Any Excelsior College students from Missouri?

Rnn2003, MSN, RN · Apr 5, 2006

Hi Brandon, Congrats on your Choice for Nsg. I am not from MO but have a penny to throw in. I would chech with the MO Nsg board to see where they stand with E.C. I am from the peach state and did not have a problem at all getting a job. Although I did have to set for the Nclex in another state and endorse into Ga...all in all everything has been peachy.:biggringi

HAPPYNPROUD · Apr 6, 2006

hello,

i live in st louis and completed the excelsior program in november 2004, took boards in december 2004 and passed----i have had no problems at all with the fact that i completed my adn through excelsior---i was an lpn for 6 years prior to getting my rn---my first (and current) rn job is in a level 1 trauma center and i love it--i recently found out that another nurse in the ed completed the program when it was still known as regents and he had been a medic for several years prior to---it's a great opportunity----good luck!!!!

beckyboo1, BSN, RN · Apr 9, 2006

Brandon,

I also live in MO. I checked with the BON before I started and yes, we are still able to do Excelsior. When I checked, the only other non traditional nursing program MO accepted was Deaconess in STL.

Becky

Medic74 · Apr 12, 2006

Thanks to everyone who has responded so far. I am very interested in starting this program soon and I am enjoying reading everyone's posts so far. Thanks for the information and I will keep in touch and hopefully be able to start soon.

Brandon :uhoh3:

dtermineddenise · May 30, 2006

I would like to ask all of you about your clinicals. How/where did you get your clinicals? Did you have to call around to hospitals on your own? If so, did you have a problem finding clinical sites?

traumahawk99 · May 30, 2006

Hi Brandon, Congrats on your Choice for Nsg. I am not from MO but have a penny to throw in. I would chech with the MO Nsg board to see where they stand with E.C. I am from the peach state and did not have a problem at all getting a job. Although I did have to set for the Nclex in another state and endorse into Ga...all in all everything has been peachy.:biggringi

it's the same situation with florida. sitting in another state qualifies you for endorsement.

don't believe the posts that imply you can't get a license in a state like florida or georgia. having a license in another state means that the state you're applying to has to either endorse you or lose another nurse. there is a shortage, and they will endorse you. you'll also get job offers galore.

it's common for states to have rules against initial licensure for excelsior grads, but give endorsement freely. all they're doing is giving lip service to the control freaks represented on the board of nursing. unfortunately, it's a silly game they've got to play.

i'm tickled to death that i took the excelsior route :).

medic74, i'm also a paramedic/excelsior grad. it's a great way to go!