrillyD replied to natnat122's topic in Excelsior College

    I actually thought it was good for LS2, all the info was there. I asked sg101 and they said they are doing a revision now to streamline it- it was 2000+ pages, but 900 of them were printable...

  6. Which online school should I use?

    BrillyD replied to lakehills72's topic in Online Distance Learning

    As far as I know there are 2 for ADN - Excelsior and Indiana State. Be careful though, I've read that ISU tries to force you into a contract with the college network which is an uneeded added...

  7. Health Safety-Mystudygroup101

    BrillyD replied to rhudo's topic in Excelsior College

    I used sg101 for everything, and I do have the books, but on several of the exams I barely used the textbooks. Just got the CD called Care Plan & Assessment so I can start working on FCCA &...

  8. From Never Having Taken A College Class in June to FCCA Bound!

    BrillyD replied to CLUVRN's topic in Excelsior College

    Focused Clinical Compentency Assessment - it is an Excelsior College exam for the ADN

  9. RN to BSN w/o Microbiology or Chemistry?

    BrillyD replied to lulain's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Check out excelsior college - you can study at your own pace and test out of the courses on your own

  10. CPNE less than 2 weeks away

    BrillyD replied to chrissymae's topic in Excelsior College

    GOOD LUCK! Stay focused and try to stay calm - You guys can do this!!! Make us proud

  11. I am from Texas looking for an online LVN to RN program.

    BrillyD replied to NursingBro's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Have you looked at excelsior college? Self-paced, you test at a pearson testing center that you schedule, clinicals at the end are 2 1/2 days. Relatively moderately

  12. Life Span 1-3 ....

    BrillyD replied to jlynn167's topic in Excelsior College

    I used the textbooks, studygroup101 and saunders - studygroup101 was good for the life span exams - I passed all three. I think the people who said they didn't 'suffice', looks like they took the...

  13. Health Safety-Mystudygroup101

    BrillyD replied to rhudo's topic in Excelsior College

    I use studygroup101 also and the textbooks - but then I tend to overstudy! sg101 has good practice quizzes and such and I like to do lots of those. Thats how the NCLEX recommends study - do 1000's...

  14. My CPNE Notes

    BrillyD replied to NursingUpNorth's topic in Excelsior College

    thanks so much for posting - these will come in very

  15. Additional study material

    BrillyD replied to ZackFlightRN's topic in Excelsior College

    I have been using studygroup101 and find them awesome. If you're not getting the grades you want, you really should also use the textbooks. Are you doing the practice exams too? I found them to be...

  16. Questions/concerns about the program

    BrillyD replied to ZackFlightRN's topic in Excelsior College

    The exams don't get 'easier'. IMHO they get more difficult and more indepth as you go along. The life span exams are med-surg and go into detail on specific conditions and treatment and medications....

  17. Nursing Practice Exams for Excelsior

    BrillyD replied to TammyG77's topic in Excelsior College

    if you're just looking for practice questions, i use studygroup101 - they have a lot on each study

  18. LifeSpan 2

    BrillyD replied to NurseMeMe29's topic in Excelsior College

    Pretty much follow the content guide - everything you need is there! Nothing wrong with your question, it's the answers you gotta

  19. Chronicity exam.

    BrillyD replied to curiy17's topic in Excelsior College

    Chronicity was difficult, but I passed without too much problem - follow the content guide. I didn't even buy the chronic illness book, just used fundamentals, medsurg, and sg101 - oh and the...

  20. LS3 Help!!!!

    BrillyD replied to geminiLPN-2bRN's topic in Excelsior College

    FYI - The sg101 for LS3 has been updated, mine is dated October 2012 and I think reebokHCFR took the exam in maybe 2011(?) - I thought it was pretty

  21. Excelsior College Students

    BrillyD replied to mslpn125's topic in Excelsior College

    I used the FON & med-surg book, content guide outline, practice exams and

  22. Health Safety

    BrillyD replied to jlynn167's topic in Excelsior College

    I apologize if I am starting to sound like an advertisement, I really don't mean to, but studygroup101 has worked really well for me and they have alot of practice questions in their study guides, and...

  23. Advice for sociology and life span psychology

    BrillyD replied to PASSIONTOBERN's topic in Excelsior College

    The CLEP fact sheets have a list of books you can use to study for each exam. Using the list check the library, used book stores, Amazon, eBay for the book - I always check the books to see if they...

  24. Passed RN Transition!!

    BrillyD replied to supermommy23's topic in Excelsior College

    They say that if you write something out 3-4 times you tend to remember it longer - so that is what I do, I write out important points, people, dates etc then recopy them - alot of paper, but it works...

  25. Study Group 101 for ECE A&P

    BrillyD replied to determined2banurse's topic in Excelsior College

    I usually use sg101, the content guide and an older textbook and I always check out the websites listed in the sg101 studyguide - I look up anything I miss on the quizzes and I'm getting pretty good...