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  1. Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

    SierraC replied to EricJRN's topic in Excelsior College

    Graduated from Excelsior 4 years ago. Started off in Med/Tele ...went from there to ER and then to ER psych which I found is my passion. I am currently the ADON of a psych facility and working on my...

  2. Starting first med/surg job

    SierraC replied to Brooke13-RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My best advice to you...during orientation...befriend a few experienced nurses...they really are your greatest resources. I have learned SO much from a few nurses who really took an interest in me...

  3. Giving pain meds.

    SierraC replied to banditrn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a major pet peeve of mine too. I had a pt yesterday ...first day I had him but he had been admitted five days ago. He had several major back surgeries that did not turn out well. He had...

  4. How long will I be miserable?

    SierraC replied to nrcnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have the same problems...certain unit clerks and cna's can make or break you.....in nursing school there is so much about delegating tasks...but i find there is noone to delegate the task to ....so...

  5. help w/ organizing time

    SierraC replied to pacmrc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Orientation is hard! My first few months afterwards were a tad stressful too. But you do learn how to make it easier. You have to learn what works for you. Now when I go in at the start of my...

  6. Good Experiences with Excelsior??

    SierraC replied to mentalhealthman's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I also had a good experience with EC. I finished in July of 2005 and have been working as an RN on a med/tele unit since December . I think I was just as prepared as any other new grad . The CPNE...

  7. huge juggling act with time as the enemy

    SierraC replied to joli's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi I feel like I could have written your post. I have been off orientation for 3 weeks now . I work on med/tele and have six pts on days. We only have 1 cna though for a 35 pt floor so I feel I...

  8. Is buying a present for a pt. appropriate?

    SierraC replied to estrogen's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a pedi floor for a year or so...the staff would buy the kids who had no family or families that could not afford it..clothes and such. For Xmas, we would all pick a child and buy something...

  9. My exam #2 is coming soon..I need encouragement!

    SierraC replied to Cntw82BanRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What helped me is that I did the Mosby's exam...it points out your weak areas and then I focused my studies using the Saunders book and CD. The section in Saunders , I think it is called prioritizing...

  10. i failed!

    SierraC replied to eosaeni's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am so sorry to hear that! don't give

  11. Roll Call for Excelsior Grads - stand up and be counted

    SierraC replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi, my husband and I came out too CA about a year ago. We have been traveling for a few years now ( he is a RT) . We first did it in our home state of CT and then ventured out here because he has...

  12. Roll Call for Excelsior Grads - stand up and be counted

    SierraC replied to Nascar nurse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I went to NY from CA to test for my CPNE. I tested in July in NY...the wait in Long Beach , CA was until December . It was worth the money and the travel time . I am glad that I did it. I graduated...

  13. priority questions

    SierraC replied to eosaeni's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is my understanding of priority questions. The question will ask what to do first in a situation, who to assess first out of 4 pts, what pt to assign to a lpn or cna, or my all time favorite...a...

  14. priority questions

    SierraC replied to eosaeni's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Fingers and toes crossed!!! Do you live in a state where you can get quick results? I live in CA but I applied for licensure in Nevada so was able to get the quick

  15. Suzanne's 6-week Program With Saunders's Cd

    SierraC replied to Cntw82BanRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is what worked for me with the Saunders book and cd. I would take a quiz on a content area ...if i tested below 70%, I would read up on that area in the book and then go back to the CD and take...

  16. slayed the dreaded beast!

    SierraC posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    passed the NCLEX-RN...shut off at 95...alot of maternity and child health....no calculations ...fill in the blank or select all....all multiple choice but mainly all priority questions! I am just so...

  17. slayed the dreaded beast!

    SierraC replied to SierraC's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you for the balloons... My husband came home from work and sprayed me with silly String which made my 3 year old cry and my dog freak

  18. priority questions

    SierraC replied to eosaeni's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks... I did use the Saunders ...reviewed as you said the rationales for the ones I got right and the ones I got wrong. I really feel that the CD and the book were very useful and very similar to...

  19. priority questions

    SierraC replied to eosaeni's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just passed the NCLEX....I had a ton of priority questions. It shut off at 95. I really did not think that I failed because I had all those priority questions and thought that I knew most of them....

  20. Irritating residents

    SierraC replied to night owl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I worked as an aide, my second job was at a hospital where they had a few floors with long term care pts. When I was in orientation, I was warned about this particular pt ...had polio as a...

  21. The "bully" nurse

    SierraC replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I read this somewhere and it stuck in my mind...insecure people tend to surround themselves with insecure and incompentent people..so they don't look

  22. TV's ER new NM, Eve

    SierraC replied to maolin's topic in General Nursing

    I love that show and always will!! I have been also watching SCRUBS ...I think that show is hysterical

  23. is it really worth it???

    SierraC replied to billlee2's topic in Nursing Career

    Are you seeking a bachelor's or an ASN? My first year at a community college was maybe 3,000 with books ...took some time off to have my second child...finished through EC ...costed about

  24. Yet another excelsior college question r/t reciprocity in Calif

    SierraC replied to Alibaba's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi, I take my boards in two weeks. I have a temp. permit to work . I had 8 job offers...have narrowed it down to 2...have to decide by next week...all on med/surg. Noone has questioned my EC...

  25. Yet another excelsior college question r/t reciprocity in Calif

    SierraC replied to Alibaba's topic in Online Distance Learning

    What I meant by that is that it is not an advanced