Nursing Students Excelsior
Published Apr 21, 2015
RHope
55 Posts
DO NOT GO TO EXCELSIOR COLLEGE! Nothing against the school personally. I think its a great school. But because of the decisions of certain state boards of nursing, you should save yourself a lot heart ache by just not going there. Go to a traditional BSN program. Excelsior is not accepted in several states. Here, let me show you the reality of what happened to an Excelsior grad:
Kittenlove
30 Posts
That is a sad story indeed. But I think we all are responsible to secure our own futures and thus, she should have better researched her program and whether it is an approved RN program in the state where she wanted to work.
I did a quick search on Maryland Board of Nursing and it states
"[COLOR=#cc0000]Attention Excelsior College Graduates and Students:[/COLOR]
WookieeRN, BSN, MSN, RN
1,050 Posts
That is a sad story indeed. But I think we all are responsible to secure our own futures and thus, she should have better researched her program and whether it is an approved RN program in the state where she wanted to work. I did a quick search on Maryland Board of Nursing and it states "[COLOR=#cc0000]Attention Excelsior College Graduates and Students:[/COLOR]Effective July 25, 2006, all Excelsior College students who are enrolled in the nursing program before July 25, 2006 and who graduate before December 31, 2007 may apply for the NCLEX examination or, if already licensed by another state, for endorsement." She graduated in 2010, that should have been a heads up that there would be an issue.
This is a giant example of someone not doing their due diligence.