What are the CPNE locations?

May 27 - 29, 2009 FULLCharlotte, NC
May 13 - 15, 2009 FULLAlbany, NY
June 9 - 11, 2009Albany, NY
June 23 - 25, 2009Madison, WI
June 23 - 25, 2009 FULLAtlanta, GA
June 29 - July 1, 2009Albuquerque, NM
July 28 - 30, 2009LaJolla, CA
July 28 - 30, 2009Nashville, TN
July 20 - 22, 2009 Grapevine, TX
July, 2009 dates TBA Albany, NY
August 11 - 13, 2009Columbus, OH
August 18 - 20, 2009Savannah, GA
August, 2009 dates TBAOR or NV
September 16 - 18, 2009Albany, NY
September 22 - 24, 2009Redondo Beach, CA
September 22 - 24, 2009San Antonio, TX
September, 2009 dates TBAcity TBA, TN
October 20 - 22, 2009Albany, NY
October 27 - 29, 2009Milwaukee, WI
October, 2009 dates TBAcity TBA, GA
October, 2009 dates TBAcity TBA, NM
November 4 - 6, 2009Orlando, FL
November 10 - 12, 2009Albany, NY
November, 2009 dates TBAcity TBA, CA
November, 2009 dates TBATBA

Maybe someone else can post Testing sites. The icon on EC's website kept showing an error message.

Welcome to allnurses and best of luck! Traci

Here's what's on the website atm:

NPAC:
CPNE (Clinical Performance in Nursing Examination)

• Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
• Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, NY
• Faxton-St. Lukes Healthcare, New Hartford (Utica), NY
• New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY
• St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, Syracuse, NY
• St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY
• Saratoga Hospital, Saratoga Springs, NY
• Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, PA
• York Hospital, York, PA

MPAC:

• MedCentral Health System, Mansfield, OH map
• Covenent Womens and Childrens Hospital (Lakeside Campus), Lubbock, TX map (PDF)
• Medical Center of Plano, Plano, TX map
• Northwest Texas Healthcare System, Amarillo, TX map
• Mercy Hospital, Janesville, WI map
• Meriter Hospital, Madison, WI map
• St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, Madison, WI map
• Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - All Saints, Inc, Racine, WI map
• Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - St. Joseph, Milwaukee, WI map

SPAC:
CPNE (Clinical Performance in Nursing Examination)

• Gwinnett Medical Center, Lawrenceville, GA
• Southern Regional Medical Center, Riverdale, GA
• Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA
• Memorial Health, Savannah, GA

I see you are relatively new with Excelsior. Just wondering what your early thoughts are? I am an LPN looking into my RN. I would just like your opinion on Excelsior and distance learning. Thanks

There are many threads and posts in the distance learning forum that address people's experiences with Excelsior. Most are positive, some are not. Bottom line is that it is a viable route toward an RN license for many who could not get their nursing education completed through a traditional program. However, not everyone who tries to go with EC is successful. Some people can not maintain their enthusiasm and just let it go. Most, however, fail the CPNE at the end three times and are dismissed from the program, or they fail once or twice and give up. The CPNE is undoubtedly the hardest aspect of the program and trips up many, at least one time. There is a lengthy thread about EC graduates and what they are now doing, a good promotion for the success of the program. HTH

Excelsior rocked for me!

I don't think there was a negative experience. Well, stressed to the max for 3 days is not fun, but that was part of the process.

I encourage all self disciplined personnel who can allow for those 3 days of heck, to pursue your degree with Excelsior.

I have only positive things to say about EC. I graduated Feb 20,2008. IT took me a year to complete. It was a stressful year. All I did was eat,breathe and prepared for the exams and CPNE. It was the best thing that I could have done for my career. No regrets and I had no problems finding a job.