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Question: Are there questions and answers on the 8 cd's for the 8 excelsior exams? Thanks p.s.

Specializes in Emergency Department, ICU.

Using Lisa Arends notes will end up costing me close to an extra $1000 in costs when I repeat Transitions and Health Safety to get those C's off my transcripts.

I would be curious to know how this works out for you; when do you plan on repeating them? I have 2 classes that I would consider repeating to boost my GPA since I am looking at graduate school in the future as well, but I am not sure if it's worth it to me or not. Could we retake them after we are CPNE eligible while waiting on CPNE? Or even after the CPNE itself? You have me curious now.

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I'll be talking to an adviser Tuesday, I'll be sure to ask.

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Please share on Tuesday what they say. Please and thank you!!

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Hey Medic85907,

Im doing the Excelsior nursing and I have the SG101 study guides, The College Network books along with purchasing the Excelsior practice test, and have only taken two test: Transition to RN and made a C, and just took Health Safety and made a D (re-testing in October) I felt like all three prepared me, but when I got the results of a D, I was stunned. In one of your post you recommend Saunders Comp Review for NCLEX Exam book. Is this a book I should purchase to help with the remaining test?

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Hey Medic85907,

Im doing the Excelsior nursing and I have the SG101 study guides, The College Network books along with purchasing the Excelsior practice test, and have only taken two test: Transition to RN and made a C, and just took Health Safety and made a D (re-testing in October) I felt like all three prepared me, but when I got the results of a D, I was stunned. If one of your post you recommend Saunders Comp Review for NCLEX Exam book. Is this a book I should purchase to help with the remaining test?

Yes, absolutely, yes! Pixie.RN recommended it to me and it's been a big help.

The questions and answers in the Saunders book are easier than EC's exams but the chapters are solid. As for your D, you probably made the same mistake I did, you thought like a paramedic. You gotta get out of that, quick, or you're going to suffer. You gotta learn to think long term and chronic, not just 30 minutes ahead.

I'm sorry you made a D. If you passed Transitions you can pass the rest. Remember your D and use that as your motivation.

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So far Transitions has been the hardest. And I studied for two weeks. I made a C and was relieved because I knew I didn't pass.

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After speaking to an adviser this morning I was told I could NOT retake an exam once I had passed it.

Which really sucks.

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After speaking to an adviser this morning I was told I could NOT retake an exam once I had passed it.

Which really sucks.

Oh, phooey darn!

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Yes, absolutely, yes! Pixie.RN recommended it to me and it's been a big help.

The questions and answers in the Saunders book are easier than EC's exams but the chapters are solid. As for your D, you probably made the same mistake I did, you thought like a paramedic. You gotta get out of that, quick, or you're going to suffer. You gotta learn to think long term and chronic, not just 30 minutes ahead.

I'm sorry you made a D. If you passed Transitions you can pass the rest. Remember your D and use that as your motivation.

I ordered the NCLEX guide, should be here Friday...

So basically you just use the SG101, Excelsior practice test and Saunders study guide to prepare for the test?

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So far Transitions has been the hardest. And I studied for two weeks. I made a C and was relieved because I knew I didn't pass.

I have a friend that was taking a test every week, and didn't have to retake any.

He would skim through the chapters, then really focus on the end-of-chapter questions and rationale, then use the SG101 for the same section. When he was finished with the entire nursing component he would take practice test A, see where he was week in, focus on those areas, take practice test B, focus on the week areas again, then take the real exam....but he has a lot of experience as a Paramedic and medical in general, so I guess he had a little advantage..

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Just want to post I took Essentials of Nursing Care Health Differences today, October 30, and passed it!

It was no picnic and I am glad it's over. Time to study for test 4! Best to all my study partners out there!! Peg S.

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I have taken 4 exams out of 8 and only scored a "C" on each one. I really thought I knew the material when taking the test! :(

Does anyone know if I will still be permitted to take the CPNE if I end up with a 2.0 on the theory exams? Thanks in advance for your

reply! PS

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