Warning - excelsior students

Hang on...you are not telling the full story.

I have PERSONALLY called Excelsior recently when things weren't going so hot last semester and I thought I may have to drop out, but things turned out OK in the end.

The FIRST thing that they said, "What state do you live in, because our Excelsior graduates are not accepted in all states."

So, had your friend lived in Georgia at the time, they would have informed her of the change in that state. But she didn't live there, so Excelsior did nothing wrong.

I don't think your friend is telling you the full truth...are they specifically telling her that they don't accept Excelsior grads or is it more along the lines of she can't get an interview because some hospitals are laying off, not accepting new grads or want nurses with experience.

There is A HUGE difference.

Your comment doesnt make sense. CA does not accept Excelsior any longer. This is what the post says. Lay offs has nothing to do with it. You just said it yourself. Excelsior is not accepted everywhere.

I agree with you 300%, but the CA BRN & CA BVNPT are two totally different boards. I personally don't agree with the whole CNA-LVN thing because there is a difference in clinical experience. Don't get me wrong, I love CNA's and I still have my CNA, but after going through nursing school, YOU REALLY NEED TO DO THE LVN PROGRAM!!! There are things that you do as a VN student that you don't do as a CNA and you do need the practice. I wouldn't be too keen on a new LVN who challenged the board as a CNA. I know that there are a lot of smart CNA's, but after going through nursing school, I believe that's a very important. Not to mention it makes it look like anybody can just challenge the LVN board.

California will still license an Excelsior graduate if they have been continuously enrolled since December 3, 2003. Because the EC enrollment is a max of 7 years, there could potentially be EC RNs who complete the program up through 12/2010 who get licensed. A couple of people I know graduated from EC last summer and are working as RNs in California -- neither had a problem getting hired, either.