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With 10 years prior experience as an LPN, I had no difficulty passing the boards or any of their tests (1996). Remember that passing the boards is just an indicator of beginning or novice proficiency...

Reply to Spongebob. A 91C was supposed to be the equivalent to an LPN in the civilian world. Typical duties included venipunctures, medication administration, assessment, wound debridement,...

I graduated from excelsior in 1994, first attempt. My supervisor made snide comments about my "mail order degree". The physician I worked for at the time told me (afer I successfully completed the...

The clinicals can be taken 3 times I believe, I recall that one or two people who took the CPNE with me were on their 2nd try. I remember feeling great empathy and fear when someone left the...

AMEN SISTER! I have been there, done it, and looking for somewhere else to go for the MSN NP level. After 8 years, I still have horrible thoughts about going there again, almost like Post Traumatic...

The key at Excelsior is MEMORIZATION of the CPNE studyguide in detail. The fail rate when I took it was about 50%. Some of the instructors use intimidation tactics very well, some were very...

I am an Excelsior Graduate. While working as an LPN full time, I completed the course in less than 2 years and finished the CPNE first time around. The stress level was very high. Approximately...