Medic85907

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   Exams that appeal to Paramedics

   Medic85907 replied to Cohutta's topic in Excelsior

   I sent you a pm.
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   Exams that appeal to Paramedics

   Medic85907 replied to Cohutta's topic in Excelsior

   Congrats, getting a B on LS3 is no easy task. Good job. LS2 is easier than LS3, not nearly as in depth. So can you pm those amazing study materials for CCRN, CEN that you were talking about?
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   Exams that appeal to Paramedics

   Medic85907 replied to Cohutta's topic in Excelsior

   CCEMTP here and LS1 was unbelievably easy and so was Repro. I made A's on both, they were beyond simple. LS2 was ok, and LS3 was the worst test I've ever taken in my life, I took them all in August so this was recent. If you don't mind, pm those amazing materials you're talking about, please.
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   Save the date!

   Medic85907 replied to ScudderRN31's topic in Excelsior

   They told me the same thing, April to June. I had my app in the first week of November. I also got lucky and got a cancellation date. I also test 1/9 and I'm testing at Grady. Where are you testing at?
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   Save the date!

   Medic85907 replied to ScudderRN31's topic in Excelsior

   Great news. Did you call and get a date or did you get it by being on the cancellation list? I'm on the cancellation list with fingers crossed!
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   Any New Excelsior Students?

   Medic85907 replied to CaliLVN-RN's topic in Excelsior

   Right now I'm just reading the study guide and learning mnemonics. I'm gonna do ROb's CPNE but I'm torn about a hands on workshop, I've thought about doing Sherri Taylor's workshop in Atlanta but I'm living on a disability pension which doesn't leave much room in the budget.
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   Excelsior Micro practice exam help!!

   Medic85907 replied to franSchm's topic in Excelsior

   Have you taken an EC practice exam yet? I highly recommend those as a way to see where you're at with the subject and as a study tool. The rationales for the answers are very helpful.
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   Any New Excelsior Students?

   Medic85907 replied to CaliLVN-RN's topic in Excelsior

   Unfortunately you won't be able to do Reproduction first. You have to take the exams in phases which consist of phase one and phase two. You can't move on to phase two until you're done with phase one and Reproduction is in phase two. The good news is that Reproduction was one of the easier exams. I had no OB/GYN experience other than a 12 hour shift in L&D during my paramedic clinicals ten years ago and I've never had any in-depth education on reproduction other than what I've picked on from previous relationships and I made an A on that one. I'm not kidding when I say it was easy, super easy. I also highly recommend joining the Excelsior Nursing group on Facebook. Lots of people in there, including yours truly, that will share their experiences and thoughts. Even if you don't do Facebook, it's worth it just for that. I honestly thought about deleting my Facebook until I stumbled on that page.
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   Excelsior Micro practice exam help!!

   Medic85907 replied to franSchm's topic in Excelsior

   Transitions was as hard as micro, then the next six were pretty easy and the last one, LS3, was the hardest of them all.
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    Excelsior Micro practice exam help!!

    Medic85907 replied to franSchm's topic in Excelsior

    I think (it's been about a year) that I made a 45 on practice test A and a 55 on test B. Made a B on the real exam. It was a tough one.
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    Any New Excelsior Students?

    Medic85907 replied to CaliLVN-RN's topic in Excelsior

    I'm waiting on a CPNE date then I'll be done. As far as study tips StudyGuide101 is an incredible resource. Their flash cards are great. The EC practice tests are a must have and Saunders NCLEX review was a good supplement but their test questions are way easier than EC exams.
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    Any New Excelsior Students?

    Medic85907 replied to CaliLVN-RN's topic in Excelsior

    I understand, and as I said, I truly do hope it works out for you. As for EC's exams, I did most of them in a week, devoting roughly forty hours of study time to each exam, so you can easily beat your self imposed deadline if you choose. You sound motivated and that's crucial to doing a program like this. I wish you well with your studies.
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    Any New Excelsior Students?

    Medic85907 replied to CaliLVN-RN's topic in Excelsior

    I think you're taking a big gamble by going this route. Good luck and I hope it works out like you've planned.
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    In terms of difficulty and subject depth, are Excelsior's practice exams good indicators?

    Medic85907 replied to Tralfamadore64's topic in Excelsior

    I spent about 40 hours of study time for each exam. The practice exams were very helpful with the exception of LS3, the practice exams were useless for that exam. I probably should have spent 80 hours studying for that one.
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    CPNE

    Medic85907 replied to Kmcm's topic in Excelsior

    Congratulations, I'm truly happy for you both. Any details you would like to share?
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    need help

    Medic85907 replied to mpei's topic in Excelsior

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