SnowballDVM

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  1. No Sweat clinical bootcamp

    SnowballDVM replied to kiddniki13's topic in Excelsior College

    I did and it was really helpful. You should check out her website, she is offering workshops in PA now on a more regular basis I think and she herself is moving to Tennessee this fall, so her...

  2. UWORLD... IS OUT OF THIS WORLD. 5th attempt, 75qs!

    SnowballDVM replied to ashleytt's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh, wow, what a ripoff! What would have happened if you'd refused to buy the ATI? My college offered it free and I never used it. I just never got around to it and then when I found out from...

  3. UWORLD... IS OUT OF THIS WORLD. 5th attempt, 75qs!

    SnowballDVM replied to ashleytt's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had a few review books I'd picked up at a used bookstore, and I initially started by doing some of their questions. But once I started UWorld I stopped using the books. The UWorld screen setup is...

  4. UWORLD... IS OUT OF THIS WORLD. 5th attempt, 75qs!

    SnowballDVM replied to ashleytt's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    UWorld! I passed first try with 75 questions in 40 minutes. I did the entire QBank once and then reviewed the ones I missed. Their rationales are good and some of their charts are excellent. I...

  5. Excelsior College FCCA, What exactly is it?

    SnowballDVM replied to TanishaS75's topic in Excelsior College

    I took them both separately. That wasn't very smart of me. Take them both

  6. Took NCLEX RN 4/8/16....waiting....

    SnowballDVM replied to jennypearl00's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    LOL @ "SATAN questions". Such an apt description! I'd be careful discussing ANYTHING about the content of the exam, that release we had to sign was pretty thorough and

  7. Can a nurse cut patient's hair without consent?

    SnowballDVM replied to runslikeanose's topic in General Students

    Legally this could potentially be considered a battery since the patient or a POA or a family member did not consent, IF it was not medically necessary to cut the patient's hair. This wasn't an...

  8. CPNE Advise

    SnowballDVM replied to bgriffin32's topic in Excelsior College

    I think you are being overly optimistic about your timeline, unless you get insanely lucky with a cancellation date. It's certainly possible to learn all of the CPNE material well enough to pass in...

  9. CPNE Advise

    SnowballDVM replied to bgriffin32's topic in Excelsior College

    No, I tested in Wisconsin before they closed both test

  10. CPNE Advise

    SnowballDVM replied to bgriffin32's topic in Excelsior College

    I was at the same workshop as MedicFireRN and tested and passed about six weeks after she did, so about four months after the workshop. I agree with her that you shouldn't take a workshop the weekend...

  11. Embarrassed and depressed

    SnowballDVM replied to beezwax404's topic in General Students

    Oh, wow, you are about as far from a loser as there is! Think of what you have gone through and accomplished already. There is absolutely NOTHING shameful about living with your parents like you...

  12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    SnowballDVM replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    A close friend related this to me about a close friend of hers. His widowed mother was in the hospital, at the end stage of some chronic illness I can't recall right now. His brother was at her...

  13. Recent experiences

    SnowballDVM replied to bgriffin32's topic in Excelsior College

    You won't be done with the entire program by December. If you finish all of the exams by the end of August, you still have to take the FCCAs, which will take at least eight weeks, assuming you take...

  14. Why I Am Grateful To Be Working On Thanksgiving Day

    SnowballDVM replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for the great article. I am very grateful to those who work on holidays, no matter what their jobs are, but especially those in the medical field. Yesterday I took my little therapy dog to...

  15. Caring for the Greatest Generation: Making Time for Your Patient's Unique History

    SnowballDVM replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nice article, Lynda! I am a big WWII geek, especially DDay, Midway, and Pearl Harbor. One of my parents' friends is a DDay vet and I finally got to hear his story last summer when my mom and I...

  16. Marines or Nursing School

    SnowballDVM replied to blueman09's topic in General Nursing

    Do you want to be a nurse in the military, or do you want to be a Marine? I'd do the military service first while you are younger. You can always become a nurse after you've served. If the school...

  17. Nurses going above and beyond for a dying patient.

    SnowballDVM replied to annmariern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I saw that too. The nurses and staff have arranged things like that at the hospice where I volunteer. One lady had her horse come to visit; they brought the horse around the back of the building and...

  18. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    SnowballDVM replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Dogs can be amazingly comforting. Whether or not they are acting on someone's behalf! I'm glad your mom had you and Prissy and your dad's spirit to comfort her at such a difficult time. My beagle...

  19. Great News for Excelsior Students!

    SnowballDVM replied to Nashariah's topic in Excelsior College

    Well, that's great news! Providing more options is a good

  20. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    SnowballDVM replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, Missy, that is an amazing story! All my dogs do is hog the

  21. Excelsior Credit By Exam

    SnowballDVM replied to madtexter's topic in Excelsior College

    That's awesome! Very clever use of color. I just used one color, my absolute favorite (teal)...I couldn't find the highlighters in stores any more, but I got a box of a dozen online. Phew! :) I'm...

  22. your patients' coolest histories

    SnowballDVM replied to Red Kryptonite's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I LOVE chatting with seniors; they have so much to share. Being very interested in WWII, I especially enjoy talking to veterans of that war. One of my parents' friends (not a patient) is a D-Day vet...

  23. I want to quit!!!!!

    SnowballDVM replied to ChaeF's topic in General Students

    I volunteer at a hospice. They have a little hair salon there and once a week some ladies come in from a local salon and do hair. It's all volunteer and all free for the residents. A non-nursing...

  24. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    SnowballDVM replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I volunteer at a hospice with my therapy dog. A couple of weeks ago we went into the room of a very elderly lady who'd had a CVA and had been pretty much unresponsive since. Her daughter-in-law was...

  25. Failed FCCA again

    SnowballDVM replied to lizzyreg's topic in Excelsior College

    That's weird, I thought the website said that you could usually register for a few days after the course started, but that wouldn't extend the deadline to get the work done. I hope they'll let you...