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  1. University of Phoenix Online BSN Classes....Are these all I have to take?

    hsieh replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i talked on the phone with a rep from phoenix university. they said you don't take tests just answer questions, read lectures online, and do research. what do people who have done it think? is...

  2. So Sad :( Someone plz. help

    hsieh replied to MomenTs's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    when you're overwhelmed and fearfull of failing you are going to avoid studying. what i do is i pretend i'm playing jeopardy. that way i'm not hurting myself thinking about failing. if you don't...

  3. I Finally Passed!!!! Whooopieee!!!!

    hsieh replied to nate2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    may i ask why you failed twice before? did you not have good study materials? what did you use to study to finally

  4. EC grads will be allowed licensure in California *update*

    hsieh replied to rehab nurse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    don't you think most skills are learned on the job? in traditional nursing schools you go through so much material are you really going to remember it all if you don't do it everyday? for example...

  5. EC grads will be allowed licensure in California *update*

    hsieh replied to rehab nurse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    why is it if you can pass the nclex rn california doesn't want you to work

  6. Questions about Excelsior?

    hsieh replied to ama27's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i agree with the above post. i found my clinicals in the traditonal lpn program to be mostly cleaning up people. most of the traditional clinical is doing cna work. where as with excelsior you're...

  7. Questions about Excelsior?

    hsieh replied to ama27's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i don't think you really need hosp exerperience to pass the cpne. the critical elements are easy. you memorize them and do them. you can practice the labs with a skills bag you can buy from the...

  8. Questions about Excelsior?

    hsieh replied to ama27's topic in Online Distance Learning

    as for cleaning up a patient who has soiled themselves if you don't that is considered physical jepardy. you should ask the cpne team online or via phone before you take the cpne what to do in that...

  9. Questions about Excelsior?

    hsieh replied to ama27's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i'd also like to add when you're doing the cpne if you don't know how to do something you can ask the staff nurse. i had to do an iv and couldn't get the bubbles out of the line so i asked the staff...

  10. Questions about Excelsior?

    hsieh replied to ama27's topic in Online Distance Learning

    you really don't need hosp clinical experience to pass the cpne. you just have to do their critical elements which you memorize. i'v only been a psych nurse and i passed the clinicals. safety and...

  11. online schools cheapen our profession?

    hsieh replied to $/satisfaction?'s topic in Online Distance Learning

    online schools give people the oportunity to go if they don't have TIME to go to a traditional school. times change. change is good. the more opportunity the better off we all are. if you grad...

  12. suzanne can you tells us about your internation experience

    hsieh posted a topic in International Nursing

    suzanne you seem to have worked in other countries. can you tell us which ones and what was your favorite and you least favorite? did you work in africa and what did you think of

  13. suzanne can you tells us about your internation experience

    hsieh replied to hsieh's topic in International Nursing

    so geena what was it like being a nurse in africa? what part of africa were you in? what were the living conditions like? what were the pros and cons? are you glad you did

  14. suzanne can you tells us about your internation experience

    hsieh replied to hsieh's topic in International Nursing

    did you 2 work in rural areas or big city hospitals? what do you 2 like about working in international places? what made you choose se asia or africa? what would you 2 say are the pros and cons of...

  15. Any comments about study guides from Distance learning System

    hsieh replied to happymom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i passed my excelsior tests by buying the saunders comprehensive rn nclex book. it's about 50 bucks. it has everything you need to know to pass the exams. i used the cd rom that came with it to...

  16. excelsior accepted in ?? states

    hsieh replied to 1dreday's topic in Online Distance Learning

    are there any other schools in the country that states don't want to license? each state has it's own nursing school requirements so why is excelsior picked out? going to nursing school in idahoe is...

  17. anybody out there worked in africa

    hsieh replied to hsieh's topic in International Nursing

    i'm not asking for the requirements i'm asking if anybody out there has worked in

  18. anybody out there worked in africa

    hsieh posted a topic in International Nursing

    has anybody out there worked as a nurse in africa? i have african friends and would like to work in africa because i'm

  19. excelsior cpne

    hsieh posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    i failed my first cpne. due to nerves i believe. does anybody know anybody who failed it all three times? what do you do then? i'm reading dr. phil mcgraw books to try to figure out why i'm so...

  20. weight gain and antipsychotics

    hsieh replied to stnursebee's topic in Psychiatric

    i'm a psych nurse. i believe the anti depressants and anti psychotics eventually stimulate the appetite so people eat more. they also have a sedative effect so people move

  21. Mental Health Clinicals

    hsieh replied to BonnieSc's topic in General Students

    i work as a psychatric nurse. you just have to get them stable in the hospital so they can go live on the outside. the goal is as little restriction as possible. many people are afraid of the...

  22. excelsior cpne

    hsieh replied to hsieh's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i failed my 2 pcs on sat and failed a repeat lab on sat. i was just so nervous. i'm going to read dr. phil mcgraw book on life strategies and maybe that will help me find out why i have such self...

  23. Excelsior Student Asks for Help from Fellow students!!!

    hsieh replied to familyguy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    also, i personally found the first exam to be the most difficult because some of the questions seem very subjective. i believe you can skip ahead to other exams. i would suggest going to the other...

  24. Excelsior Student Asks for Help from Fellow students!!!

    hsieh replied to familyguy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    to study for the exams i bought a sanders nclex rn comprehensive book. i also use the cd that comes with the med surge book and take the test questions on the cd. i got all a's except a b on the...

  25. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    hsieh replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i failed my first cpne because of nerves last weekend. any advice for me? does anybody know of anyone who failed the cpne 3