emtpbill ASN, RN, EMT-P

EMT since 92, Paramedic since 97, RN and PHRN 2021

Making the most of my time on planet Earth.

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    Beginning of my journey

    emtpbill replied to Seity's topic in Excelsior College

    I wish you great luck and skill. I'm rooting for
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    Beginning of my journey

    emtpbill replied to Seity's topic in Excelsior College

    Any update on cancellations or are you still going for July
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    What I had to hobble on to take my exam. Look at the 5th metatarsal, nice little
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    So they basically tried to bully you and when they realized that they were wrong just went ahead and gave you you're license. I hope they at least
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    Gotcha. One other thing I was thinking about since I am coming to the end of the Theory tests. My first year at excelsior ends 9/22. If I am done the FCCA and just have the CPNE to do, do i still...
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    Oh I see. I know each state has their own BON and all that, but they should really come up with a standardized licensing for RNs nationwide, kind of like National
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    That's awesome! Good for her! Was it an excelsior thing, where the BON didn't want to deal with excelsior grads, or something
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    Okay, now I need to hear this story? What happened in
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    Well, I just left the Pearson Vue center..............it's a pass for lifespan 2. One more to go. I hobbled in and out on crutches, but I did it. Now to schedule lifespan 3 for next
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    Thank You!!!!! I am so frustrated right now. The pain is just about unbearable. I have to be at the pearson vue at 9am tomorrow morning since this happened today and its too close to reschedule....
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    Why can't anything go right for me today........ So i have stated that i have been out of work since i had a stress fracture in my foot. Anyways, got out of shower today, took a step...
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    IV Benadryl

    emtpbill replied to kmrn1737's topic in Emergency

    If you have been taking PO Benadryl with no issues then I would look at another source for your , what sounds like, anaphylaxis. Have you ever had a panic attack? That can resemble symptoms of...
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    Excelsior RN enrolment

    emtpbill replied to minvoul's topic in Excelsior College

    Mike, Did your wife limit her testing hospital to only one hospital? I know they said to pick at least 3 hospitals to lower the wait time. I know there are some who call every other day for...
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    Paramedic to RN exam options only in GA

    emtpbill replied to Girevoymedic's topic in Excelsior College

    Nice job!!!!!!!! I've got Lifespan 2 scheduled for Monday morning. Next 3 days will be non stop studying!!!!!! Let me know what you take next and
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    Good luck with foundations! You'll do
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    Starting The ADN Program This Fall!

    emtpbill replied to SarahLPN2RN's topic in Excelsior College

    The only thing that turned me off to taking the classes rather than just testing out is that they will only allow you to take 2 nursing courses per trimester. Doing it that way will take over a year...
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    Excelsior RN enrolment

    emtpbill replied to minvoul's topic in Excelsior College

    What Pixie said. I started in sept 2015. I had 6 credits I transferred in. For all of my general Ed credits I took classes at excelsior, straighterline, and ALEKS. I started my nursing exams 5...
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    How many tests do you have
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    Was actually a little harder then I thought it was gonna be. Figured I could draw on my paramedic history for cardiac and respiratory but it gets a little more involved then that. Anyways have LS2...
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    Practice Exams (Excelsior)

    emtpbill replied to MommaNurse26's topic in Excelsior College

    I took the practice exam for LS2 today and got a little under 50%. Now I haven't studied at all for it and will take practice exam B when I complete studying. Rather then gauge against the real exam...
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    Practice Exams (Excelsior)

    emtpbill replied to MommaNurse26's topic in Excelsior College

    I just scheduled my 7th exam. I take one exam a week, have passed all of them the first time I have taken them, and have never, ever got above an80% on a practice
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    Feel like I'm gonna

    emtpbill replied to emtpbill's topic in Excelsior College

    Lifespan 1...... Passed...... Onto lifespan
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    Peds nurses help!!!!!!

    emtpbill replied to mommywifern's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'm sure people want to help but I think it's against the rules here to give medical
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    Would you recommend

    emtpbill replied to DocRawlings's topic in Excelsior College

    As a current Paramedic finishing up my last three theory exams at excelsior , if i had to do it again would I???? Absolutely. I took online classes for my pre-req's and have been testing out of all...
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    Too sick to leave AMA?

    emtpbill replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    This is very interesting to me as I am finishing up nursing school and have been a paramedic for 20 years. When I have a patient, in the field, who I know should go to the hospital but is refusing...