Question RE: Excelsior NC Exams

opalmRN · Dec 2, 2004

I'm pretty sure it was lgflamini. Pay attention! (Hiya, opalm! How be ye?) :rotfl:

Hi Chris, doing just fine. You know us old gals are a little slower sometimes but hey, we're more insured! :rotfl:

Sounds like someone is looking for something I'm not interested in anyway. No braggin rights here just slow and as steady as I can be.

How's things now that you don't have school to eat up your life?

opalmRN · Dec 2, 2004

Still dancing from that trip to Vegas baby! What a hoot!

Yeah my study buddy and I decided a trip is what we are gonna need too!

Spazzy Nurse, RN · Dec 2, 2004

I had to dance because I didn't know what else to post and I didn't want to stay out of the rumble completely.

And yes, Opalm, you must go on a trip. You'll deserve it!

kimlpn · Dec 2, 2004

Well LPNtoRN you can take all that down time at your work and hit those concepts...unless of course your little patient dies. I really don't think Laura is jealous:) She has given me much info that has really helped me and without my asking...she offered first. Anyhow, I am happy you are energetic and ready to go--I have liked the program so far.

Laura what do you have left before your NCLEX or have you taken it yet???

Kim

BBFRN, BSN, PhD · Dec 2, 2004

What? Spazzy is at a loss for words??? Isn't that the first sign of the apocalypse???

:lol2:

BBFRN, BSN, PhD · Dec 2, 2004

Kim- Thanks, and how are ya? I am just waiting for my ATT letter- woohoo! My official grad date is Dec. 17, and I have sent in all my paperwork and money to Pearson and the Board. I should be taking the NCLEX within the next few weeks, I hope!

Where are you in the program? Coming along nicely, I hope.

kimlpn · Dec 2, 2004

Laura,

Doing pretty good...completed all exams with 2 B's and the rest A's. I have been awating the CPNE (and of course studying) everday for it. I will be taking it in January. I know all my CE and have also been doing mock labs in my home. I did attend the EC workshop and took their on-line care planning and documentation course. I have read the guide 4 times (unit 4 being my primary focus) I can even recite page numbers from there for different things LOL...I will keep you all posted. My friend, "medicrnohio", whom I have studied with the last 4 months is on her way to Wisconsin as I type...so lets send good luck vibes her way!!!!! Go Michelle!!!!

Kim

Kim- Thanks, and how are ya? I am just waiting for my ATT letter- woohoo! My official grad date is Dec. 17, and I have sent in all my paperwork and money to Pearson and the Board. I should be taking the NCLEX within the next few weeks, I hope!
Where are you in the program? Coming along nicely, I hope.

BBFRN, BSN, PhD · Dec 2, 2004

Wow, Kim! You're almost there! It'll be very gratifying to be able to throw that manual in the dumpster when you're done with it...lol. Are you doing yours in Racine as well?

Sending good vibes to you and Michelle! (We already know you both will pass, though).

bellcollector · Dec 11, 2004

Coming in here a little late but didn't I read somewhere that Michelle did pass

I think LPN2RN if you STOP a minute you will realize that laura was only trying to warn you of possible pitfalls of going to fast and not taking things seriously. I don't think anyone was trying to knock you down, just offer some words of wisdom. I could be all wet but I think that was the intent of her post. You seem a bit cocky or overly confident or something. That is not necessarily bad it is just that being cocky or over confident can bite one in the hiney more times than not in the world, especially in nursing. I think we are all happy for you that you are so excited and wish only the best for you. It is very possible that your enthusiasm just came across wrong. Who knows but all the best to you in either case.

DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN · Dec 11, 2004

It took me 2 full years to finish with EC and I'm not a bit ashamed to admit it !

I've been an RN for 3 years now. I was voted the #1 go to person (for info) by the hospital staff. I may have been able to pass the tests sooner than I did but I wanted to learn. I read every page of the text books and did not use study guides. I have ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM with LPN's who pass everything in several months. MORE POWER TO YOU. For myself personally I really wanted to learn. If you've been working on a med-surg unit for several years you probably already know everything you need to pass the tests. I didn't. If I were to do it over I would have worked med-surg before starting EC. Now that I've been an RN for 3 years I'm studying for my certification exam. P.S. I'm 49 years old and it does take older dogs longer to learn new tricks than you young pups out there. I breezed thru LPN school at age 19 ! Good Luck to all !

opalmRN · Dec 11, 2004

P.S. I'm 49 years old and it does take older dogs longer to learn new tricks than you young pups out there. I breezed thru LPN school at age 19 ! Good Luck to all !

RN1976Nurse

Thanks for the support. Those of us 40/50 somethings know exactly what you are talking about!!

Opal

Jo Dirt · Dec 11, 2004

You seem a bit cocky or overly confident or something...

This strikes me as odd because people who know me personally think of me as Ms. Low Self-Worth...I think my enthusiasm has defintely been misconstrued as cockiness. Hehe, that's even funny!

Maybe this isn't the place to air dirty laundry but a year ago, after suffering with depression most of my life, I finally had a mental breakdown and ran off and met these idiots I met on the internet, who, let's just say, pretended to be upstanding people who wanted to reach out to help me then the husband...took advantage of me. I was so bad off I couldn't handle going to school and I dropped out and lost a whole semester, which I keep kicking myself for. But I got on antidepressants (Lexapro) and I feel like they saved my life. I NEVER want to feel the way I used to feel. I would rather die. I look back on all the years wasted (suffered from depression since a young child) and feel disgusted. This medication, it has turned me kind of monotone but that is a good thing as far as I'm concerned. Before I was prone to moodiness and emotional outbursts, now I'm more level headed. I have actually found myself concentrating much better, my artwork has improved immensely. My mother thinks I'm weak and just can't handle problems the way other people have to, but I think if she had taken antidepressants she would be much better off today.

Anyhow, it's easy for me to start rambling.

However, seeing as this nursing thing is about the only accomplishment I have made in my life it feels a little good to let loose in an anonymous forum and gloat a little. Truth be known I'm one of the most selfless, down to earth people you'll ever meet.

I also think it's odd that people don't think I'm taking this seriously when I eat, sleep and breathe these courses.

Lordy man, how much more sincere can I get???

I'm partying over here, I just passed A&P this past Tuesday with a B. A couple of weeks before that I passed NC 1 with a B. This doesn't mean I think I should sit on a throne and be praised, or that I'm rubbing it in people's face...I'm scheduled to take Microbiology the end of December. As long as I can make a C I think that will be satisfactory. I ain't in no contest. I just want to finish and get certified to work as an RN. Heck of a lot more opportunities and I'm ready to make some money. When the bug has bitten you there's no going back. I'm like a wildwoman. Hear me roar.:chuckle :stone